The natural gas leak at the Aliso Canyon underground storage facility may affect Hill residents this summer. Reduced availability of natural gas may create power outages during peak days this summer. The California Energy Commission and three other public agencies released a report last week and held a public workshop Friday to address how the…
Despite rain showers and clouds for most of the past five days, the dreaded El Niño has not drenched the Hill. The rain that has fallen since Thursday is barely half of the historic April showers on the Hill. Pine Cove has recorded 1.56 inches this week, while the Keenwild Ranger Station has recorded 1.46…
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office received a call at about 10:45 a.m. Sunday from some hikers who saw a body along Highway 74. Shortly after, the California Highway Patrol also was called. The body of a female was found, and her decomposition had proceeded such that her race was not identifiable from observation. The Department’s…
Beginning Sunday, April 10, Cal Fire in cooperation with California State Parks will be conducting a prescribed burn in the Mount San Jacinto State Park. The burn consisting of brush and slash piles will be above Thousand Trails Park in Pine Cove. The project will continue throughout the week, weather permitting. The final burn date…
Nasir David Powell’s felony settlement conference, set for April 6, was rescheduled for April 26, again at 8:30 a.m. in Department S204, Murrieta. It was the second time his FSC has been continued. Powell, 18, is charged with five felony counts involving various sexual activities with minors ranging in age from 14 to 17 years…
Cal Fire/Riverside County firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle over the side on Highway 74 in the area of Bee Canyon Road at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters, along with California Highway Patrol, scoured the area attempting to locate the vehicle. About one-a-half hours after the initial report, firefighters located the vehicle about…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls Sunday to Saturday, March 20 to April 2. Idyllwild • March 20 — Power line down. • March 22 — Unintentional transmission of alarm, other. • March 23 — Medical aid. • March 23 — Traffc collision with injuries. • March 24 — Medical…
Editor’s note: The following are quotes from Administrative Law Judge Eric Sawyer’s opinion in his decision regarding the Idyllwild Fire Protection District’s termination of former Capt. James Reyes. Sawyer found the facts presented during seven days of hearings did not support Idyllwild Fire Chief Patrick Reitz’s decision to fire Reyes. Throughout the opinion, Sawyer refers…
Editor’s note: Each year, the Town Crier reports the information below for Pine Cove Water District, Idyllwild Fire Protection District, Idyllwild WD and Fern Valley WD. The March 17 issue has the FVWD salary information, IFPD was in the March 24 issue and the IWD data was in the March 31 issue. Each district provides…
The local review board of the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District met with a full board and Riverside County staff member Keith Herron to review issues or applications within the district. As of the Thursday, March 31 meeting, there were no new applications for modifications of buildings within the historic district. What was discussed was the…
