Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday, May 6, to Monday, May 12. Idyllwild • May 6 — Medical aid. • May 7 — Medical aid. • May 10 — Two medical aids. • May 10 — Fire, other. • May 12 — Public service. • May 12 —…
Thursday, May 8, at about 9:45 p.m., a 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred near Cabazon, but was felt on the Hill. A smaller 2.4-magnitude tremor occurred Friday before 7 a.m. No damage has been reported.
After nine years helming the Idyllwild Arts Academy Orchestra as music director, conductor and composer in residence, Askim is moving …
This morning, May 14, a tree broke and fell across power lines and on a trailer in Royal Pines Estates. IdyllwildFire Department was at the scene. No fire or injuries were reported.
On Wednesday, May 7, Idyllwild resident James Sheahan, 53, lost control of his white 1992 Jeep Wrangler while driving west on Highway 74 between Valle Vista and Mountain Center. Sheahan and the Jeep plunged about 75 feet off the highway with the Jeep landing on its roof. Sheahan, who was transported by ambulance to the…
A recently released Grand Jury report challenges the Riverside County Board of Supervisor’s use of discretionary or Community Improvement Designation Funds. The funds are divided equally among the five supervisors “to award to community organizations, nonprofits, county departments and government agencies,” according to the board policy (A-70) which sets guidelines for the use of these…
Editor’s Note: This article introduces Mike Hestrin with some biographical data and general reasons why he says he is in the Riverside County district attorney race. A subsequent article will present both Hestrin’s and opponent Zellerbach’s answers to questions drawn up by News Editor J.P. Crumrine and Correspondent Marshall Smith. Hestrin, 15-year prosecutor with the…
On Thursday, May 1, the two undefeated Mountain Pass League track teams —Hemet and San Jacinto high schools — met head-to-head before next week’s league meet. Both of Hemet’s track teams — boys’ and girls’ — defeated San Jacinto and again former Idyllwild School students were significant contributors to Hemet’s victories. While the hot and…
The name of the rider of the 2011 Honda motorcyle who died in a fiery crash on Sunday afternoon, April 27, has been released by the Riverside County Coroner’s office. Walter George Krumbach, 54, of El Segundo, was killed when he slammed into the driver’s side door of a 2014 Coachman RV, driven by Nancy…
Monitoring of underground leakage of petroleum products is continuing near and around the Chevron Station in Idyllwild. The County’s Department of Environmental Health is awaiting funding approval from the State to begin a pilot test of a soil vapor extraction process, which has been successfully used at two other Hill sites. During the first quarter…
