More than two years after their original arrest, Robert Pape, 28, and Cristin Smith, 27, were re-arrested for the 2006 triple murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli and Becky Friedli in Pinyon Pines. Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced the arrests last Friday. Three counts of murder, with a special circumstance allegation of committing…

Last weekend, Caltrans extended the hours Highway 74 was available to motorists, even with a pilot car escort between Valle Vista and Mountain Center. However, the discouraging news is that Highway 74’s use may continue as currently permitted for at least two more months. And the opening of Highway 243 is currently unknown. Caltrans has…

Criminal activity — theft, burglaries and vandalism — has increased in Idyllwild over the last three weeks, although nothing in raw numbers that approaches off-the-Hill crime statistics. But for Idyllwild, the increase in criminal activity in a short time period is significant. According to Sgt. Robert Duckett, investigator at Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Hemet Station,…

Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez held a public meeting at Town Hall Monday night, March 13. U.S. Rep. Raul Ruiz had planned to attend but was unable. Perez and his staff were joined by a handful of uniformed sheriff’s officers, including a resident officer, and an equal number sporting Emergency Management Department colors. Other…