On Friday, Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin announced that Brandon N. McGlover, 32, of Temecula, was charged with 15 felony counts related to nine separate fires, of which the largest was the Cranston Fire. The nine arson fires were all set the same day, July 25, and were in the Idyllwild, Anza and Sage…

Cool and wet, yesterday, today and tomorrow Cool, if not cold for May, and wet describes the Hill’s weather for most of May and probably through the end of the month. For the first three weeks of May, the average daytime temperature recorded at the Idyllwild Fire Station has been 52.2 degrees, which is nearly…

The area where the 2018 Cranston Fire burned reopened to the public Aug. 1, officials announced. The Cranston Fire burn area has been closed since July 25, 2018, when the fire was lit by an arsonist along Highway 74 between Hemet and Mountain Center. A forest order closing the area expired Wednesday [July 31] evening…

The first day of the school for the 2014-15 year is Monday, Aug. 11, and Idyllwild School Principal Matt Kraemer is welcoming new and returning students for the seventh year. Unlike some of the more recent opening days of school, only one new faculty member will be greeting students. Following the end-of-school retirement of Lenore…

Pipeline project to come in under budget The Fern Valley Water District’s office remains closed to the public. The district’s board held its meeting June 19 via teleconference. The agenda included the approval of the proposed FY 2020/21 budget, the consideration of a no-cost policy and updates on the pipeline project and fire hydrant purchase…