The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Central Homicide Unit arrested Anza resident Mark William Winder, 21, on Feb. 29 for the Feb. 7 murder of Trevor Michael Slusher, 20, also of Anza. Slusher was found on Feb. 7 badly wounded near the intersection of Gassner Road and Roger Lane, in Anza. Although responding CAL FIRE personnel…
The U.S. Forest Service conducted a prescribed burn near the Transfer Station on Saunders Meadow Road on Monday, March 5. Further burns will be limited by possible wind conditions in advance of incoming precipitation, according to Forest Service District Fire Chief Dan Felix.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department reported that Hemet High School teacher Janel Ramirez, 31, was arrested on Thursday, March 1 on suspicion of having had sex with a student. According to the report, the alleged offenses took place on campus during the month of December. Ramirez is a ninth grade English teacher, employed with the…
Dr. Raul Ruiz, Democrat from Coachella, spoke to around 40 people at Town Hall in Idyllwild as part of his district-wide “Listening Tour.” Ruiz was preceded by an advance team that quickly hung banners and set up registration tables prior to the candidate’s arrival just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 1. Ruiz, a triple…
Vehicles driving Hwy. 243 between South Circle Drive and County Park Road had to wait or go around the scene of a rollover crash today, in which no one was injured. The crash happened when Maria Loutzenhiser lost control of her SUV and it rolled on the Highway around 3:15 this afternoon. The road was…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Monday to Sunday, Feb. 20 to Feb. 26: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Feb. 20 — Four walk-in medical aids. Feb. 21 — Medical aid, Deerfoot Lane, Idyllwild. Feb. 21 — Traffic collision, Highway 243 and Saunders Meadow Road, Idyllwild. Feb. 22 — Medical aid,…
Mountain Top Liquor’s surveillance video, given to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, shows the gunman who robbed the store Sunday night. But few identifying features are visible, because the man’s body, face and hands were covered. He wore a tan and cream colored jacket, a black bandana on his face, black gloves and black pants….
Dr. Raul Ruiz, Democrat challenger for Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack’s seat for the new 36th Congressional District that includes Idyllwild, will be in town on Thursday, March 1. Part of Ruiz’s district-wide “Listening Tour,” the Idyllwild visit gives the doctor an opportunity to hear what issues are important to Hill residents. The first, in what…
Group makes field trip to two sites that could host a greater-Idyllwild community garden in the future …
Following a closed session, the Idyllwild Fire Commission announced that the career firefighters have accepted a seven-percent pay reduction. The cutback is effective immediately and will first be seen in the March payroll covering the whole month of February. Commission Vice President Dr. Charles “Chip” Schelly thanked the firefighters for helping the district and residents….
