At 8:15 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, Paulina Soldana, 18, of Anza, was driving her gray 2016 Honda Civic north on Apple Canyon Road, two-tenths of a mile north of Highway 74. Behind her, also driving north, was Justin Pandal, 30, of Northport, New York. The California Highway Patrol report was not complete as of…
The Hidden Lake bluecurls have proven their resilience and perseverance. Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife published a notice and requested comments on its proposal to remove the San Jacinto Mountain native flower from the endangered and threatened list. The local plant, whose official name is Trichostema austromontanum ssp. compactum, was identified as a…
Holiday closings Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day are: • Area post offices • BBVA Compass Bank • Fern Valley Water District • Hemet Unified School District • Idyllwild Library • Idyllwild Nature Center • Idyllwild Water District • Pine Cove Water District…
Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, Jan. 1 to 7. Idyllwild • Jan. 1 — Public disturbance, John Muir Rd. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 1 — Assist other department, address undefined. Handled by deputy. • Jan. 1 — Assist other department, Strawberry Valley…
Affordable health care is available for uninsured Californians in 2017. The deadline for Covered California’s open enrollment ends on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Those who enroll by Sunday, Jan. 15, will have their coverage begin on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Those signing up between Monday, Jan. 16, and Jan. 31, will have coverage starting March 1. …
During 2016, the state Legislature passed and Gov. Jerry Brown signed hundreds of new laws. While some were effective immediately and some will not go into effect until 2018 or 2019, most were effective Jan. 1, 2017. Below is a small sampling of the new laws and rules with which we have to comply….
The mini-El Niño continued into its third week with the Hill receiving nearly 2 inches of rain since New Year’s weekend. More rain and possibly some snow is forecast for the rest of the week. However, it was Northern California that was awash from rain and snow from an “atmospheric river.” These massive storms historically…
Southern California’s bighorn sheep population is flourishing. The census of bighorn sheep was conducted in November. This was one of the largest counts in recent years, according to Kevin Brennan, wildlife biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The survey was conducted over several days. Helicopters flew over the bighorn sheep’s habitat from…
The California Highway Patrol, San Gorgonio Pass Station, reported two traffic crashes over the last week. At 3:25 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, Versie Carpenter, 60, of Hemet, was driving her 2006 blue Nissan Maxima eastbound on Highway 74, 3 ½ miles west of McCall Park Road, when she began to experience a diabetic emergency, according…
Mike Feyder, Mountain Disaster Preparedness president, discussed his organization at the Thursday, Dec. 8, Mountain Emergency Services Committee meeting. Established in 1986, MDP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting emergency preparedness awareness to community members in Idyllwild, Pine Cove and Mountain Center. Members provide supplies and maintain eight Disaster Aid Stations throughout greater Idyllwild….
