Bears roll Verbum Dei 55-0 in homecoming blowout
Senior Elijah Ramirez scored four touchdowns and sophomore QB Ryder Prudhomme was near-perfect as Big Bear High made its homecoming a lopsided affair, improving to 3-1 on the season.
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
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Today in Big Bear Valley
Big Bear Chamber to host 2026 Local Candidates Forum on Sept. 24 is coming up. The forum will give residents a chance to hear from and question local candidates ahead of the election. Sunny today with a high near 71 degrees and southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, gusting to 20 mph.
Today is busy: the Big Bear Farmers Market, Landscape Painting Classes, Parenting with Purpose, Trolley To Trails, Biggie's Adventure Outpost, Trailblazer Thursdays / AM Squad, and the Big Bear Municipal Water District meeting all happening.
Big Bear Fire Authority heads toward October vote on $12.9M budget, with staffing tensions on the table
Directors unanimously agreed to hold a public hearing on October 13 to consider the joint agency's final spending plan — but disagreements over a $700,000 sales projection and ongoing station brownouts are casting doubt on whether the budget will solve the fire department's staffing crunch.
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