Big Bear Lake, CA -- It you felt a stirring in the wee hours last night (May 14), it wasn’t the wind, but five earthquakes, each of them centered five miles north of the City of Big Bear Lake. The first of these occurred at 2:15am Friday morning, and was of a magnitude of 1.5, which was followed at 3:06am by a more severe earthquake of a 2.7 magnitude. The 2.7 quake was … [Read more...] about Quake Wake: Five Earthquakes Centered Outside Big Bear Lake Friday Morning; Largest Tremor Registers 2.7 Magnitude
Fire/Safety
Big Bear Lake Fire Department’s Operating Budget to Be Focus of May 17 Workshop
Big Bear Lake, CA -- During this week’s regular meeting of the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, overseen by Chairman Darrell Mulvihill of the Big Bear Lake City Council, the board moved to hold on a discussion/action item pertaining to the district’s 2010/2011 operating budget. Given a potential shortfall of $880,000 for the upcoming fiscal year within a roughly $5 … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake Fire Department’s Operating Budget to Be Focus of May 17 Workshop
Free Children’s Safety Seat Inspections Offered at Kmart Lot on Saturday, May 15
Big Bear Lake, CA -- If you have a child who rides in a safety seat, you’ll likely want to partake in a free opportunity this Saturday, May 15. The California Highway Patrol has partnered with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and the Big Bear Lake Fire Department to offer a free child safety seat event at the Kmart parking lot, Saturday from 10am to 2pm. Child … [Read more...] about Free Children’s Safety Seat Inspections Offered at Kmart Lot on Saturday, May 15
Sheriff’s Deputies Put Down Mountain Lion at Baker Pond Thursday Morning; DFG Confirms Same Animal from Last Week’s Attacks
Big Bear Valley, CA -- The mountain lion that had been in the Whispering Forest neighborhood along the North Shore over the last week has been put down by Big Bear Sheriff’s Station deputies this morning (May 6). The juvenile mountain lion first came to residents’ attention when, last Friday, it jumped a small fence and attacked and killed a small dog just days after also … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Deputies Put Down Mountain Lion at Baker Pond Thursday Morning; DFG Confirms Same Animal from Last Week’s Attacks
Lone Jogger Followed by Mountain Lion in Lake Arrowhead Forest Area; Smaller Cat Seen in Bear City Neighborhood Again Last Night
Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear City, CA -- Residents in Big Bear’s Whispering Forest neighborhood aren’t the only ones to have had an encounter with a mountain lion in recent days. On Tuesday morning, May 4, a Running Springs woman was jogging alone in the San Bernardino National Forest, just north of Lake Arrowhead, and was followed by a mountain lion. According to Jason … [Read more...] about Lone Jogger Followed by Mountain Lion in Lake Arrowhead Forest Area; Smaller Cat Seen in Bear City Neighborhood Again Last Night