A single vehicle accident on Highway 38 near State Lane in the Erwin Lake area yesterday evening resulted in the death of a Big Bear City resident. Per the San Bernardino County Coroner’s report, “On Tuesday, October 27 at about 4:35pm, Barbara Lowe, a 74-year-old resident of Big Bear City, was a passenger in a 1999 Ford traveling northbound on State Route 38 in Big Bear City. … [Read more...] about Big Bear City Resident Barbara Lowe Loses Life in Yesterday’s Single Vehicle Collision on Highway 38
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Collision Results in Closure of Big Bear Boulevard Until 2am This Morning; Local Motorcyclist in Critical Condition
A collision between a truck and a motorcycle, on Big Bear Boulevard just east of Summit Boulevard at 4:16pm yesterday (Monday, October 26), resulted in closure of the eastbound lanes in front of the Big Bear Lake Sheriff’s Station until 2am this morning. Those involved in the incident were 35-year-old David Russell of Big Bear City, who was driving a 2002 Ford F150 pickup, and … [Read more...] about Collision Results in Closure of Big Bear Boulevard Until 2am This Morning; Local Motorcyclist in Critical Condition
San Bernardino Man Charged With Murder and Arson for the Old Fire of October 2003
It was just about six years ago, on October 25, 2003, that the Old Fire broke out at Old Waterman Canyon Road and Highway 18, ultimately resulting in the evacuation of 30 communities, including the Big Bear Valley, and the burning of 91,000 acres, damage to nearly 1,000 homes and six deaths from heart attacks, five of those said to be directly related to the stress of the fire. … [Read more...] about San Bernardino Man Charged With Murder and Arson for the Old Fire of October 2003
Redondo Beach Man Arrested for Murder of Cori Daye Desmond, the Woman Found Off Highway 330 Last February
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department now has a murder suspect in the case of Cori Daye Desmond, the 28-year-old last seen in Redondo Beach who, just after Valentines Day, was found deceased off Highway 330. You may remember the story from February 16, when a CalTrans snowplow operator and motorists in a turnout off Highway 330 below Running Springs found a bagged body … [Read more...] about Redondo Beach Man Arrested for Murder of Cori Daye Desmond, the Woman Found Off Highway 330 Last February
Residents Sought for Upcoming Citizens on Patrol Academy
The Big Bear Sheriff’s Station’s Citizens on Patrol program is now taking applications from residents interested in contributing to the program, as the next COP Academy gets underway in just two weeks, on October 26. COP volunteers perform vacation checks on residences, provide traffic control for special events, do welfare checks on those who are homebound, and provide other … [Read more...] about Residents Sought for Upcoming Citizens on Patrol Academy