By Paul Netter Southern California Edison There were eight home-cooking fires in Orange County last Thanksgiving. That’s eight more than necessary. Unfortunately, it fits a national trend that typically brings nearly four times as many reported home-cooking fires on Thanksgiving than a typical day, according to the National Fire Protection Association, and unattended stovetop cooking…
By Ben Metcalf More than 500,000 California families find their path to affordable homeownership through the purchase of a mobilehome or manufactured home, but an estimated one third lack proper title and registration — putting each of those homeowners at risk. In an effort to encourage all mobile and manufactured homeowners to secure proper title,…
Editor: What has happened to right and wrong? Sunday, as I was coming out of Fairway Market, two teenage boys casually each picked up packages of the prepared meats by the front door and walked out. Having confronted several hostile snow tourists in my yard earlier this year, I wasn’t going to approach these two….
A Banning motorcyclist lost his life last week on Highway 243. At about 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, Thai Yang, 40, of Banning, was riding a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle southbound on Highway 243. He was about 1 mile north of Mountain Center. Vincent Brooks, 26, of Mountain Center, was driving a blue Ford F-150 northbound…
Last week in “Days of Our Nine Lives,” ARF cats and dogs were listening to their caretakers make plans for the weekend. Little Girl: Thanksgiving is here! Mr. Gray: Will we get turkey? Little Girl: You never know. After spending a great day with their family and friends, our ARF humans will spend all day…
70 years ago – 1947 Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Carmen reminisced about the good old days in Idyllwild. They remembered Fern Valley as a fern-filled meadow without many trees, with cattle grazing in Round and Tahquitz valleys. 65 years ago – 1952 During a major snowstorm, Ada Morlan, Chamber secretary, left an evening committee meeting….
One involving 10 people, two vehicles and serious injuries There were three traffic collisions on Hill roads last week. At 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, Spencer Kincaid, 18, of Idyllwild, was stopped at a stop sign on Marian View Drive near the intersection with Highway 243 in a white 2002 Toyota Tacoma truck. At the…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Nov. 5 to 11. Idyllwild • Nov. 5 — Noise complaint, 4:19 p.m., North Circle Dr. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 6 — Alarm call, 8:53 a.m., Hill St. Handled by deputy. • Nov. 6 — Assist other…
