The past week has been a time for snow melting. Higher temperatures, as well as more rain, have melted most of the snowfall from the last week of February. But hopes of a sunny and warm spring are premature. The National Weather Service is forecasting more precipitation and declining temperatures through the week and into…
Editor: On Feb. 14, the residents of Idyllwild were challenged once again as 6 to 8 inches of rain in less than 24 hours drenched the Hill. As residents of Royal Pines at the end of Delano Drive, we were, at best, concerned, to find the road leading out of our park seriously damaged by…
Editor: While I don’t have the legal expertise of Kent Steele for whom I have great respect, and I know this would probably not meet any legal standard in sentencing the Cranston Fire arsonist, but I think there is something else to consider, aside from the arsonist’s specific intent to burn structures. What about the…
Calling it a “win-win” for the Federal Aviation Administration and the public, Quiet Skies Idyllwild is demanding that the agency redirect upwards of 250 commercial jets that fly over Idyllwild each day. QSI wants the jets rerouted to a more southerly flight path over Temecula. QSI spokesperson David Pearson said two hundred jets a day…
Officials with San Bernardino National Forest are seeking comments from the public on two preliminary grants submitted to the State of California to fund the forest’s off-highway vehicle operations. The draft applications, based on public and staff feedback given in January and February, seek to enhance ground operations and law enforcement functions: • Ground operations…
Cal Fire/Riverside County Here are some of the calls Cal Fire/Riverside County responded to recently. • Feb. 26 — Medical aid, 8:19 p.m. Thousand Trails. • March 3 — Medical aid, 9:45 p.m., 54000 block of Pine Crest Ave. Idyllwild Fire Here are some of the calls Idyllwild Fire responded to recently. • Feb. 25…
On a section of Highway 243 currently only accessible from the north because of road damage just north of Lake Fulmor, Sally Gose, 76, of Chino, was driving a blue 2014 Hyundai Tucson northbound at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, March 3. At the same time, Roy Lee, 63, of Banning, was driving a silver 2007 Ford…
Miguel Del Rio Gomez, 49, of Mountain Center, had his Feb. 28 felony settlement hearing deferred until March 28. In December, Gomez was arrested for driving under the influence with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher. He pleaded not guilty.
The Riverside Superior Court is seeking qualified citizens interested in serving as civil grand jurors from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. To be eligible to serve as a grand juror, an individual must have all of these qualifications: • U.S. citizenship • Be 18 years of age or older • Riverside County resident…
