German tourist murderer granted parole

Tuesday, June 20, California’s full parole board granted parole to Thongxay Nilakout, who was convicted of the murder of German tourist Gisela...

Highway 243 emergency pavement operation

Caltrans will begin work on a $470,000 emergency project to rehabilitate and repave Highway 243 in Idyllwild, weather permitting.

Grand marshal is co-founder of jazz festival

The Idyllwild Rotary Parade Committee has chosen Dr. Marshall Hawkins, co-founder of Jazz in the Pines and founder of the Idyllwild Arts...

Parole for German tourist killer back to Parole Board

Birte Pflegger provided the Crier with an update on the parole process for convicted murderer Thongxay Nilakout, the man who killed her...

A tour of the IWD sewer plant

Last week the Crier took a tour of Idyllwild Water District’s (IWD) wastewater treatment plant, in service since 1970. IWD recently approved...

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...

Sawicki re-seated on Idyllwild Fire board

At Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s (IFPD) semimonthly commissioners’ meeting Tuesday, May 23, President Dan Messina reported that the new repeater site is...

Man released after nearly seven years in jail

After deliberating since June 1, a Riverside County jury found a 58-year-old Thermal man guilty of a lesser crime in a case...

Newsom wants to speed infrastructure construction time

Fulfilling his promise during the presentation of the May revision of his fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 budget, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his...

Legislation to increase county sales tax for transportation projects

Living on the Hill and working from home is close to paradise. Living on the Hill and commuting to work on the...
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