Update Tuesday evening, September 22 The Lopez fire that began Saturday afternoon is now 70 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. As of Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm, there have been four minor injuries from the Lopez fire, but no…
Zipping over Santa Margarita Ranch
Allison Montroy amontroy@mustangdaily.net There it stood before me: 1,300 feet of wire, the “Renegade,” 200 feet above the valley ground and the only way to the other side. Harness tightened, helmet buckled, gloves on, carabiner clipped and locked. “Front clipped,…
Where there’s smoke…
A fire that at one point spanned more than 750 acres in size is currently burning east of Santa Margarita, according to CalFire’s Public Information Officer Tina Rose. The fire began last Monday around 11:30 a.m., Rose said, and quickly…