Idyllwild News

Sheriff's mountain and aviation teams rescued an injured hiker on the Wellman's Divide trail near Idyllwild this morning after she spent a chilly night in the San Jacinto Mountains.

A hiker with an injured leg was located by rescuers Saturday evening, airlifted by a Cal Fire helicopter crew Sunday morning, and hospitalized, a sheriff's sergeant said.

Graphic artist Shepard Fairey, right, talks to Eric Huergo, 18, an Idyllwild Arts Academy film student.

Former Idyllwild Arts CEO and headmaster Bill Lowman has been chosen to be director of the University of Redlands' Salzburg, Austria, program.

A NIGHT AT THE THEATER, GUV'NAH: Movie theaters have been suffering lately, and they seem to be offering more and more live broadcasts of theatrical performances.

Highway Patrol officers are reopening Highway 74 in the mountains south of Palm Desert after a head-on collision shut down the roadway known as the Pines to Palms Highway, triggering a SigAlert.

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Share/BookmarkKeith Herron, Riverside County chief preservation officer, Park and Open Space District, is now the intermediary between the Idyllwild Historic Preservation District and the county.

Share/BookmarkNo discussion of scenic views would be complete without talking about South Ridge Trail, which offers excellent views of both Strawberry Valley and Garner Valley.

Share/BookmarkAlthough local historian Bob Smith is an accomplished writer, in his upcoming appearance for the Idyllwild Community Recreation Council's popular Speaker Series, he is trusting that pictures can often tell stories more compellingly than words.

Graphic designer Shepard Fairey, perhaps best known for his "Obama HOPE" poster that became an icon of the 2008 presidential campaign, will give an artist lecture Friday at his alma mater, Idyllwild Arts Academy, as a prelude to the opening of the Visual Arts Alumni Show on campus.

Biologists with the Forest Service and California State Parks are seeking volunteers to help count bald eagles next weekend.

A modest warming trend will boost temperatures into the 70s in many Inland valley areas through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

This weekend, Idyllwild's Quiet Creek Inn Gallery will be anything but quiet if local artists, musicians, and winemaker Chris Johnston have anything to say about it.

Haki Dervishi of Palm Springs has embraced a growing community of homeless people who have settled behind his store in Indio.

Violinst Todor Pelev, who also is San Bernardino Symphony and Redlands Bowl Orchestra concertmaster, will perform in a recital at Idyllwild Arts Academy on Tuesday.

Share/BookmarkCalifornia Highway Patrol is seeking information on a hit-and-run collision that occurred in Idyllwild on Tuesday, Jan.

Photographer keeps 100-year-old printing process a...: Photographer R. L. "Mac" McCowan talks about his love for the carbro process, a 100-year-old printing method which produces black and white prints that have depth and texture.

The Music Center announced six from Riverside County are among 94 talented high school students who are performing arts semifinalists for the 24th annual Music Center Spotlight Awards in Los Angeles.

Natalia Brown, Riverside County Economic Development Agency project manager, on left, Idyllwild Library branch manager Teresa Brouwer and 3rd District County Supervisor Jeff Stone durng a ceremony to mark start of remodeling of a former variety store into a library that will replace much smaller library quarters.