PG&E – Riverside County News Source

Burney couple thwarts fuel theft from excavator parked near Britton Dam

May 5, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

BURNEY — An eagle-eyed Burney couple driving on a rural mountain roadway near Lake Britton Dam thwarted an attempted gas theft from a PG&E excavator yesterday morning, Saturday, May 4. Although the couple were not able to get a description of the man who fled the scene after realizing he had been caught in the act of siphoning the excavator’s […]

Ferrying linemen & equipment, PG&E helo creates minor Burney buzz

March 10, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

A PG&E aviation crew created a minor buzz in the Burney and Johnson Park area this afternoon, as area residents excitedly watched, filmed, and photographed, a PG&E helicopter make dozens of passes between the two small, Intermountain communities today, Sunday, Mar. 10. Photographs and videos taken by area residents and shared with SCNS showed the aviation crew ferrying hoisted and […]

299E cleared after PG&E vehicle crashes down embankment near Ingot

January 14, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

INGOT — Authorities are investigating a non-injury traffic collision involving a PG&E vehicle that left the roadway and went down an embankment earlier this afternoon, Monday, Jan. 14. The solo-vehicle crash happened on Highway 299E, near Ingot, according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE INTERMOUNTAIN-AREA HEADLINES: Caught in the act of burglarizing storage unit, Burney man arrested Pursuit of […]

Officials investigating Intermountain Area power outage that affected thousands

July 20, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

PG&E officials say they are investigating a power outage that they say affected thousands of customers throughout the Intermountain Area earlier today. Outages were reported from Fall River Mills to the east all the way to Montgomery Creek to the west. Officials are still working to determine the cause of the outage, according to a PG&E public affairs officer, who […]