Big Bear City, CA 2/28/2014 6:30 pm - According to owner of A.J. Acosta Tree Service, Andy Acosta today filed personal and business bankruptcy in federal court. This has resulted in halting the auction of his property on North Shore for now, which was scheduled to begin Saturday March 1, 2014. According to Mr. Acosta, federal bankruptcy was necessary as application of the … [Read more...] about Acosta Bankruptcy Halts Property Auction
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Action Alert: Community Collecting Money for Typhoon Victims
Big Bear Lake, CA, November 14, 2013 - With thousands in the Philippines killed by Typhoon Haiyan and millions more running out of food, water and other essentials, local donations for victims are now being requested. Staff at the RE/MAX Big Bear offices are collecting checks to submit to the Inland Empire Red Cross for relief efforts in the storm-ravaged Philippines. Donors … [Read more...] about Action Alert: Community Collecting Money for Typhoon Victims
Widespread Power Outage, Tree Branches Blamed
Big Bear Valley, CA October 2, 2013 - A widespread power outage affected most of the Big Bear Valley this morning. It was described by a Big Bear Firefighter as a minor tree branch issue. Although minor it was on a critical line in Big Bear City near Greenway. It took about an hour to restore power to the majority of the valley, with some lingering minor pockets of outages … [Read more...] about Widespread Power Outage, Tree Branches Blamed
Major Structure Fire At Riffenburgh Lumber Yard
Big Bear Lake, CA September 29, 2013 9:00 am - A major structure fire was reported Sunday morning around 7:00 am burning at the Riffenburgh Lumber property. Two structures near the rear of the property on the north end were fully engulfed in flames as the Big Bear Fire department arrived. Both structures could be considered a total loss. Other structures on the property were … [Read more...] about Major Structure Fire At Riffenburgh Lumber Yard
Grays Fire in Mop-Up Stage
Fawnskin, CA, July 25, 2013 1:00 p.m. - A hand crew and water dropping helicopters are in the mop-up phase of the Grays Incident near Butler Peak, west of Fawnskin. The spot fire was originally reported around 10:oo this morning as being caused by a plane crash, but the cause was later corrected to be a likely lightning snag from recent storms. Air attack began quickly using … [Read more...] about Grays Fire in Mop-Up Stage