Big Bear Lake, CA -- A boating incident that took place on Big Bear Lake last week has prompted a safety reminder from the Big Bear Municipal Water District, the agency that oversees recreation activity on the lake. In the evening hours last week, a party of four adults was on a pontoon boat on Big Bear Lake, celebrating the birthday of the boat’s driver, a man in his 40s from … [Read more...] about Boat Prop Incident Results in Emergency Situation; MWD Reminds Boaters to Turn Off Boat When Swimmers in Water
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Big Bear City Keeps Rockin’; More Earthquakes in Our Area June 9
Big Bear City, CA -- We’ve continued to have earthquakes centered in our area, most of them about four miles north of Big Bear City. Today’s quakes included a 1.9 magnitude tremor in the in the 11am hour and a 2.4 magnitude quake just after 5pm. There have been over 50 quakes centered just north of the Big Bear Valley this week, including those of a 3.2 and 3.3 magnitude on … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Keeps Rockin’; More Earthquakes in Our Area June 9
Possible Attempted Child Abduction Prompts Sheriff’s Station Warning to Parents
Big Bear Lake, CA -- The Big Bear Sheriff’s Station spent yesterday afternoon investigating an incident of suspicious activity that, all told, did not result in any harm to an eight-year-old boy in Big Bear Lake—though all parents should be aware of the potential dangers. Per the press release issued by the Sheriff’s Station today: “Yesterday afternoon (June 9) at … [Read more...] about Possible Attempted Child Abduction Prompts Sheriff’s Station Warning to Parents
Big Bear City Area Home to 50 Earthquakes in Last 24 Hours; 2.6 Magnitude Tremor in 3am Hour
Big Bear City, CA -- Since yesterday morning (June 7), we’ve had about 50 earthquakes centered in our area, most of them about four miles north of Big Bear City. The two largest quakes were yesterday in the 1 o’clock hour and registered magnitudes of 3.2 and 3.3, per the U.S. Geological Survey. Since the midnight hour today, June 8, there have been another 25 or so earthquakes … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Area Home to 50 Earthquakes in Last 24 Hours; 2.6 Magnitude Tremor in 3am Hour
Big Bear City Area Feels Series of Earthquakes; 3.2 and 3.3 Magnitude Tremors Among (Now) Eighteen on June 7
Big Bear City, CA -- We had a series of earthquakes, most of them centered within four miles of Big Bear City, today, with two of those tremors registering a magnitude over 3.0 in the 1pm hour. All told, we have had eleven earthquakes in our area (as of 3pm), each centered between three and seven miles north of Big Bear City. The first of these, at 9:23am, was of a magnitude … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Area Feels Series of Earthquakes; 3.2 and 3.3 Magnitude Tremors Among (Now) Eighteen on June 7