Green denied bail reduction, despite family support

Marcus Green, 51, of Thermal, the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May and resulted in the...

Motorcycle crash on July 2

One crash took place on Hill roads over the last week. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2, Amanda Weilbacher, 26, of Murrieta, was riding her...

Pinyon resident accused of setting multiple fires

Cal Fire investigators made an arson arrest on Wednesday, June 29. Traci Farley, 52, of Pinyon, was arrested for allegedly setting multiple fires in Pinyon,...

Caltrans drops two boulders on Highway 243

One of two boulders above Highway 243 at Deadman’s Curve in Pine Cove is pulled off the steep slope on Wednesday morning. A Caltrans team is removing these so they do not fall unexpectedly on the highway, as one did last January. The crew used air bags to push the second boulder onto the highway.

25 rattlesnakes caught on private property last week

Better Wildlife Control owner Tracy Phillipi said he has captured 25 rattlesnakes on residents’ property in the Idyllwild-Pine Cove area this week. He said...

CHP resident officer Ron Esparza retires

California Highway Patrol Officer Ron Esparza is retiring. Since 1999, Esparza has served the Idyllwild Area Post. He and his wife Karleen have been...

19 rattlesnakes caught on private property this week

Better Wildlife Control owner Tracy Phillipi said he has captured 19 rattlesnakes on residents’ property in the Idyllwild-Pine Cove area this week. Five were...

Highway 243 between Idyllwild and Pine Cove to be closed Wednesday, July 6 for...

The California Department of Transportation will close Highway 243 next Wednesday, July 6, to complete a rock scaling operation. The work was identified earlier...

CSA 36 schedules meeting

The revived County Service Area 36 Advisory Committee has scheduled its first meeting for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8 at Town Hall. The agenda, which...

Authorized campgrounds and picnic areas in other SBNF ranger districts

San Bernardino National Forest fire officials have exempted certain campgrounds and picnics areas from the prohibition for building, maintaining, attending or using a fire,...
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