Mountain Emergency Updates

Don’t let the new year go up in smoke

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer After the holidays, it’s time to take down the Christmas tree, pack up the lights and decorations and return your home’s decor back to the way it was. Unless you bought a potted live tree that you can plant in your yard, a cut,...

San Bernardino National Forest issues closure order for area affected by the Line Fire

Sep 25, 2024 | Mountain Emergency Update

Order provides for safety of the public and all personnel on the incident SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Sept. 21, 2024 – The San Bernardino National Forest Line issued a closure order due to the Line Fire, Sept. 20. The closure area includes the entire Front Country...

Motorcyclist killed in collision on State Route 18 in Lake Arrowhead

Sep 25, 2024 | Mountain Emergency Update

On September 23, 2024, according to the California Highway Patrol a fatal crash happened Monday along State Route 18 near State Route 173 in Lake Arrowhead. The two-vehicle collision occurred on Highway 18 at 5:43 a.m. on Sept. 23rd, just west of Crest Park Road,...

Line Fire arson suspect pleads not guilty

Sep 25, 2024 | Mountain Emergency Update

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Line Fire arson suspect Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, of Norco, entered a plea of not guilty at his San Bernardino County Superior Court video arraignment hearing, which was done from jail on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Halstenberg reportedly...

Line Fire suspect accused of setting more fires

Sep 19, 2024 | Mountain Emergency Update

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer A Norco resident arrested for igniting the Line Fire on Thursday, Sept. 5 was due in court on Friday, Sept. 13. Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, was charged with nine felony crimes on Thursday, Sept. 12. If convicted on all nine counts,...