For water customers of the Department of Water and Power, there will be additional water use restrictions over the Fourth of July holiday, so you may want to plan to do your outdoor watering in the meantime. On Friday and Saturday of this week, DWP customers serviced in Big Bear Lake, Sugarloaf, Fawnskin and Lake Williams are asked to refrain from watering, in order to allow … [Read more...] about Given Holiday Weekend, No Outdoor Watering for DWP Customers on Friday or Saturday
ALERTS/Breaking Big Bear News
Local Fire Departments Transition to New Dispatch Provider This Week
As of this week, the Big Bear City and Big Bear Lake Fire Departments are switching dispatch centers. As, effective July 1, Desert Communications in Victorville is closing its doors, both of our local fire departments are converting to dispatch through ConFire Joint Powers Authority, which already serves San Bernardino County Fire’s station #49 in Fawnskin. Our local fire … [Read more...] about Local Fire Departments Transition to New Dispatch Provider This Week
Wanted (Again): Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station Issues Alert Regarding Parolee-at-Large; Thomas Murphy Wanted for Kidnapping and Assault
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has issued an alert regarding a parolee-at-large last seen in Crestline at about 10pm last night; this same parolee—Thomas Joseph Murphy, aka Corporal--was wanted back in March and, at that time, was considered armed and dangerous. Per the current summary, issued by the Sheriff’s Department today: “On Monday, June 23 at 9:55pm, … [Read more...] about Wanted (Again): Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station Issues Alert Regarding Parolee-at-Large; Thomas Murphy Wanted for Kidnapping and Assault
Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place Thursday Afternoon
CalTrans had announced that blasting in the vicinity of the new Big Bear bridge, at the Big Bear Dam, would be done on Wednesday; however Project Manager Rob Richardson of Flatiron Construction tells KBHR that this week’s blasting has been pushed back a day. That said, blasting at Big Bear Lake’s western-most end will be taking place on Thursday, June 25, and Richardson … [Read more...] about Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place Thursday Afternoon
Highway 330 Re-Opens
Highway 330 has re-opened after being temporarily closed by the U.S. Forest Service due to fire activity near the highway below Running Springs. At this time, all routes in, out and around Big Bear are open. As of 12:15pm, lightening strikes have resulted in a at least a dozen small fires in the San Bernardino. The largest of the fires is the McKinley fire that has grown to … [Read more...] about Highway 330 Re-Opens