Bev Brown wants more snow. The co-owner of the Rim Nordic Ski Area west of Big Bear Lake says the recent snow has allowed the venue to open at least through the first weekend of January.

 Nearly one year ago, on Jan. 18, 2020, before the world went on lockdown due to COVID, there was another danger making news in Big Bear Lake. A family of three, ignoring warning signs to stay off the ice, fell through into the chilly waters of Big Bear Lake near Stanfield Cutoff.

 Coaches, young athletes, the CIF, schools and parents await the California Department of Public Health's updated guidelines for youth sports next week. On Dec. 30, the public health department issued an updated youth sports guidelines fact sheet updated with the Dec. 29 county tier status.

During a virtual meeting with Dr. Anthony Fauci, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the variant of the coronavirus has been found in Southern California.

Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposal to be sent to the state legislature that would phase in a return to in-person learning by early spring.

 After a little more than four years on the job, Bennett Rossell has resigned as Big Bear Valley's first-ever full-time trails coordinator. But he isn't going very far.

This year, being health conscious went to a whole new level. The pandemic shined a light on people with compromised immune systems, making more people take notice of their own struggles with health.

The third quarter of 2020 brought heat waves, toxic algae, forest closures, wildfires, surges in COVID and record tourism to Big Bear.

Social media has become part of daily life. Users can keep everyone updated in life with a click or post away. Yet, during the year 2020, Big Bear Valley saw new interest in outdoor activities. The mountain scenery replaced the view on a screen. Big Bear streets and trails were busy with people going outside to enjoy the fresh air.

A new COVID shutdown, hotly-contested election and COVID vaccines top the stories in the fourth quarter of 2020.