JP Crumrine
JP Crumrine is news editor of the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper.
Brown says school start time is a local decision
While approving many bills recently, Gov. Jerry Brown did veto a few.
Senate Bill 328, which would have limited the start of middle school and...
No plastic straws without ‘please’
Dinners from home now legal
Several bills Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed last week will affect food and restaurant businesses.
Plastic straws
On Thursday, Brown, signed...
Forest escapes major damage in Cranston Fire
Erosion, rock slides and invasive weeds will be problems to mitigate
The U.S. Forest Service assembles a team of ecological and environmental specialists to assess...
Ghost Town ready to spook you
Idyllwild’s Ghost Town has haunted several sites, unlike ghosts who usually manifest at the same place. This is the 15th year for Ghost Town,...
Idyllwild cannabis dispensary ‘shut down and shut out’
While Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act legalized adult recreational use of marijuana for adults over age 21, it still left the...
Lake Hemet Water District considering rate increases
In August 2017, the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, which provides water to much of Garner Valley, proposed to raise its water rates in...
Aklufi admits misdemeanor charge
Last of seven Beaumont officials to plead guilty
Joseph Aklufi, 71, former Beaumont city attorney, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor (Gov. Code sec. 1222) in...
California assesses climate-change effects through end of 21st century
California’s fourth Climate Change Assessment was released at the end of August. The assessment is based on a series of 44 technical reports. Besides...
DeAntonio hearing moved to October
Mark DeAntonio, 52, of Pine Cove, who was charged with negligently discharging a firearm, had his Sept.13 felony settlement conference postponed to Oct. 18.
DeAntonio...
MAST proves its value to Hill during Cranston Fire
Fire protection projects to continue
The Cranston, the Mendocino-complex, and the many other small and large fires throughout the state did not stop the Mountain...