A small single engine airplane crashed in Big Bear Monday afternoon, killing all three people aboard. Witnesses reported seeing the plane going down around 2pm. Firefighters found the wreckage in a vacant lot on the corner Paradise Way and Maltby Boulevard. The area is located east of Big of Bear airport. There were no smoke Read More…
The San Bernardino National Forest is closed under a temporary order due to the extreme weather until March 16th. The forest-wide closure was enacted after Governor Gavin Newsom’s state of emergency declaration. The purpose of the closure is to allow emergency responders access to roads on the mountain. Officials do not want non-residents causing more Read More…
California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a State of Emergency in 13 counties. On that list is Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The proclamation paves the way for disaster relief efforts in the hardest hit areas such as the San Bernardino Mountains which has seen the worst of the storm damage in Southern California. Read More…
Several days of intense storms has completely cut off the mountain areas to residents upbound and downbound. By Monday, Caltrans, county crews and CHP were able to open the road to get essential workers up and down the mountain and get essential supplies to those in need. A small handful of residents were escorted up Read More…
This story was updated on 9/8/22 Firefighters are working to contain a 1088-acre fire in the San Bernardino National Forest. The “Radford Fire” is currently burning near Big Bear. An evacuation order was in place from Glass Road to South Fork River. New evacuations were ordered Tuesday afternoon for the Moonridge neighborhood between Bear Mountain Read More…