As there was a lot going on yesterday due to CalTrans projects (Highway 330 closure, blasting at the dam), here is an update on our roads. As of today (August 7), weekday flagging does continue on Highway 18 at the dam, to accommodate the Big Bear bridge project. Motorists can also anticipate weekday flagging on Highway 38, at the base of the mountain, and Highway 18 en route … [Read more...] about Roads Update: Flagging on Highways 18 and 38 Today, Village L Closed to Traffic on Saturday
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In Round #2, Municipal Water District Board Votes to Eliminate Headwalks Option from Big Bear Lake
During the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Big Bear Municipal Water District, held yesterday afternoon (August 6), the resolution amendment regarding headwalks was once again addressed. Headwalks, which are the fixed piers or walkways to docks affixed to the public property of the MWD, will no longer be allowed on Big Bear Lake, per the unanimous decision of … [Read more...] about In Round #2, Municipal Water District Board Votes to Eliminate Headwalks Option from Big Bear Lake
Friday Kicks Off With Small Earthquake at 12:37am
Our day started with a small earthquake, at 12:37am, centered seven miles north of Big Bear Lake, seven miles northwest of Big Bear City. The early hours quake (on August 7) was recorded as that of a 1.6 magnitude, per the U.S. Geological Survey (whose Earthquakes Hazard Team will continue to have their global positioning satellite system, to measure ground shifts and seismic … [Read more...] about Friday Kicks Off With Small Earthquake at 12:37am
Big Bear Lake Antique Car Club’s Fun Run Returns for 20th Year; 515 Classic Cars to Be on Display in Village
The antique, classic and specialty cars should be rolling into town already, as the Big Bear Lake Antique Car Club’s 20th annual Fun Run event returns to the Village this weekend. As the car club’s President Cliff Fowler tells KBHR, “Friday is a very big day, a busy but informal check-in day, and most of the cars will be in the Bartlett parking lot in the Village for public … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake Antique Car Club’s Fun Run Returns for 20th Year; 515 Classic Cars to Be on Display in Village
Services for Kushan Bhandari to Take Place on Friday; Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Driver in July 30 Hit-and-Run
It was a week ago today that five-year-old Big Bear Lake resident Kushan Bhandari lost his life, when he and his mother and older brother were the victims of a hit-and-run collision on Lakeview Drive at Bartlett, just west of the Big Bear Lake Post Office. Kushan’s mother, Sujana, and 11-year-old brother Kushal have since been released from the hospital; the Bhandari family, … [Read more...] about Services for Kushan Bhandari to Take Place on Friday; Reward Offered for Arrest and Conviction of Driver in July 30 Hit-and-Run