For Mayor Max, serving a lifetime appointment as the leader of Idyllwild is a full-time job. “The mayor’s out in the public every day and on weekends,” says his chief of staff, Phyllis Mueller. “We ...

Mayor Max, the beloved canine leader of the town of Idyllwild, California, has passed away at age 9. Known for his friendly golden retriever face around town and beyond, Mayor Max rose to stardom ...

IDYLLWILDIDYLLWILD — In this mountain community with the dreamy self-image, politics once focused on things like excessive flyovers by commercial airliners, the proliferation of stray pets and the ...

The 43-square-mile Mountain Fire is no longer a threat, but the damage already has been done to the economy of nearby Idyllwild. The resort town was evacuated for nearly a week after the massive ...

A small California mountain town has become a popular place to visit after setting itself apart from other neighboring tourist hotspots. Idyllwild, which is located in the San Jacinto Mountains around ...

Four years after purchasing the Idyllwild Town Crier newspaper, co-publishers Jack and Becky Clark found themselves at a crossroads. When they bought the paper in 2013, it didn't have enough ...

The number of miles separating Idyllwild from the Southern California wildfires is about 150. But for those who live in the small, unincorporated community of Riverside County, the danger – and ...

Two of six hikers who have gone missing in the Idyllwild area of Riverside County in recent months have connections to La Jolla. La Jolla resident Kendra Johnson’s father, Pine Cove resident Roy ...

As summer tourism ramps up, a scenic highway into Idyllwild will remain shut down. Highway 243, which leads into the popular Southern California vacation spot in the San Jacinto Mountains, is closed ...

The increasingly popular full-time and vacation-home location appeals to creatives looking to escape city life and embrace nature and a sense of community: "We’ve never looked back." By Hadley Meares ...