

Large branch falls, lands on car, causes power outage
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A large branch fell across Hemstreet around 7:50 p.m. Sunday night. Wet, heavy snow caused the branch to snap, landing on a black sedan and arching the power lines and causing power to go out in the area. Idyllwild Fire responded to the incident to block the road from traffic while awaiting for SCE to arrive.

Arrested in May 2016 on charges of public corruption and embezzlement from the city of Beaumont, former Idyllwild Water and Idyllwild Fire Protection districts counsel Joe Aklufi of Riverside filed a motion earlier this month to dismiss his charges and case for the lack of speedy trial. Last week, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin…
Although the ambulance contract between Riverside County Office of Emergency Services and the Idyllwild Fire Protection District was renewed in June, the subject still surfaces at the County Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee meetings …
Gov. Edmund Brown last Friday signed legislation sponsored by a state senate Republican to increase penalties for committing arson in California. Assembly Bill 930 extends the current sunset provisions until January 2019. They expired on Jan. 1, 2014. It will also increase the value of property damage from $6.5 million to $7 million. Re-instating the…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 21, through Monday, Oct. 27. Idyllwild • Oct. 21 — Two medical aids. • Oct. 22 — Two medical aids. • Oct. 23 — Medical aid. • Oct. 24 — Two medical aids. • Oct. 24 — Traffic collision with injuries. •…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Aug. 26, through Monday, Sept. 1. Idyllwild • Aug. 26 — Two medical aids. • Aug. 26 — Gas leak. • Aug. 27 — Two medical aids. • Aug. 28 — Dispatched and canceled en route. • Aug. 28 — Three medical…
Members of the Community Service Area 38 (Pine Cove) Advisory Committee met last week to review the status of several projects previously approved. This would form the basis of the CSA 38 budget for fiscal year 2018-19, which begins July 1. Through the first 11 months of the current fiscal year (2017-18), revenues from property…