A walk home from the lake yesterday evening turned deadly for the 5-year-old son of the Bhandari family of Big Bear Lake, due to a hit-and-run collision on Lakeview Drive. Per the press release issued by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department: “The three victims, a mother and her two children, were crossing Lakeview Drive at the intersection of Bartlett Road, near Pine … [Read more...] about Five-Year-Old Big Bear Lake Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision After Family Outing to the Lake; Sheriff’s Investigators Seeking Information on SUV
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Hit and Run on Big Bear Boulevard
A hit and run accident occurred on Thursday evening at approximately 8:00pm on Big Bear Boulevard, which closed the highway for the investigation. As described by the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department, a green SUV struck three family members crossing Big Bear Boulevard, the youngest child was killed and the older sibling and mother of the children were seriously injured. The … [Read more...] about Hit and Run on Big Bear Boulevard
Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place on Friday
CalTrans has just alerted us that blasting will be taking place for the Big Bear bridge project tomorrow, July 31. Two blasting times are scheduled for Friday: 9am to 11am and again from 1 to 3pm. Signage will be posted in advance, and motorists can expect additional delays in the vicinity of the dam on Highway 18. Ongoing, midweek flagging, to accommodate this project, takes … [Read more...] about Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place on Friday
Be Fire Safe on the Forest: Restrictions Upgraded for San Bernardino National Forest, Effective Friday
Given moderate to severe drought conditions, hot weather and lower fuel moisture, officials of the San Bernardino National Forest are increasing fire restrictions, effective this Friday, July 31. Forest officials are taking these steps to prevent human-caused fires and raise public awareness as the summer continues to get warmer and dryer. Most wildfires on the San Bernardino … [Read more...] about Be Fire Safe on the Forest: Restrictions Upgraded for San Bernardino National Forest, Effective Friday
Thunderstorms Bring Lightning Fires
All local fire agencies are battling small fires due to multiple lighting downstrikes - a common occurrence during summer thunderstorms in the mountains. Areas hit Saturday include Bertha Peak in Holcomb Valley, east Erwin Lake, three individual fires north of Seven Oaks and Mentone, which closed Highway 38 for several hours. The CHP estimates Route 38 will reopen at 7:00pm … [Read more...] about Thunderstorms Bring Lightning Fires