Local Forest Service battalion chief leads state incident management team
Battalion Chief Chris Fogle of the San Jacinto Ranger District has assumed command of one of the three Type 2 Incident Management Teams in...
Cal Fire conducting prescribed burn this week
Riverside County Fire Department and the Regional Parks and Open-Space District will be conducting a prescribed burn this week.
They have about 51 piles of...
Snow and ice contribute to Hill collisions
Melting snow and ice patches continue to create difficult driving conditions for Hill residents and visitors.
During the past week, beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 13,...
Community center groundbreaking expected at end of summer
The Conditional Use Permit for the Idyllwild Community Center is nearly approved, just as Janice Lyle, chair of the ICC board, said late last...
New parking lot coming to Idyllwild
Local business mogul Shane Stewart recently bought up property from the southwest corner of Cedar Street and N. Circle Drive west to include the...
Too crowded: Forest Service closes road to Humber Park
Snow visitors continued to overwhelm Idyllwild infrastructure on another busy weekend. Public recreation areas are limited. Public bathrooms are few. And even with a...
Caltrans shares video of boulder removal
Caltrans District 8 posted the following video about the boulder that fell on Highway 243 on Sunday night, Jan. 10. closing the road for...
News of Record: January 14, 2016
Fire log
The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Jan. 4 to Jan. 10.
Idyllwild
• Jan. 4 — Medical aid, 52000...
One bald eagle spotted at Lake Hemet
During the U.S. Forest Service’s second 2015-16 Saturday count of bald eagles in Southern California, one adult was seen at Lake Hemet.
A total of...
Holiday Closings: January 18, 2016
Hill businesses and institutions that will be closed Monday, Jan. 18, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day are:
• Area post offices
• BBVA Compass...