The Big Bear City Fire Department will be training on ice and cold-water rescue in the area of Stanfield Cutoff today; training was scheduled to begin at 9am and will continue through the day. Passers-by are reminded that this is just a drill if you see emergency personnel doing rescue operations on the lake ice. Per a statement released by the Big Bear City Fire Department: … [Read more...] about It’s Just a Drill: Big Bear City Firefighters Do Ice Rescue Training Off Stanfield Cutoff Today
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BBHS Student Preston Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Stemming from Last Week’s Fight on Campus
Big Bear High School student Amanda Preston, the only adult among the four female students arrested for Thursday’s fight on campus, was arraigned in San Bernardino County Superior Court yesterday. Eighteen-year-old Preston had been booked into the Big Bear Jail following Friday’s arrest on felony counts of conspiracy, strong-arm robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and grand … [Read more...] about BBHS Student Preston Pleads Not Guilty to Charges Stemming from Last Week’s Fight on Campus
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Has Their Man, Thanks to Big Bear Deputy Mark Rios
A Santa Ana arson suspect with a one million dollar warrant is off the streets, due to the keen observations of Big Bear Sheriff’s Station Deputy Mark Rios. It was three weeks ago, back in November, when San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officers were alerted to be on the lookout for 36-year-old Christopher Rodriguez, wanted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s … [Read more...] about Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Has Their Man, Thanks to Big Bear Deputy Mark Rios
Chain Requirements Still in Place on Highway 38 and North Shore; Boulevard Closed in Bear City Due to Water Main Leak
Two days of sunshine have resulted in the lifting of chain requirements on most roads in our area—with the exception of Highway 38 and the North Shore portion of 38, from Angelus Oaks and including Bear City west to the Big Bear dam. R2 chain controls mean that you must have chains on the drive wheels of your vehicle, unless in a four-wheel drive with snow tires on all four … [Read more...] about Chain Requirements Still in Place on Highway 38 and North Shore; Boulevard Closed in Bear City Due to Water Main Leak
Community Services District Directors Meet This Evening; Other Valley Activities, Meetings Canceled Due to Storm
There were two meetings scheduled for this evening, one of which is the regular first-Monday meeting of the Board of Directors for the Big Bear City Community Services District. The CSD Board should have a brief meeting in open session, which begins at 5:30pm, as the only action item is the approval of minutes of the meeting of November 16; closed session will follow, and both … [Read more...] about Community Services District Directors Meet This Evening; Other Valley Activities, Meetings Canceled Due to Storm