Crestline News

Nestled in an alpine setting of the San Bernardino Mountains, the San Moritz Lodge at Lake Gregory in Crestline provides the look of New England at the holiday season.

I knew when I found out she didn't show for her hair appointment, something was wrong.

The Miller Canyon area is losing some of the bark that gives wildfires their bite.

The U.S. Forest Service has hired helicopters to help carry away trees that are being chopped down to reduce fire risks near mountain communities.

A play by a former Redlands High School student and her daughter is one of two one-act plays to be presented this weekend by the Lake Arrowhead Repertory Theater Company.

On the way to Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear, most folks drive past Crestline, the rustic mountain town on the shores of Lake Gregory.

The sculpture is slated to be three figures near the downtown Hampton waterfront: a Native American, African-American and European-American. "I have witnessed firsthand the effect that a well-designed monument or memorial can have within the community that erects it," said Lawrence Alan Noble.

Jack Briner brings more than 40 years of banking experience to his CEO position at First Mountain Bancorp, the small Big Bear Lake-based holding company behind First Mountain Bank.

No worries - the "Halloween Spooktacular" Thursday and Friday won't leave you shaking in your boots or scared out of your seat.

Golfers will be teeing off Nov. 4 to raise money for the new Crestline Branch Library, which is scheduled to open in 2010.

A San Bernardino man already imprisoned on unrelated charges now faces five counts of murder and arson charges and is accused of starting the catastrophic Old Fire in 2003.

A brush fire that erupted in the Lytle Creek area Saturday destroyed three homes, threatened hundreds more, burned more than 1,500 acres, and forced evacuations and several road closures.

Man falls off ladder, dies A 52-year-old man died Thursday when he fell from a ladder while refurbishing his second home in Crestline, authorities said.

The debate over marijuana could get hotter in the Inland region. As local governments throughout Riverside and San Bernardino counties continue pondering how to regulate medical-marijuana dispensaries, groups of San Francisco Bay Area activists are seeking to legalize the drug for all uses in California.

A man charged with murdering his father 10 years ago and burying the body in Crestline pleaded not guilty to the charge this week.

It came from Lake Gregory. A source said the creature was a "Sea Spirit." The entity, which could be seen from profile only, had a tail and what appeared to a beak-like construction for its mouth.

CalFireNews says by this afternoon wind gusts of 30-35 MPH will occur with gusts to 40 MPH possible in wind prone areas.

There's good old-fashioned fun under way this weekend at Lake Gregory Regional Park, where carnival rides, a Wild West show, games and contests, arts, crafts and live music add to the festivities of Mountaineer Days in the Alpine-esque setting of Crestline.

WATERMAN CANYON Abandoned building destroyed in morning fire An abandoned building at an old church camp in Waterman Canyon was destroyed early Wednesday morning by a fire that summoned a heavier-than-usual fire response.

An abandoned building at an old church camp in Waterman Canyon was destroyed early this morning by a fire that summoned a heavier-than-usual fire response.