By now, you’ve heard the good news that, nearly two months later, Highway 330 has been re-opened to traffic. Officials with CalTrans tell KBHR today (May 13) that delays can be expected, Monday through Thursday, from 7am to 6pm—and these delays during the morning commute could be as much as 20 to 30 minutes maximum, though there are also windows when traffic will continue to … [Read more...] about Highway 330 Now Open 24/7, Though Morning Commuters May Experience Delays Up to 30 Minutes
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Sheriff’s Deputies Put Down Mountain Lion at Baker Pond Thursday Morning; DFG Confirms Same Animal from Last Week’s Attacks
Big Bear Valley, CA -- The mountain lion that had been in the Whispering Forest neighborhood along the North Shore over the last week has been put down by Big Bear Sheriff’s Station deputies this morning (May 6). The juvenile mountain lion first came to residents’ attention when, last Friday, it jumped a small fence and attacked and killed a small dog just days after also … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Deputies Put Down Mountain Lion at Baker Pond Thursday Morning; DFG Confirms Same Animal from Last Week’s Attacks
Lone Jogger Followed by Mountain Lion in Lake Arrowhead Forest Area; Smaller Cat Seen in Bear City Neighborhood Again Last Night
Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear City, CA -- Residents in Big Bear’s Whispering Forest neighborhood aren’t the only ones to have had an encounter with a mountain lion in recent days. On Tuesday morning, May 4, a Running Springs woman was jogging alone in the San Bernardino National Forest, just north of Lake Arrowhead, and was followed by a mountain lion. According to Jason … [Read more...] about Lone Jogger Followed by Mountain Lion in Lake Arrowhead Forest Area; Smaller Cat Seen in Bear City Neighborhood Again Last Night
Mountain Lion Kills Small Dog in Big Bear City Neighborhood; DFG Offers Precautions for Mountain Residents
Big Bear City, CA -- There have been mountain lion sightings in the Big Bear Valley over the last week though, per local officials with the California Department of Fish and Game, all indications are that this is just one juvenile mountain lion that has ventured into residential neighborhoods. On Friday afternoon, April 30, residents in the Whispering Forest area along the … [Read more...] about Mountain Lion Kills Small Dog in Big Bear City Neighborhood; DFG Offers Precautions for Mountain Residents
School Board Votes to Accept Budget Reduction Plans A, B and C, But Move to Hold on Final Decision Until June 4
Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of Trustees for the Bear Valley Unified School District, for which itemized budget cuts of nearly one million dollars were on the agenda, opened with public comment, which several Big Bear High School students took advantage of. First among those to the podium for the meeting at Big Bear Middle School was sophomore Nadia Jenkins, who spoke of … [Read more...] about School Board Votes to Accept Budget Reduction Plans A, B and C, But Move to Hold on Final Decision Until June 4