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| May 16, 2012 |
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BREAKING NEWS
TOP STORIES
 Over-the-counter HIV tests that would allow people to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus have moved a step closer in the US. A panel of experts said the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test was safe and effective.
Housing starts and industrial production exceeded forecasts in April, pointing to strength in the U.S. economy at the start of the second quarter. Starts rose 2.6 percent to a 717,000 annual rate from March.
US President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party raised $43.6m in total in April, his campaign says. The figure, down from a March total of $53m, excludes major fundraisers from early May, one of which raised $15m.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – Fewer homes are selling, but sales prices have risen the fastest across Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
 BIG BEAR LAKE – (INT) – America’s largest cycling event comes to the San Bernardino Mountains Friday. It’s Stage 6 of the Amgen Tour. The cyclists leave Palmdale and five hours later they’ll be tested by the tough Big Bear climb.
 YUCAIPA – (INT) – Gloria Macias Harrison is winding up a 46-year career with the San Bernardino Community College District. She’s been president of Crafton Hills College since 2000.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – The door may be opening for resurrection of a scaled down version of the infamous Liberty Quarry project at Temecula. Riverside County Supervisors denied the project in February.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – There’s more evidence of the approaching fire season. The Bureau of Land Management issued fire restrictions Tuesday on public land in the desert.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – March Air Reserve Base will become a magnet for hundreds of thousands this weekend. It’s another edition of March Air Fest – Thunder over the Empire.
 RANCHO CUCAMONGA – (INT) – Defense attorneys waived their opening statement Monday before testimony got underway in the kidnap and rape trial of a former Westminster police detective.
 PALM SPRINGS – (INT) – It’s Marilyn Monroe as never before. Temperatures are rising as the ‘Forever Marilyn’ statue is being reassembled after a cross-country trip from Chicago.
 SAN BERNARDINO - (INT) - Surplus government food will be handed out during the rest of the month.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – Skywatchers are in for a treat. A near-total eclipse of the sun on May 20th will be the first in 19 years. The path of totality will sweep across much of the Southwest into Northern California.
 MORENO VALLEY – (INT) – Plans for the city’s future in warehousing reaches an important point later this month. Reporter John Fox has some background on the proposed World Logistics Center.
BALTIMORE – (INT) – Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music, has died.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – Sunset Sunday will feature a heavenly spectacle rarely seen in Southern California. The moon will slip between the Earth and sun eclipsing 84 percent of the solar disc.
 HOLLYWOOD - NBC evidently believes laughter is the best medicine: The struggling network will have a strong dose of comedy on four nights in its fall lineup plus the Season 3 return of "The Voice."
 TOKYO – (INT) - Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn was a bass player on dozens of the most soulful hits in the history of pop music. Dunn teamed up with Booker T. and the MG’s when ‘Green Onions’ hits the charts in 1962.
 HOLLYWOOD – (INT) – At the movies,‘The Avengers’ has amassed more than $1 billion in ticket sales worldwide. Moviegoers are being driven by buzz and hype leaving little chance for runners-up Johnny Depp and Tim Burton in ‘Dark Shadows'.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Governor Brown has a solution for the state’s money woes. “It’s a measure of stoicism and less indulging in a propensity for immediate gratification.”
 LOS ANGELES – (INT) – Ratings carry a lot of weight in a movie’s success or failure. Those rated PG-13 are making the most money at the box office although more R-rated movies are released each year.
 SOUTHLAND - (INT) - Alternating high and low pressure will bring only subtle weather changes to Southern California this week. Temperature fluctuations will be minor dictated by nightly incursions of the marine layer.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – Another uptick in gasoline prices has struck. The Auto Club’s Jeff Spring says it’s not crude oil prices, but low gas inventories "that are as low as 1992.
 LOS ANGELES – (INT) – Pepsi’s long association with Michael Jackson lives again. A new ad campaign featuring the late King of Pop is being rolled out on the 25th anniversary of his “Bad” album and tour.
 MOUNT WHITNEY - The mountains of the Sierra Nevada are still rising, and they're a lot younger than most scientists previously thought.
 SACRAMENTO - The proportion of voters registered as Republicans has fallen to 30.4 percent, according to new figures from the California Secretary of State.
An Apple Valley couple is accused of stealing copper wire from more than hundred power poles in a 5-square-mile area of that city and selling it as scrap metal. Damage to the poles was estimated at $130,000. Jailed on suspicion of grand theft are James and Maxine Ulmer. (INT) State laws on distracted driving aren’t having much of an impact on some motorists. Local law enforcement agencies issued over 57,000 tickets in April to drivers who were using a hand-held cell phone or texting. This number is up from the 52,000 tickets issued in April of 2011. (INT) This weekend marks the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival’s 13th year of bringing film culture to the mountain communities. Films will include independent feature length productions, student films, shorts, animation and documentaries. (INT) Frank Spevacek is the Inland Empire’s newest city manager. He begins his employment with the City of La Quinta on June 4th at an annual salary of $195,000, for an initial term of three years. (INT) Two teenage boys and two adults are behind bars on suspicion of committing several burglaries in Grand Terrace, Loma Linda, Yucaipa, Highland, Colton and Fontana. Redlands police captured the quartet after finding a get-away vehicle used in an attempted break-in. (INT) Riverside officials are touting ‘substantial’ signs of economic recovery in their city. Several new business have opened the past year many with special ceremonies. Mayor Ron Loveridge says “Jobs are our number-1 priority.” (INT) Vote-by-mail ballots are headed to those registered for the June 5th election. Sample ballots have already been sent out. Early voting began Monday at the County Registrar of Voters office. (INT) In Palm Desert, fire of unknown cause destroyed six units of an 8-unit apartment complex displacing a dozen people Wednesday. The blaze on Country Club Drive was controlled within an hour. (INT) Solar-powered boats representing 39 schools throughout Southern California will compete in this weekend’s Solar Cup at Lake Skinner near Temecula. Students have built their own boats for the 3-day event. (INT) A high-speed midnight crash near the Riverside Airport killed one person. Police said that Kenneth Pentoney II, 22, of Riverside lost control on Jurupa Avenue sending his pickup truck into a light pole. (INT) Three loose dogs are in quarantine after attacking a Riverside woman in the Corona Pointe Apartments complex of La Sierra. The victim, Leesa Lyon, she put herself between her and her teenage daughter to protect her. The owner of the pit bulls did not have licenses, nor any current vaccinations for the dogs. (INT) Another Inland Empire marijuana dispensary has been sidelined. Fontana police shut down Holistic Meds Tuesday vowing to keep dispensaries out of their city. Police said there was a wide selection of marijuana-related items in the store, including 50 types of marijuana buds. (INT) The first floor of Winston Chung Hall at UC Riverside is now being powered by rare earth lithium-ion batteries. It’s one of the largest storage battery installations at a university in the world. The system will help reduce UCR’s peak system demand. (INT) |
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