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 ...

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 ...

About 2½ hours east of Los Angeles, perched 5,400 feet up in the San Jacinto Mountains amid a forest of pine and cedar trees, there’s a tiny town called Idyllwild. You may know it for its tight-knit ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From adorable mountain towns in California to big, beautiful cities by the sea, the Golden State's locales are full of diversity, but it's the quaint and cute little towns that are easily travelers' ...

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 ...