Several animals were rescued from knee deep mud on a property in Muscoy. Firefighters were requested to assist animal control around 3pm to help rescue at least 17 animals stuck in the mud. Several cows, horses, pigs and goats were pulled from the muddy conditions. A swiftwater rescue team and large animal rescue unit from Read More…
Two people were rescued from the Santa Ana river bottom Wednesday morning. Firefighters received the call around 10:30am near the Van Buren bridge. Both Riverside County fire and Riverside City fire worked to rescue the couple who were stranded on island with water surrounding them. An inflatable boat was lowered into the river bottom with Read More…
Some have waited a week and everyday frustrations have grown to a boiling point. San Bernardino mountain residents just want to get home. CHP and Caltrans have had Highway 18 closed for over a week citing unsafe conditions. At 4pm Monday, Highway 18 and 330 were open to residents only with valid identification and proof 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…
An avalanche of snow covered Mt Baldy road Thursday. The mountain of snow came down around 7am minutes after a worker at the ski resort was using a tractor to plow the road. The avalanche was the result of days of snow piling up on the mountain. All of the San Bernardino mountain areas have 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…
Hundreds of students have been stranded in the San Bernardino since last week. The students were from several camps including Camp Pali and Camp Cedar Crest in Running Springs. Many of the kids went up to the camps on Tuesday and were supposed to return home last Friday, but the storm made roads impassable. Some Read More…
Snow began falling in the communities of Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Fontana, Rialto and San Bernardino Saturday morning. The cold blizzard led up to its name with residents playing in the snow, building snowmen, sledding and making snow angels in their neighborhoods. The snow also caused problems on the roadways with cars getting stuck on the Read More…
A rare blizzard warning has been issued for the San Bernardino County mountains. The area is seeing snow levels drop below the mountains the foothill communities. Snow could close the Cajon Pass and travel into the mountains is not advised. The major punch from the system will hit the area Friday into Saturday. Snow fell Read More…