JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Lauren Salter excels despite serious injury
Idyllwild’s Lauren Salter, an international skeleton competitor, has had an exceptional season. With four silver and three bronze medals, this may be her best...
Beer fest and home brewers competition to help ARF in June
A very special fundraising event for Idyllwild’s Animal Rescue Friends is scheduled for June 6. ARF has announced a beer festival and home brewers’...
IFPD board objects to grand jury treatment
At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission voted to send a letter to Riverside Superior Court Judge Harold Hopp objecting...
Deer damaged due to DUI driver — Surveillance videos show scene
THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED SINCE ITS ORIGINAL VERSION
The mystery of the second damaged painted deer (of the Deer Sightings Project) appears to have...
House destroyed in fire – tenants escape
Early in the morning of Friday, Jan. 30, a man and his son escaped a burning house in Idyllwild. While the entrance is on...
School district and teachers forge agreement
A settlement has been reached between the Hemet Unified School District and the Hemet Teachers Association. The mediated fact-finding process began Monday, Jan. 26....
Legislative analyst cautiously endorses Brown’s budget
“The governor’s budgeting philosophy continues to be a prudent one for the most part,” is how the California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office described Gov. Jerry...
California State Parks 2015 annual pass program
The 2015 California State Parks has brought back the popular “Golden Poppy.” For $125, the Golden Poppy grants vehicle entrance to 112 state parks.
The...
Quake early Saturday morning and mighty strong winds
In the midst of the blustery and blasting winds late Friday night into Saturday, an earthquake occurred.
Shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, a...
Valentine ‘Love Letters’ arrive a week ahead
A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” will be the epistolary valentine for Idyllwild from Isis Theatre Company. The first production of 2015, a finalist for the...