Idyllwild News

Last week’s snow and rain caused several rock slides throughout Southern California. Here, a boulder blocking Highway 243 in the Poppet Flat area, south of Banning, is split and removed. Photo courtesy Terri Kasinga, Caltrans

Danny Richardson, American Legion Post 800 commander, said his board has decided to close the Legion as a community Warming Center. “It was a board decision,” said Richardson, a strong advocate for using the Legion as a warming center. “They had concerns over liability.” Richardson said he has already notified the county and the Community Action Partnership.

The Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council hosted a community meeting Saturday to discuss a number of topics, including actions homeowners might take to improve...

Idyllwild Fire Commissioner Rhonda Andrewson was elected president of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District commission for 2017. Her colleagues unanimously elevated Andrewson to the...

Idyllwild Water District General Manager Jack Hoagland said about Foster Lake Monday, “The lake is about 5+ feet from full (18-feet) so around 70% full.” The lake, a water storage facility for IWD, has been dry for several years.

The Goldspotted oak borer has devastated oak forests in San Diego County. In some areas, oak mortality has approached 100 percent, according to Kim...

Neil Cooper, 41, of Idyllwild, has a felony settlement conference scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 9, following an off-Hill arrest in Riverside County and charges...

A visitor to the U.S. Forest Service’s Humber Park was injured sledding on the snow Saturday, Jan. 28. The incident was reported at 1:47...

A visitor to the U.S. Forest Service’s Humber Park was injured sledding on the snow Saturday, Jan. 28. The incident was reported at 1:47...