By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Recent residential fires have laid waste to two Crestline homes in the past couple of months. The most recent fire, which broke out in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 10, destroyed a three-bedroom, three-bath residence in...
By Elise Gray Special to the Alpine Mountaineer When the going gets tough, mountain residents show up. On Oct. 12, locals from Running Springs, Arrowbear and Green Valley Lake gathered at Havenwood to honor the heroes who saved Running Springs and neighboring...
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...
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...
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...
By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer What firefighters initially called the Southern California Postfire BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) 2024, got its start around 6:42 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 in the inaccessible Bear Creek Drainage area of the San Bernardino...
