A male climber was rescued from Lily Rock Sunday afternoon, May 22. He had been complaining of chest pain while rock climbing while he was about 500 feet above the surface level. The patient was able to belay down to solid ground where firefighters assisted him, preparing him to be hoisted by helicopter. Idyllwild Fire,…

The March 11 Anza earthquake, at magnitude 4.7, was classified as “moderate,” and was felt over a wide area as far as Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County. Kate Hutton, Caltech seismologist, said the granite composition around the Anza area epicenter slows down or attenuates seismic waves less than other materials, thereby enabling those…

Student use of cellphones in K-12 schools has been criticized for years.Gov. Gavin Newsom has frequently challenged their use in schools,including signing legislation in 2019 that granted school districts theauthority to regulate the use of smartphones during school hours. As schools were beginning the current new school year, Newsom wrote toState school districts and stressed,…