Stricter fire abatement coming
The Mountain Communities Fire Code Committee is meeting and moving forward on possible changes to Riverside County’s fire code ordinances. The committee met again...
WNKI operations to be on IFPD agenda next month
The future of Idyllwild emergency radio station and the grand jury’s reaction to the district’s letter were discussed at the Oct. 28 meeting of...
Lake Hemet Water schedules public hearing for new rates
At last week’s meeting for the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, the directors approved the issuance of Proposition 218 notices for all ratepayers and...
IFPD candidates talk future in public forum
Except for the facial hair, the differences between the four candidates for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District Commission were subtle and often difficult to...
Traveling on winter roads
Road conditions and requirements can be determined by the signage on the roadway. Drive safely and be prepared this winter. ...
Summer wildfire threat lower than normal
The Predictive Services unit of Cal Fire’s Southern Operations (Ops) does not expect a bad summer fire season. The June outlook released...
Power lost Saturday night: Restored in less than two hours
Late Saturday night, a fuse blew in a Southern California Edison transformer on the Hill.
Nearly 370 customers were without power starting about 10:15 p.m....
Extraction wells being abandoned
The two soil vapor extraction wells located on the Village Food and Fuel site (Shell station) have been decommissioned and abandoned.
On Oct. 10, Robert...
Three guilty pleas
In the past week, two local women, Teri Danette Blackburn and Diane May Black, and one man, Steven Thomas Cook, pleaded guilty to felony...
No injuries and one arrest in traffic incidents
At 9 a.m. Friday, June 8, William Gibson, 59, of Anza, driving a black 2005 Ford Freestyle, was stopped at mile post 54.4 on...