The holiday storms a few weeks back caused some damage to the Idyllwild Area Historical Society (IAHS) Museum. A tree branch fell and went through the roof like a spear. “Due to the recent heavy snow and rainstorms, a long top section of an adjacent pine tree broke off and speared the museum roof,” IAHS…
By Cal FireContributed Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Chief Shawn C. Newman reopened the seven hazardous fire danger hiking areas Tuesday, Dec. 10 to include: • Avery Canyon (Gibbel Road east of State Street in Hemet) • North Mountain and Indian Canyon (San Jacinto area) • Whitewater Canyon (Cabazon, north of Palm Springs) • Nuevo/Lakeview (east…
By Monica Vaca FTC associate director, Consumer Response and Operations Did you recently get an official FTC letter from “me?” That’s in quotes because it wasn’t actually from me, and the letter wasn’t official, or even from the FTC. In fact, scammers have been faking official-looking letterhead to write scary messages to people, threatening them….
By the Office of Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D.Contributed On Dec. 12, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-Palm Desert) voted to lower prescription drug prices for seniors and American families. H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, is a historic, comprehensive bill that gives Medicare the power to negotiate directly with drug companies,…
By Michael Woodroof Cyber Safety Cop I was dressed in my full law enforcement uniform and ready for duty. It was usually about 7:15 a.m. I stood on the curb of the high school’s parking lot where many parents dropped off their children prior to starting their day. If you have a school-age child, you…
Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire Protection District responded to recently. • Dec. 8 — Walk-in medical aid, 11:50 a.m. • Dec. 8 — Walk-in medical aid, 3:20 p.m. • Dec. 8 — Medical aid, 7:59 p.m. Highway 243. • Dec. 10 — Medical aid, 9:44 a.m. Pine Crest Ave. •…
Two solo-vehicle collisions occurred on highways over the last couple of weeks, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Matt Napier. A non-injury, solo-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 243 north of South Circle Drive on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 a.m. Sabas Orellana-Amaya, 35 years old of Idyllwild, was traveling southbound on Highway 243 in a…
By Trudy Lieberman Community Health News Service In recent days, several tweets shared ominous news about the state of health insurance in the country. One tweeter said she bought an Affordable Care Act policy for a $1,200 monthly premium and a $7,500 deductible. By May, she said, she could no longer afford that premium. Another…
70 years ago – 1949 Word from Tahquitz Peak Lookout was that Jess Southwell’s Thanksgiving dinner consisted of three strips of bacon, a bowl of rice and coffee made from melted snow. He was low on supplies because the pack horses hadn’t arrived. 65 years ago – 1954 The Chamber’s installation dinner at the Idyllwild…
By Covered CaliforniaContributed In response to a strong surge in enrollment, Covered California extended the deadline for consumers to sign up for health insurance that would start on Jan. 1. They will now have through Friday, Dec. 20, to sign up and have their coverage go into effect on New Year’s Day. “Covered California is…
