A Palm Springs man died on a hiking trail in the Mt. San Jacinto State Park Wilderness Friday, Aug. 10. Sean Planck, 50, died at 6:48 p.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, on Wellman Divide Trail just north of the Pacific Crest Trail. A sheriff’s helicopter flew the body out of the area,…
Stephen Patrick Medlock, 53, a transient, charged with arson for starting and igniting the 2013 Silver Fire, had his Aug. 9, felony settlement conference moved to Sept. 10. While negotiations with the prosecutor continue, Medlock has not received an offer. Since Medlock’s March 21, preliminary hearing, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office has amended the…
At 3:55 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, a collision occurred on Highway 243 north of Highway 74. Jeremy Duy-Thy-Pham Vo, 23, of Moreno Valley, while driving a blue 2008 Nissan 350Z southbound on Highway 243, had a collision with a vehicle driven by Dennis Patrick McGuire, 72, of Idyllwild, driving a gray 2002 Honda Civic, also…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District will have four candidates competing for three seats. Incumbent directors Rhonda Andrewson, commission president, Ralph Hoetger and Henry Sawicki will be on the ballot along with challenger Andrew Balendy. Andrewson was elected to the Commission in 2013. Since then the Commission has moved elections to even numbered years and this…
On July 20, Gov. Edmund G. Brown announced the appointment of Timothy J. Hollenhorst to the vacant judgeship in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside. Hollenhorst, 41, of Riverside, has received an interim appointment for a judgeship. In June, he was elected to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge James…
The Cranston Fire may be history, but its effects will be seared into the memories of Hill residents for years. Life here is gradually returning to normal. On Thursday, Aug. 2, the California Interagency Incident Management Team returned command of the fire to the San Bernardino National Forest. The team had been managing the response to the fire for a week
Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz stopped by the Town Crier late afternoon on Tuesday, Aug. 7, to deliver a personal letter to the editor, Becky Clark, regarding action he’s taken over her concerns for tariff costs levied on newsprint, and an interview to outline current issues beginning to surface post-Cranston Fire. “Today’s purpose was to help…
This advisory is in effect through Saturday morning. Southern California Air Quality Management District will issue an update if additional information becomes available. The Holy Fire is burning to the east of Trabuco Canyon near the border of Orange County and Riverside County within the Cleveland National Forest. The burn area is currently reported at…
Good evening Alta [Kavanaugh, owner of a burned Deerfoot Lane residence], It was a great pleasure to talk to you this afternoon, however, I wish that our contact would have been under much different circumstances. We are working with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) who is in direct contact with the Federal…
By Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, Federal Trade Commission Natural disasters and weather emergencies are in the news. Whether it’s the devastating wildfires along the West Coast, the relentless rains and flooding along the East Coast, or tornado strikes in the Midwest, it’s heartbreaking to see people lose their homes and businesses. But it’s despicable…
