A hearing last Friday to combine the trial of Robert Pape and Cristin Smith for a triple homicide in Pinyon in 2006 was rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 22. According to other media accounts, at the request of Smith’s attorney, John Patrick Dolan, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Charles Stafford ordered medical tests for Smith because…
Three crashes, one a motorcycle, one a solo vehicle, and one a two-vehicle incident with serious injuries marred the week in Idyllwild. According to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Darren Meyer, the first took place at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, on Highway 243 a mile and a quarter north of the Highway 74…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, July 29, through Monday, Aug. 5. Idyllwild • July 29 — Rescue. • July 31 — Four medical aids. • Aug. 1 — Medical aid. • Aug. 2 — Three medical aids. • Aug. 2 — Dispatched, canceled en route. • Aug….
The Riverside Mountain Rescue Unit helped extricate two lost hikers from the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and State Wilderness, Thursday night, July 31. About 8:45 p.m., the Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch unit received a call from the two lost hikers. During the late morning and afternoon, they had hiked to San Jacinto Peak. But…
On June 20, Ron Korman resigned as director of the Fern Valley Water District. He was appointed to the board just one year ago at the June 21, 2013, meeting to fill the term of Diana Johnson who had resigned. Only 16 months remained in Korman’s term, which ends in December 2015. Next May, the…
Two small lightning fires occurred Saturday afternoon in the San Jacinto Ranger District. Both were in the proximity of Suicide Rock, thus their names, Rock 1 and Rock 2. Both fires were small, about 50 by 50 feet. On both days, crews and helicopters were fighting and monitoring both fires. U.S. Forest Service crews from…
Smokey Bear celebrates his 70th birthday Saturday, Aug. 9, in Idyllwild. “Our Wildfire Prevention campaign has helped children and adults throughout the country understand their role in preventing wildfires,” said U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell. “For 70 years, Smokey Bear has empowered people to make a difference; his message of personal responsibility continues to…
Two earthquakes, both magnitude 2.9, occurred last week near Idyllwild just days apart. The first quake was at about 2 a.m. Wednesday, July 30, and the second quake was about 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. The first quake was 2 miles south/southwest of Idyllwild and Pine Cove and the second was about 4 miles south/southwest…
The Idyllwild Fire Protection District Finance Committee will begin investigating the possibility of consolidating existing debt and new loans for acquiring new ambulances and water tenders. At the Aug. 4 meeting, Fire Chief Patrick Reitz asked the committee to begin examining the district’s options for paying off existing loans for two brush trucks and heart…
