Early Thursday morning, a swarm of earthquakes occurred near Aguanga and again Friday morning. On each day, the series of quakes began after 3 a.m. On Thursday, the greatest-magnitude quakes were 2.9 and 3.0. The Friday quakes were similar, the largest magnitude was 3.1 and a 2.7 quake occurred later. All were concentrated in the…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 2 to 8. Idyllwild • Sept. 2 — Alarm call, 12:40 a.m., Crestview Dr. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 2 — Public disturbance, 11:55 a.m., address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Sept. 2 — Incorrigible minor, 4:14…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department wants to alert all residents of the Lake Hemet and Apple Canyon areas that it will be conducting a multi-agency search-and-rescue training operation from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, near Lake Hemet. An increased presence of law enforcement and first responders in the area is no cause…
Wildfires are not unexpected events for Hill residents. Major fires, such as the recent Cranston Fire and the 2013 Mountain and Silver fires, are not annual disasters, but frequent enough to keep residents alert and prepared to react. The Cranston Fire burned more than 13,000 acres and the Mountain Fire burned more than twice that…
As Brian Chiu, from the Grid Resiliency and Public Safety Office of Southern California Edison, told an audience at Town Hall in May, SCE is taking steps to expand its use of weather forecasting and has been installing small weather stations locally to improve its awareness of the weather conditions and fire potential. This is…
Idyllwild Arts Academy is hosting a College Fair for high school students from noon to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, at Nelson Dining Hall on campus. All local high school students, not just IAA students, are invited to the free event. Representatives of these colleges are attending the fair: The Juilliard School, Peabody Conservatory, Arts…
Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD, posted the above video via Facebook Live today, explaining how a letter from the Idyllwild Town Crier prompted him to act to protect the viability of newspapers across the country, saddled with increased printing costs due to a new tariff.
Thursday morning, Aug. 30, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Marijuana Extraction Team removed a grove of marijuana from U.S. Forest Service lands north of Lake Fulmor. Starting early in the morning, the team, whose members are from the Sheriff’s Department, the U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the California National…
Editor’s note: On Aug. 30, the Town Crier reported that Darryl Scholl had been stabbed multiple times on the night of Aug. 21. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department had arrested and charged Jeremy Greene, 23, of Oceanside, for the attack two days later. Since that story appeared, several people have stepped forward with additional information…
On Sunday, Sept. 2, two weary hikers were airlifted off the mountain. About 11 a.m., the Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness received a call from a fatigued hiker unable to continue hiking, according to the press release from Todd Friedman of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The call was from a male…
