Idyllwild local Taylor Dravenstatt, 24, previously sent to state prison for felony burglary in 2013, was sentenced for a second felony burglary of a Perris residence that occurred on Sept. 6, 2016. As part of the minute order from the sentencing proceeding on Friday, Nov. 18, Dravenstatt’s burglary charge was reduced from first to second…

Here are the local election results as of 6 p.m. Saturday. The Riverside County Registrar of Voters has approximately 1,000 vote-by-mail and 5,000 provisional ballots left to process. The next update is scheduled after the newspaper goes to press. Idyllwild Fire Protection District Board Christina Reitz: 986 votes Dennis Fogle (appointed incumbent): 681 votes Dan…

Last week, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters officially notified voters in the Idyllwild Fire Protection District that the date of future elections will change. The Board of Supervisors approved the change on Nov. 10. “The general election of the district will be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of…

Caltrans announced that there will delays between Pine Cove and Mountain Center through Friday this week. Flagging and slowing of traffic will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Crews will be installing recessed markers on Highway 243 between its intersection with Highway 74 at Mountain Center and Marion Ridge Road in Pine Cove.