‘We have been throwing everything in our toolbox at this to try and put it to bed’
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor Chief Chris Fogle of the U.S. Forest Service, who has been serving as incident commander with Team 11 for the Line Fire, gave comprehensive reports at both the Crest Forest and Lake Arrowhead Municipal Advisory Council meetings on Oct. 1...
Remembering a stolen life
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor It is every parent’s worst nightmare. On May 25, 2024, 14-year-old Rosenda “Rose” Elizabeth Smiley was struck down in a crosswalk in Newport Beach by a 30-year-old Fontana man. She did not survive. That man, Joseph Alcazar, was arrested...
DNA evidence points at Line Fire arson suspect
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Suspect Justin Halstenberg, who allegedly ignited the devastating 43,000-acre Line Fire in the foothills above Highland on Sept. 5, entered a not guilty plea at his initial court appearance, a video arraignment held on Sept. 28. That...
Crestline Cleanup Day is Oct. 19
By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer Every spring and fall, the Crestline community gets together to have a community cleanup day. In the fall, it is cleaning up from all the visitors that have come to Lake Gregory and Crestline during the summer; in the spring is...
