On Sunday, June 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit was summoned to help an injured hiker. The RMRU team was lowered into Long Valley about midnight, according to Lee Arnson, RMRU member from Idyllwild. Teresa Suarez, 60, of Oceanside, had fallen several times trying to get to San Jacinto Peak. Injured and…

Riverside County is looking for applicants to fill a vacant seat on the Idyllwild Historic Preservation Local Review Board. The board members “review proposed projects within the Idyllwild Historic District. The board provides a recommended approval, denial or approval with changes to the Riverside County Planning Director, who considers the board’s recommendation before approving or…

The Goldspotted oak borer has devastated oak forests in San Diego County. In some areas, oak mortality has approached 100 percent, according to Kim Corella, forest pest specialist with Cal Fire. Experts believe the GSOB migrated from Mexico to Arizona and then hitched rides in vehicles transporting firewood to San Diego County in the early…

Caltrans added one more hour in morning to Highway 74 opening Traffic flow on Highway 243 between Franklin Drive and Fire Station 23 (Pine Cove) will be slowed between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday, May 9. Caltrans will have maintenance crews removing a boulder near Lakeview Dr. Consequently, only one lane will be available…