Brandon McGlover (33), who was charged with starting the Cranson Fire in July 2018, has pleaded guilty.             McGlover pleaded guilty to two counts of arson, Penal code 451.5 (c), which is burning of a structure or forest land.             “In count one, which is the Cranston Fire, he admitted to an allegation of…

Needed rain and snow fell on the Hill this weekend, but the several days of intermittent precipitation did not relieve the drought. Snow — winter’s normal gift to the mountains — did arrive and was visible everywhere, although depths varied considerably. Between 5,300- and 5,500-foot elevations, temperatures were substantially cold enough to bring considerable snow…

Rain drenched parts of the Hill this weekend, and while it was far from sufficient to eliminate the drought, it will help. The U.S. Forest Service’s Keenwild Ranger Station recorded 1.2 inches of rain from about noon Saturday, Aug. 2 through early Monday morning. But George Tate, an unofficial weatherman in Pine Cove, recorded slightly…