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Thursday morning, Aug. 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Extraction Team removed a grove of marijuana from U.S. Forest Service lands north of Lake Fulmor. Starting early in the morning, the team, whose members are from the Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the California National…
The Idyllwild Area Historical Society (IAHS) Museum is now open. It had to close for a period of time due to a tree branch that fell and went through the roof like a spear as a result of the Thanksgiving storms. The museum will be open New Year’s Eve day and New Year’s Day from…
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors moved one step closer to becoming an electric-power provider for the unincorporated areas of the county, largely replacing Southern California Edison. In 2002, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill 117, which authorized local governments to procure or develop electrical power for themselves or their residents and businesses. In the 15…
The San Jacinto Post Office is hosting a Passport Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25. The fair will offer passport information to U.S. citizens and accept passport applications. Families and individuals will be able to apply for passports on a walk-in basis without taking time off from work, school or other…
According to CHP officer Mike Bell, at 2:10 p.m., Friday, Terease Rocha, 27, of Idyllwild was driving southbound on Highway 243 near mile marker 10 in her 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer. According to evidence at the scene, Rocha crossed the double yellow line causing a head on collision with Michael Yang, 66, of Idyllwild, who was…
Joel FeingoldPhotographer Michelle Bowman, who lives in the Country Club Drive house where a tree fell Friday night, said they heard a loud explosion at about 9:20 p.m. At first they thought it was an earthquake, but there was no shaking. They went outside and saw sparks from all of their electrical lines. A very…