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Lake Arrowhead Woman Arrested in Home Remodeling Fraud.
Entered By: SBSD - Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department Entered On: Thursday July 23rd, 2026 :: 09:33 p.m. PDT Advisory: Lake Arrowhead Woman Arrested in Home Remodeling Fraud; Detectives Seek Additional Victims DATE/TIME: July 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., INCIDENT: PC 532(a) -...
Don’t let the new year go up in smoke
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer After the holidays, it’s time to take down the Christmas tree, pack up the lights and decorations and return your home’s decor back to the way it was. Unless you bought a potted live tree that you can plant in your yard, a cut,...
Vehicle plunges 100 feet off Highway 18
San Bernardino County Fire crews responded on July 19 to a report of a vehicle over the side of Highway 18 below Crestline. A passenger vehicle left the roadway at a turnout and plunged approximately 100 feet down steep mountain terrain, coming to rest on its side in...
Government
Phone Threats Force Lockdown at Rim High
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer A disruption of normal activities at Rim of the World High School occurred at approximately 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, resulting in the immediate arrival of multiple law enforcement agencies. At the same time, several hundred...
Sheriff’s Log
Editor’s note: As the sheriff’s department is no longer providing their log of calls, the Alpine Mountaineer is compiling Nixle press releases for our readers. This week there are no new releases from the mountain area or Highland.
County Fire to oversee fire hazard abatement program
Submitted by Chris Prater Firefighter/Paramedic, Public Information Officer Recently, the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District assumed oversight of the San Bernardino County Fire Hazard Abatement Program. The transition moves administrative and...
Business
Financial Focus: Dividends — Reinvest or not?
If you own dividend-paying stocks or mutual funds, you generally have a choice: Should you take the dividends as cash or reinvest them? Long-term investors can benefit from reinvested dividends, which, along with price appreciation, make up part of a stock’s total...
Financial Focus: Stay one step ahead of cybercriminals
Cybercriminals are after your money. They're getting smarter and increasingly using AI. But you can stay a step ahead. Scammers often troll for consumers; it's called phishing. Be cautious of unexpected emails, texts or calls. And verify requests through a...
Financial Focus: What does financial fulfillment actually feel like?
Feeling financially fulfilled means so much more than the number in your bank account. It's being able to take your family out to dinner without calculating whether you can afford it. It means sleeping soundly on a Sunday night, knowing that if the water heater gives...
Entertainment
Join in the Thanksgiving fun
By Mary-Justine Lanyon With Thanksgiving just over a month away, it’s time for folks to think about volunteering at the free community dinner, sponsored by the Crestline-Lake Gregory Rotary Club. The website created by Robert Block is up and running –...
Teaching students music and much more
By Mary-Justine Lanyon The gift of music bestowed on five strings students was evident in their playing at the Arrowhead Arts Association gala, held on Oct. 11 at the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Lodge. The teachers who gave that gift to the students – Mui-Yee Barry,...
Firewood drawing upcoming, tickets now on sale
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Winter is apparently here, with the cold nights suddenly here after that heat spell. The trees are just beginning to turn colors and the smell of firewood burning in fireplace is in the air – and it’s only October. The...
New fund to grant scholarships to Rim graduates
Dining out so others can dine on Thanksgiving
Crestline Highlanders vie for championship
Dealing with loss and surviving the holidays
A Local Legend, lost: A tribute to Taylor Cole
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