Government

Measure Q: Your questions answered about the future of Mountains Community Hospital

Community presentations have generated an overwhelmingly favorable response as residents learn more about the hospital’s modernization project, financing plan and the stakes of the November 3 election. With Election Day approaching, Residents for Measure Q is...

Christmas Tree decorating contest winners announced

Jan 8, 2026 | Crestline, Mountain Events

By RHEA-FRANCES TETLEY Staff Writer The Crestline Chamber of Commerce held a Christmas Tree decorating contest last month. They gave out over 100 flocked four- and five-foot-tall trees to their business members and created seven categories for the trees to be judged...

CHP Maximum Enforcement turns minimum

Jan 8, 2026 | Local

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer The California Highway Patrol’s annual Christmas and New Year’s weekend Maximum Enforcement Periods (MEP) yielded minimal results this year, said CHP Public Information Officer Devin Julien- Rohman. He speculated that extreme...

Sheriff’s Log

Jan 8, 2026 | Local

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. Deputies patrol local OHV trails On Dec. 21, 2025, two deputies from the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station...

New California laws you should know about – Part 2

Dec 31, 2025 | Front Page, State

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer As pointed out in Part 1 of this two-part series, California legislators sent hundreds of bills proposing new laws to Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk, 794 of which the governor gave his approval to by signing them into law. Some of...