Big Bear News - Running Springs, CA – A full road closure on a section of Highway 330 today, June 9th, resulted in a single vehicle fatality. At approximately 10:44 am, a 52-year-old male from the city of La Mirada, California was driving a 2020 International Harvester boxtruck southbound on State Route 330 south of Forest Road 1N09 (at milepost marker34.63). For unknown … [Read more...] about Fatal Collision on Hwy 330
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CalTrans Storm Information
Big Bear, CA - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is alerting the traveling public that the National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting rain and snow in Southern California beginning Tuesday, November 19 through Thursday, November 21. Several inches of snow are predicted for elevations at and above 6,000 feet with heavy periods of rain up to two … [Read more...] about CalTrans Storm Information
Storm Creates Havoc in Big Bear – Nine Inches of Rain and Hurricane Like Winds
Update: Sources tell Kbear that winds with speeds in excess of 75 miles per hour have fallen 50 trees today and that 30 of those trees fell into houses. Rainfall from this storm alone is estimated at 9” at the Dam, almost 8” in Big Bear Lake, 4.5” in Big Bear City and 6” in Fawnskin. We expect the lake level to rise two feet or more. Today's severe rain and wind storm has … [Read more...] about Storm Creates Havoc in Big Bear – Nine Inches of Rain and Hurricane Like Winds
Storm Alert for Motorists
Big Bear, CA - The California Department of Transportation is alerting the traveling public that a significant winter storm will arrive in the Inland/Mountain/Desert communities of Riverside and San Bernardino counties Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service is forecasting rain and snow during the storm events. Caltrans is advising motorists of winter driving tips and … [Read more...] about Storm Alert for Motorists
Small Aircraft Crashes at Santa’s Village
Sky Forest, CA - On Wednesday, January 17, at approximately 11:30 am, the Twin Peaks Station and fire personnel were dispatched to Sky Park at Santa’s Village in reference to a plane crash landing in the parking lot. The small, single-engine aircraft left the San Bernardino Airport heading to Big Bear with four passengers on board. According to the pilot and occupants of the … [Read more...] about Small Aircraft Crashes at Santa’s Village