Alan Masters, 52, of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., is an exercise enthusiast, a veteran skier, hiker and a man who considers himself in pretty good condition. He owns a health and wellness business and is experienced in devising and working business systems. Beginning his first Pacific Crest Trail hike, Masters was in Idyllwild Monday, April…

Stephen Patrick Medlock, 52, a transient, charged with arson for igniting the 2013 Silver Fire, had his July 26 felony settlement conference moved to Aug. 9. While negotiations with the prosecutor continue, Medlock has not received an offer. Since his March 21 preliminary hearing, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has amended the original formal…

The Idyllwild Community Center (ICC) building project next to the Idyllwild Community Playground, which has been in the works for more than twenty years, is finally near completion.  Except for a few final “punch list” items remaining under the HUD building contract, ICC’s combined CDBG grant through HUD, as well as additional Riverside County grants,…

Brian Standish, 50, of Idyllwild, was arrested in April 2017 for grand theft greater than $950. On March 6, nearly a year later, he pleaded guilty to the felony charge. However, he did not appear in court for sentencing as scheduled for April 6. He was present at an April 17 court date, but Riverside…

A local man was cited for driving under the influence and a Hemet man was arrested on a felony charge last week. At 2:20 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, Ryan Smith, 24, of Pine Cove, was driving a black 2003 Suzuki northbound on North Circle, north of Fir Street near the intersection with River Road, when…