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...

Helping adults age in place

Sep 10, 2026 | Local

By Mary-Justine Lanyon Four representatives of San Bernardino County’s Department of Aging and Adult Services spoke to the combined meeting of the mountain’s two Municipal Advisory Councils: Crest Forest and Lake Arrowhead. Assistant Director Damion Wright told...

Sheriff’s Log

Sep 10, 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. Suspect arrested in vandalism of automated license plate readers On Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, at approximately...

Navarro sought for assault and theft

Sep 2, 2026 | Front Page, Local

By Rhea-Frances Tetley Staff writer Erik Eduardo Navarro, a 26-year-old who has been recently living locally in Crestline but is from Orange County, is being sought by Twin Peaks sheriff’s officials for several serious crimes. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, at about 6:00...

Strawberry Canyon restoration effort gains support

Sep 2, 2026 | State

The Save Our Forest Association (SOFA) has won a competitive California Wildlands Grassroots Fund environmental grant from the Rose Foundation for the restoration of Strawberry Creek and revitalization of the Strawberry Canyon ecosystem. This grant supports the...