Editor’s note: Some of this story is taken from past Town Crier news coverage of this crime. The California Appeals Court, District 4, denied a rehearing and the Supreme Court denied a review of Robert Lars Pape, 33, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 32, who in 2018 were convicted and sentenced to life in prison in…

At its July monthly meeting, the Pine Cove Property Owners Association announced its annual donations to local nonprofit groups. The single largest gift was $3,000 to the Idyllwild Library for the purchase of a 3-dimensional printer. This was the largest award in the past three years. “This year, we are especially pleased to assist the…

Following his March visit to the Hill and tour of the Mountain Fire burn area, Rep. Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA 36) recognized the Mountain Communities Fire Safe Council in the March 16 “Congressional Record.” Among his comments about the benefit and value of the MCFSC to the Hill, he said, “Since 2002, volunteers and staff…

                After nearly four days of preliminary hearings, Judge Bernard Schwartz of the Riverside County Superior Court, ruled that he found sufficient evidence to try Robert Lars Pape, 29, and Cristin Conrad Smith, 29, for the 2006 murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli and Vicki’s daughter Becky. An…