The driver of the Porsche that went over the side of Highway 74 Sunday morning and resulted in the death of a 5-month-old child was arrested and booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center, Thursday, May 5. Marcus Novell Green, 51, of Thermal, was charged by the district attorney with murder with malice aforthought…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Monday to Monday, April 25 to May 9. Idyllwild • April 25 — False alarm or call. • April 25 — Two medical aids. • Apri 26 — Assist invalid. • April 27 — Smoke detector activation due to malfunction. • April 27 —…
American Medical Response and Cal Fire/Riverside County Firefighters are on scene of a snake bite victim on Bonita Vista Road in Garner Valley, an incident reported at 2:38 p.m. Wednesday. The victim, an elderly female, will be transported via ground ambulance to an area hospital for treatment of what appeared to be a rattlesnake bite.
Just before 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters, Palm Springs Fire, California Highway Patrol and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of an adult female hiker with a rattlesnake bite. The female had been hiking on Skyline Trail in Tahquitz Falls west of Palm Springs for several miles when she…
The Idyllwild Fire Department is in discussions with the city of San Jacinto to provide fire and emergency medical services to the city. Currently, Riverside County Fire Department provides these services to San Jacinto.
From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May 16, Caltrans will close the southbound lane of Highway 243 from Riverside County Playground Road to Tollgate Road. Traffic will be one-way and regulated during the southbound lane closure. Caltrans Public Information Officer Shelli Lombardo said the lane closure was for public utility work and that a…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station did not report responses for last week. Sheriff’s log The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, April 24 to 30. Idyllwild • April 24 — Public disturbance, 26000 block of Hwy. 243, Handled by deputy. • April 25 — Runaway child,…
Ginger Dagnall, new appointee to the CSA 36 Advisory Council, has solid history with the Hill and its community recreation programs. At Idyllwild School, she just finished coaching Middle School girls volleyball. Now she is coaching the boys. Four years ago she volunteered to help run the volleyball programs at Town Hall. She noted it…
This week I’d like to introduce Pat Boss, our project manager for Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council. Those of you who have been around this mountain for any length of time, and I’m talking 50-plus years or more, may have known him as a lad wreaking havoc in his youth. He had bit parts in…
Beginning May 1, the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway’s Summer Pass went on sale. The pass is valid through Aug. 31. It provides unlimited tram admissions for the pass-holder and a 10-percent discount on additional tram admissions. Also, the pass offers a 10-percent discount at the Peaks Restaurant or Pines Café and unlimited free parking. The…
