Idyllwild News
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Fire, potential crime
At 9:06 a.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to an explosion and subsequent fire that occurred in a garage in the Foster Lake area. The fire was quickly contained. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies deemed it a crime scene and it is under investigation. Photo by Joel Feingold
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Josh Bischof dies in helicopter crash
A native Idyllwild firefighter died Sunday night along with two others in a helicopter that collided with another helicopter in Cabazon while responding to a wildfire. Cal Fire Assistant Chief Josh Bischof was riding with Capt. Tim Rodriguez and a contract helicopter pilot when their helicopter collided with another helicopter carrying two people. The other…
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Hope comes for residents in flooded area
Since spring 2021, surface water has been flowing along Tollgate Road and down Lake Lane, pooling at the intersection of Lake and Meadow. Residents have said the water appeared after a neighbor, improving a carport, did some concrete work. The excavation appeared to have struck underground water creating an artesian spring. The water emerges on…
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County roadwork planned for four busy Idyllwild roads
Driving through Idyllwild for the rest of the summer will be different, if not difficult at times. As many know from the recent postal box fliers, Riverside County is planning extensive road work, mostly resurfacing, which will begin this month and continue into the last of October. Motorists can expect lane closures during construction with…
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Local property assessments grow
Last week, Peter Aldana, Riverside County’s assessor-county clerk-recorder, announced that the county’s total real estate assessment valuation has exceeded $400 billion for the first time. The 2023 assessment of $404 billion is $35 billion more than the 2022 total. Real estate assessments’ growth on the Hill was greater but below the countywide increase of 9.6%….
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Record heat temperatures cover the Hill
Hot, hot weather was coming to California, many forecast in the middle of July. And that has proven true. While some cooler temperatures are expected this week, Sunday, July 30, the National Weather Service (NWS) forecast was, “Heat is likely to return again by next weekend.” In the past two weeks, Idyllwild has suffered five…
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County responds to grand jury ‘wait time’ report
Last week, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved its response to the April grand jury (GJ) report titled, “You Call 9-1-1: Then What? Riverside County Emergency Department Delays May Impact Your Care.” Without any discussion, the board approved the response unanimously. The report had four findings and three recommendations to address its findings. The…
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U.S. Forest Service to raise campground fees
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has announced fee increases for recreational sites in the San Bernardino National Forest (SBNF). Comments on the proposal should be submitted by Oct. 1. Seven of the sites are in the San Jacinto Ranger District. Six campgrounds — Black Mountain group, Boulder Basin, Dark Canyon, Fern Basin, Marion Mountain and…
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Trails
Mt. San Jacinto State Park is performing trail work this summer in Round Valley in the wilderness and trees needed to be cleared prior to packing in supplies by pack-stock. Three more cutting days will occur throughout July and August to complete this project. Partnerships include Forest Service Volunteer Association (crosscut sawyers and pre-scouting), Backcountry…
