Big Bear Lake, CA, July 25, 2013 - A report of the San Bernardino County Coroner’s department retrieving a body near Boulder Bay uncovered a presumed suicide according to the Big Bear Sheriff’s Department. A call to law enforcement came in just before 9am this morning as a death investigation on Point Road in Big Bear Lake. The identity and cause of death will later be … [Read more...] about Death Investigation in Boulder Bay Area
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
Fire Personnel Respond Quickly to Small Fire near Butler Peak
Big Bear, CA, July 25, 2013 - A small spot fire was reported just before 10am in the area of Butler Peak above Fawnskin. The origin of the fire was originally reported as a possible downed aircraft but it has been confirmed that is not the case. The fire is at about a quarter acre and appears to be a single tree lightening snag with heavy fuels in the area. Two water … [Read more...] about Fire Personnel Respond Quickly to Small Fire near Butler Peak
One Night Only: A Free Entertainment Package at Bear Creek Resort
Big Bear Lake, CA, July 25, 2013 - The Big Bear Summer Theater Festival will host the annual Old Miners Association Karaoke Contest tonight from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The remaining contestants -- Kassie Hanford, Monica Kistler, Wendy Knudson and Dani Bush -- will battle it out at the Bear Cave Events Center, the big white tent at Bear Creek Resort. There will be two categories: … [Read more...] about One Night Only: A Free Entertainment Package at Bear Creek Resort
County Considers Solar Energy in Rural Areas
San Bernardino County, CA, July 26, 2013 - This week, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors unanimously extended the moratorium on commercial solar energy projects in rural communities, which affects unincorporated areas of the Big Bear Valley. County Supervisors say they have made headway in the planning process of adding a renewable energy component to the General … [Read more...] about County Considers Solar Energy in Rural Areas