Following recent rains, Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Chief John R. Hawkins lifted the suspension of open burning effective 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, for all local and state responsibility areas within Riverside County. Several factors are considered when determining the severity of fire danger and are closely monitored. Weather, fuel moisture and vegetation growth are…
Commuters and other drivers who need to know which Riverside County roads are closed because of recent storms can go to the Transportation Department website for the most recent information available. The page, http://rctlma.org/trans/Road-Maintenance/Road-Closures, lists the names of the roads, the portions closed and closure dates. The list only covers roads in the unincorporated county,…
Fire log The Idyllwild Fire Station responded to the following calls, Tuesday to Monday, Dec. 2 to Dec. 8. Idyllwild • Dec. 2 — Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue. • Dec. 3 — False alarm. • Dec. 3 — Medical aid. • Dec. 3 — Dispatched and canceled…
This winter’s flu season may be worse than anticipated, said officials of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week, and the vaccine less effective. “The flu season is beginning and we are seeing some things that are concerning and that led us to issue a health advisory … ” said Dr. Tom…
On Friday evening, Dec. 5, deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Cabazon Station responded to the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in the Mt. San Jacinto State Park and State Wilderness, after receiving a call of two lost hikers. The hikers stated they were lost after hiking around the trails at the…
With the arrival of favorable weather conditions, the U.S. Forest Service has begun its winter prescribed burn program throughout the San Bernardino National Forest. The prescribed fire program will continue through the winter months as weather and conditions permit. Burning has already begun on the San Jacinto Ranger District. Work near Lawler Lodge is nearly…
It was a good rain last week. Nearly 2.25 inches of precipitation were recorded at the U.S. Forest Service Keenwild Ranger Station. Since the rain year began on July 1, almost 4.5 inches of rain have fallen there. Idyllwild and Pine Cove have received about twice the rain recorded at Keenwild. Four inches were recorded…
The U.S. Forest Service needs help counting bald eagles in the San Bernardino National Forest. For the 36th season, the annual winter bald eagle counts in and near the San Bernardino and San Jacinto Mountains will be on the following Saturdays: Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Feb. 14 and March 14. Migrating eagles typically begin arriving…
According to a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department press release, Idyllwild local Chad Mills, 30, allegedly stabbed another individual during the course of an argument, outside Village Market, around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. The victim, Clint Darling, employed at Fairway Market, said in interview that he and his wife came to the market from the…
In a Riverside County Superior courtroom Wednesday, Dec. 3, Daniel L. Plott, 45, of Idyllwild, pleaded guilty to attempted hit and run and also acknowledged a prior felony conviction. Judge Judith C. Clark denied probation and sentenced Plott to a prison term of one year and four months. He has already served 130 days and…
