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Despite daffodils and lilacs blooming all over the Hill, some residents aren’t willing to let go of winter — at least when it comes to talk of recreational snow visitors. Marsha Kennedy is leading a group of grassroots volunteers, mostly residing in the area of Fern Valley Road which has been heavily impacted by off-Hill…
By Becky and Jack Clark Co-publishers Five Angels and four Heroes head the Town Crier’s Membership list as we begin a new year. They are folk with the means and willingness to give huge boosts toward saving and supporting the Town Crier for our community. The TC now has five Angel members at more than…
A trial start date in the case against Marcus Green has been set for Aug.17. Green, 53, of Thermal, was the driver of a car that went over the side of Highway 74 in May 2016 resulting in the death of a 5-month-old child. The Riverside County District Attorney’s office filed two felony charges —…
As of April 1, the planned search for Roy Prifogle has been changed from Saturday, April 17 to Sunday, April 18. Prifogle’s daughter Kendra Johnson posted the change on her Facebook account April 1, asking for people’s help in the search effort. “The detective in charge told me that anyone can go out and search…
In September 2006, three Pinyon Pines residents were brutally murdered. On Friday, Aug. 10, two months after a jury found Robert Pape, 30, and Cristin Smith, 29, guilty, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz sentenced both to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The District Attorney’s Office already had agreed to remove…
At its Oct 4 meeting, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors held off approving a revised Ordinance 927.1 (Regulating Short Term Rentals [STRs]) and Ordinance 671.22 (Consolidated fees for land use). The board did approve a new Ordinance 927.1 at its Sept. 13 meeting, but the supervisors also asked for several changes that are included…