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,...

Getting help as a Fire Risk Reduction Community

Aug 21, 2024 | Mountain Emergency Update

Submitted by Laura Dyberg Mountain Rim Fire Safe Council It has come to our attention that some insurance companies are not recognizing the Fire Risk Reduction Community list for discount or rating purposes. We reached out to Senator Ochoa Bogh's office and her staff...

MPH teacher arrested for alleged sex crimes

Aug 7, 2024 | Mountain Emergency Update

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer Jack Daymond Allen, 62, of Lake Arrowhead, a teacher currently on leave from Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School in Lake Arrowhead, was arrested and taken into custody by sheriff’s deputies on July 24 and booked at the sheriff’s...

Road work to impact recreational opportunities

Jul 30, 2024 | Mountain Emergency Update

Road work on Keller Peak Road (Forest Service Road 1N96), which began on July 29, will restrict public access to the road on Monday through Friday through Sept. 20. The following sites will be impacted: Shady Cove Campground, yellow post sites off the road and Trail...

Woman robbed at Lake Arrowhead Village

Jul 23, 2024 | Mountain Emergency Update

By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY Senior Writer A woman, whose identity is being withheld, was robbed and defrauded at Lake Arrowhead Village around 2 p.m. on Monday, July 15 by a suspect identified as Gabriel Perez. Authorities said Perez allegedly stole the woman’s purse and a...