
PHOTO BY HALIE WILSON

PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD

PHOTO BY JOEL FEINGOLD

PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE SAVAGE
Around town photos
By Idyllwild Town Crier





Two baby bald eagles — four weeks old — were introduced to humans last week.
The Office of the State Fire Marshall (SFM) has prepared a new set of fire hazard severity maps for the state. Beginning next month, public hearings will occur throughout California to explain the maps’ purpose and the areas identified as potentially hazardous. The Public Resource Code has the SFM classify lands within state responsibility areas…
1:58 p.m. update: Helicopter 301 and crew have been released from the Tahquitz Fire. All except one crew should be released by end of day, according to a forest official. The one crew will remain overnight in case of a flare-up. 1:08 p..m. update: Crew members in the wilderness reported the Tahquitz Fire is at…
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27, to observe Thanksgiving are: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Fairway Market • Fern Creek Medical Center • Fern Valley Water District • Hemet Unified School District • Idyllwild Health Center • Idyllwild Library • Idyllwild Nature Center (also Friday) •…
At their Jan. 28, the Board of Supervisors had a major discussion about immigration and the role Riverside County can possibly assume in the future for both Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program participants and law-abiding undocumented immigrants. Board Chair V. Manuel Perez (4th District) and Supervisor Yxstian Gutierrez (5th District) submitted the proposal….
Hospitalization numbers continue to rise As hospitalization numbers in Riverside County continue to rise, the area of Idyllwild-Pine Cove has an additional case of COVID-19, bringing the total to eight cases. Because Riverside County is unable to provide recovery data by area, it is unknown how many of the eight total cases are active since…