Wrightwood News

Today we conclude our 10-part series profiling some of the people who made a difference in 2009.

Within the interior of a remote unspoiled area of the Bighorn Sheep Wilderness Area is Fish Fork trail camp in Angeles National Forest.

U.S. Forest Service Investigators say the 7,128-acre Sheep Fire that threatened Lytle Creek and Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains was human caused and likely arson.

El Nino, the fickle weather phenomenon that sometimes brings heavy rains to Southern California, has strengthened and is expected to last into spring, weather experts say.

Scattered showers started falling in San Diego Friday morning, as a series of brief storms moved into the County.

Get ready to pull that umbrella back out a ' the National Weather Service is calling for more "wet than dry" through the weekend.

A murder trial for two Vagos motorcycle gang members is expected to start Thursday in Victorville Superior Court.

It's a dream-come-true for businesses at Big Bear and Wrightwood. Good snow for the long, holiday weekend means a strong start to their season, and while it wasn't looking all that good for the first half of the 4-day holiday, it completely turned around on Saturday.

Snow was affecting the stretch of Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles known as the Grapevine, but the fluffy stuff was not sticking to the roadway.

The new faces coming to the sheriff's Adelanto station aren't new to law enforcement.

The town of Apple Valley's second annual Winter Wonderland event will be held from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Dec.

This Oct. 4, 2009 file photo shows Daniel Fawcett of the U.S. Forest Service setting a back-fire to combat a wildfire in Wrightwood, Calif.

The High Desert Tri Community Art Association will host the annual Wrightwood Shop-at-Home arts and crafts sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov.

WRIGHTWOOD A taskforce created to resolve winter traffic problems in the mountain community has proposed several strategies to curb congestion problems during the snowy season.

Cold weather brought great snowmaking conditions to Mountain High. Photo: Courtsey Mountain High Mountain High resort in Wrightwood, California, is kicking off the 2009/10 winter season at 9am tomorrow, October 29, 2009.

From the sound of hoof beats as a ghost cowboy rides through Wrightwood to paranormal encounters at the High Desert Center for the Arts, the High Desert has its share of spooky legends and lore.

Storms that hit the Sheep Fire burn area this winter could cause flooding that would force the closure of roads and a segment of a national hiking trail and prompt the U.S. Forest Service to curtail off-roading in the area.

Armstrong outsprints some wrestlers in the 2009 edition. Photo: Casey B.Gibson The 2010 Amgen Tour of California will venture high up into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, dispense with the traditional prologue, include a time trial in Los Angeles and feature the first mountaintop finish in the race's history at Big Bear.

Skiers and snowboarders lined up at chairlifts, sipped hot chocolate and rode down runs Friday on opening day at Mammoth Mountain.

Ontario Host Lions Club sponsored its ninth annual pasta dinner fundraiser recently collecting a record amount of donations.