Holcomb Valley, CA, September 3, 2012 [Updated] - Firefighters have been able to keep the Delmar Fire from spreading. The blaze was reported at about 2:15pm this afternoon. The small Vegetation Fire near Bertha Peak in the Holcomb Valley area, was about 4 miles Northwest of Big Bear City has burned about 2 acres. The Forest Service initiated a … [Read more...]
That Rotten Egg Odor
Posted on 08/30/2012 Written by
Big Bear Valley, CA, August 30, 2012 - You may have noticed the horrible smell outside today in parts of the Valley? Well, if you have, there was recently a dispatch for the smell of rotten eggs in Blue Jay, Crestline & Running Springs. Big Bear News has learned that the odor may be from decomposition of organic material in the Salton Sea … [Read more...]
Human Case Of West Nile Virus In San Bernardino County
Posted on 08/28/2012 Written by
San Bernardino, CA, August 28, 2012 – After a 24-year-old woman from Fontana was hospitalized with West Nile Virus the CDC wants to raise public awareness of the virus. The case in Fontana is the first human case of West Nile Virus in 2012 in San Bernardino County. West Nile Virus activity across the nation has been at a record-high. Almost 700 … [Read more...]
Falls Day Use Area To Be Partially Closed For Reconstruction
Posted on 08/24/2012 Written by
San Bernardino, CA, August 24, 2012, 8:00am – The popular Falls Day Use Area in Forest Falls will be partially closed for about two months beginning September 4, while reconstruction work is completed. During reconstruction the bottom parking lot will be closed and the picnic loop will be closed Monday through Thursday as needed during … [Read more...]
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty For Old Fire Arsonist
Posted on 08/21/2012 Written by
San Bernardino, CA, August 21, 2012, noon - Prosecutors laid out the criminal history of Old Fire arsonist Rickie Lee Fowler on Monday, August 20, 2012 during the first day of the penalty phase in the trial, revealing details about the defendant's past that they said make him deserving of the death penalty. The San Bernardino County Sun Newspaper … [Read more...]
Cal Fire Issues Statewide Burn Ban
Posted on 08/17/2012 Written by
Sacramento, CA, August 17, 2012, 8:00am - California's dry conditions and high temperatures, along with increased fire activity, has prompted the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) to suspend all burning permits and open fire within the State Responsibility Area of California. The burn ban suspends all residential burn … [Read more...]
Small Vegetation Fire Near Erwin Lake
Posted on 08/15/2012 Written by
Erwin Lake, CA, August 15, 2012, 3:00pm - With a full response including air attack, firefighters quickly knocked down a small vegetation fire in the Erwin Lake Area near Deadman’s Ridge Road this afternoon. The fire burned less than one acre, no structures were threatened. Firefighters have a hose lay around the fire at this time. … [Read more...]
Prepare Your Home For Wildfire Season
Posted on 07/31/2012 Written by
Big Bear Lake, CA, July 31, 2012, 3:00pm - The National Weather Service has reported some areas of California received up to 20 fewer inches of rain than expected during the period between October 2011 and June 2012, making it one of the driest so-called rainy seasons on record. California’s below-average rainfall causes green grass and plant … [Read more...]
History Alive … Chautauqua Performance By David Fenimore
Posted on 07/20/2012 Written by
Big Bear Lake, CA, July 20, 2012, 8:00am - History Alive … Chautauqua, presented by the Friends of the Big Bear Valley Library, will feature the historical character Zane Grey, portrayed by a professional Chautauqua performer, David Fenimore. Zane Grey was a superstar, a literary celebrity, earning the equivalent in today’s dollars of as much … [Read more...]
Trail Fest 2012 Celebrates Pacific Crest Trail
Posted on 07/19/2012 Written by
Big Bear Lake, CA, July 19, 2012, 9:00am - Trail Fest 2012, a celebration of all 2,650 miles of the scenic Pacific Crest Trail running from Mexico to Canada, is coming to Big Bear for three days beginning July 27 at Northwoods Resort on Village Drive. The trail runs through Big Bear, bringing hundreds of hikers into the city every year. This year … [Read more...]
