The recent rainfall did little to mitigate the sparse rainfall since July 1. Through Monday, the Keenwild Ranger Station recorded slightly more than half an inch of rain from Thursday through Sunday night. The total rain recorded at Keenwild this rain year has been 3.5 inches, more than 2.3 inches shy of the average Idyllwild…

Arrested twice, charges dropped once, nearly 10 years after the crime, 27-year-old Christin Smith’s defense in a triple-homicide case is much more aggressive than that of his co-defendant and friend Robert Pape, 28. Both men were re-arrested in June and charged with committing a 2006 triple homicide in Pinyon. The victims were Jon Hayward, Vicki…

The Idyllwild Chamber of Commerce begins the second year of its reconstituted leadership and revitalization with newly elected officers and an 11-member board. 2011-12 chamber officers Nick Todd, Tara Insurance, president; Richmond Blake, Creekside Postal Services, first vice president; Joann Slater, Slater and Associates, second vice president; David Jerome, Idyllbeast Research Center, secretary; and Kim…

At about 2:53 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Lawrence Galluzzo (left), 44 ,of Riverside, was traveling westbound on highway 74 near highway 371 on his 2001 Suzuki GSX-R1000 when California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Murawski (right) attempted to make a traffic stop due to Galluzzo traveling over the posted 55mph speed limit. Galluzzo refused to stop, and…