By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer At last count, some 13 persons have reportedly died throughout the mountaintop communities since the beginning of a series of winter storms that raged across the mountain since Feb. 21. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s...
March 14, 2023 By Mike Harris - Special to The Alpine Mountaineer Photos by Aaron Creighton They came mostly from Utah, a convoy of snow removal equipment operators with one purpose in mind: Help rescue snow-trapped mountain residents from what some are calling the...
March 10, 2023 From the White House Briefing Room Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that an emergency exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions...
Smokey shoveling (Photo by Chris Love) Smokey Bear was spotted lending a helping paw to dig out from the blizzard of 2023 – being known by some as Snovid-23 – in Crestline. Smokey says, “Be safe out there! And remember, preparing for wildfire helps you prepare for...
On Thursday, March 2, just hours after releasing a notice asking the public to be patient with “current forest conditions,” the San Bernardino National Forest was closed temporarily for public safety. In the first notice, Forest Supervisor Danelle D. Harrison said,...
Members of Jubilee Mountain Fellowship were joined by community volunteers to give out both canned food and hot meals to more than 150 people. Pictured standing behind the table are (l-r) Joshua Wetmore, Mickey Caballero, Raquelle Villalobos and Grayson Lopez....
