Big Bear Valley, CA -- Valley-wide snow totals are now at 31 inches for the season, given the addition of six inches of snow (though more than a foot atop the ski resorts!) this week. Despite yesterday's snowfall, school is in session for all BVUSD students today. However, school buses may be running a little behind schedule today, given road conditions. (which, as of Wednesday … [Read more...] about The Wednesday Morning Update: More Snow, More School, More Meetings
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Crestline Resident Paul Rado Found Deceased in Overturned Truck Off Highway 189
Yesterday afternoon, January 19, just before 1:30pm, the California Highway Patrol was notified of a vehicle over the side of the road, on State Route 189, just a half mile east of North Bay Road in Lake Arrowhead. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown, though officers arrived on scene to find a red 2003 Ford pickup truck overturned down the mountainside, per a … [Read more...] about Crestline Resident Paul Rado Found Deceased in Overturned Truck Off Highway 189
Downed Tree Damages Garage in Eagle Point Area
Big Bear Lake, CA -- A tree fell on a residential structure in the Eagle Point area during the storm though, per Big Bear Lake Fire Department Captain John Arden, “We got the call about 2pm this afternoon [January 19], though it could have happened last night.” Captain Arden tells KBHR that it was a smaller-sized tree that fell, causing minimal damage to the garage of an … [Read more...] about Downed Tree Damages Garage in Eagle Point Area
County and School District Partner to Offer Free H1N1 Flu Vaccine Next Monday
The H1N1 flu vaccine will now be available—and locally--for all those over the age of six months who want to get vaccinated. The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, in conjunction with the Bear Valley Unified School District, will be offering the H1N1 vaccine free of charge on Monday, January 25. The free opportunity takes place at the Meadow Park offices of the … [Read more...] about County and School District Partner to Offer Free H1N1 Flu Vaccine Next Monday
Big Bear Lake Firefighters Schwing, Barbour, Peterson, Jayne and Geary Honored With Lifesaver Ribbon
Big Bear Lake, CA -- Five members of the Big Bear Lake Fire Department were honored last week, as recipients of the Lifesaver Ribbon for heroic efforts that resulted in the resuscitation of a man who was, per Assistant Fire Chief Mark Mills, clinically dead. In October of last year, Firefighter/Paramedics Jeff Schwing and Jonathan Barbour, Engineer Ken Peterson, Firefighter … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake Firefighters Schwing, Barbour, Peterson, Jayne and Geary Honored With Lifesaver Ribbon