Two crashes with one serious injury this week
Motorcycles were involved in two crashes on Hill roads over the last week.
At 2:40 a.m. Sunday, July 2, Jeffrey Williams, 61, of San Marcos,...
First brown outs, then a black out Friday
Edison restores power
Many local residents found flickering lights and slow fans Friday afternoon, June 30. In some houses, the power in only one room...
News of Record: July 6, 2017
Sheriff’s log
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, June 25 to July 1.
Idyllwild
• June 25 —...
Idyllwild Fire Commission approves budget for FY 2017-18
Will explore future revenue measure
Commissioners for the Idyllwild Fire Protection District approved the fiscal year 2017-18 budget at their June 27 meeting. For the...
ICF awards grants to seven local nonprofits
The Idyllwild Community Fund Advisory Committee, continuing work begun when a local couple established the fund in the 1990s, awarded nearly $16,000 in 2017...
Dwight ‘Buzz’ Holmes retires from Idyllwild School
Dwight “Buzz” Holmes, Idyllwild School music teacher, retired after 25 years from a job that has touched and enriched a generation of Idyllwild School...
Pine Cove homeowners bestow gifts on community
At its July monthly meeting, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association announced its annual donations to local nonprofit groups.
The single largest gift was $3,000...
UPDATE: Manzanita Fire — 86 percent contained
The Manzanita Fire, burning east of Highway 79 in Lamb Canyon, grew to 6,309 acres and was 86 percent contained by 7 a.m. Thursday.
Currently,...
New tax rate on tobacco products effective July 1, 2017
Friday, July 1, is when the California tax rate on tobacco products other than cigarettes will increase from the current rate of 27.3 to...
Fireworks are illegal in Riverside County
Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins reminds all citizens that Riverside County Ordinances 858 and 787 prohibit the use of any type...