Along state Route 330 past Running Springs is the Keller Peak Fire Lookout near Big Bear. For the past few months, Julian Marenco, 26, a Crewleader with the California Conservation Corps, and his fellow Corpsmembers have worked to clear hazardous brush and trees in the area. ...

Nami Elliott’s home sits above the western side of the valley floor in Inyo County’s Old Wilkerson. When the Taboose Fire burned close to her home about a year ago, she still remembers the “horrific winds” and the sky that had turned pink and red. ...

Music is often used to inspire and connect people, and it’s also something that Kenan Pretzer is very passionate about. As many employees began teleworking because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pretzer, who works as a distribution engineer at Southern California Edison ...