Over the holiday period, there were two incidents, unrelated, in which vehicles were found on or near Highway 18, and the drivers were found deceased. On Tuesday, December 29, a county snowplow operator located a Jeep Liberty about 200 feet over the hillside, off the Old Waterman Canyon portion of Highway 18, west of the Crestline Cutoff. The driver, 53-year-old David Bokor of … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Coroner Division Investigating Two Unrelated Highway 18 Deaths Over the Holiday Period
Arctic Circle
Bear Valley Search and Rescue and Sheriff’s Personnel in Recovery Effort Off Arctic Circle This Morning; Deceased Identified as 81-Year-Old Arcadia Resident
Bear Valley Search and Rescue volunteers got an early start this morning, as they have been assisting the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in locating a missing individual off Highway 18 in the Arctic Circle area. At about 1:15am this morning, January 4, a California Highway Patrol officer located an empty vehicle, parked at Lakeview Point on Highway 18. A check of … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Search and Rescue and Sheriff’s Personnel in Recovery Effort Off Arctic Circle This Morning; Deceased Identified as 81-Year-Old Arcadia Resident
Filming on Arctic Circle Prompts Additional Delays on Highway 18
In addition to ongoing delays at the Big Bear dam for those motorists taking Highway 18 west of Big Bear Lake, intermittent delays of five minutes are possible on Arctic Circle this afternoon [Monday, December 21]. According to CalTrans, filming is taking place on this portion of Highway 18 (again, west of the dam and along Arctic Circle to Lakeview Point en route to Running … [Read more...] about Filming on Arctic Circle Prompts Additional Delays on Highway 18
Ski Resorts Receive Up to a Foot of Snow Over Holiday Weekend; R2 Chain Requirements in Effect for All Mountain Roads
The holiday weekend brought us eight inches of snow here in the Big Bear Valley, and though sunny skies are expected today (Monday), the National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the San Bernardino mountains. This Wind Advisory, in effect through this afternoon, means that winds of 35 miles per hour are expected, and these northeast winds could result in gusts up … [Read more...] about Ski Resorts Receive Up to a Foot of Snow Over Holiday Weekend; R2 Chain Requirements in Effect for All Mountain Roads
Highway 18 Road Work Continues; Red Ant Hill Project Scheduled to Wrap Soon
Here’s an update on our roads: Continued delays can be expected on Highway 18 west of the Big Bear Dam. CalTrans crews will continue into December on the Highway 18 pavement rehabilitation project, which accounts for delays up to 20 minutes on weekdays, as traffic is being escorted by pilot car in the area between Lakeview Point on Arctic Circle down to the Highway 330 junction … [Read more...] about Highway 18 Road Work Continues; Red Ant Hill Project Scheduled to Wrap Soon