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| January 19, 2024 |
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TOP STORIES
 Police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation.
WASHINGTON - The House overwhelmingly approved a bill to avert a government shutdown Thursday afternoon with just one day left before Friday’s deadline.
NEW YORK - Macy’s on Thursday said it will cut about 3.5% of its workforce and close five of its namesake mall locations as the legacy department store moves to trim costs and turn around slowing sales.
MENLO PARK, CA - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday he was shaking up his company’s efforts on artificial intelligence and pouring money into massive data centers to try to beat his tech industry rivals in achieving human-level computer systems.
INDIO – (INT) – A Riverside County Superior Court jury in Indio could not reach a unanimous verdict Thursday in the manslaughter case against an off-duty police officer.
 INLAND EMPIRE - (INT) - A double dose of precipitation is bound for the Southland.
SAN BERANRDINO – (INT) - San Bernardino is getting a nearly 35-million dollar HomeKey grant.
JURUPA VALLEY – (INT) - Pharmaceutical manufacturer Colorado Biolabs, Inc. is expanding its laboratory testing.
REDLANDS – (INT) – In a pre-emptive strike against the invasive Oriental fruit fly, a large-scale fruit removal project will be imposed.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – Fighting crime on the internet is now one of the fastest-growing career paths.
 MENIFEE - City leaders in Menifee are taking a dim view of several new state housing laws.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – An analysis of San Bernardino County’s response to last winter’s historic blizzard that crippled several mountain communities took the OES to task.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – San Bernardino City Manager Charles Montoya is casting an eye toward the future.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – More affordable housing is coming to Riverside.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – The transition to electric-powered school buses is getting a boost.
FONTANA – (INT) – Homeless outreach teams are stepping up their efforts as the coldest weather of the season grips the Inland Empire.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – The New Year brings a chance for new beginnings. And, finding a better job ranks near the top.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – More gas stations are charging near or even below $4 a gallon.
 NORTHRIDGE – (INT) - It was 30 years ago January 17th, 1994 that Southern Californians were awakened by the most damaging earthquake of their lifetimes.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – With the proliferation of new warehouses, the AQMD has begun enforcing limitations on emissions of nitrogen oxide.
 SANTA MONICA - Three shows dominated the 2023 Emmy Awards.
 HOLLYWOOD - “Mean Girls” musical rules over the competition at the movies.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) - The latest data on California’s arrest rates are a mixed bag.
 SALTON SEA – (INT) – An analysis of the Salton Sea’s lithium production capacity more than realized.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Governor Newsom’s 2024-25 state budget proposes to erase a nearly 38-billion dollar shortfall.
 OAKLAND - (INT) – A diesel engine manufacturer will pay the largest-ever Clean Air Act civil penalty.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) - There have been more than 12-hundred arrests across California related to retail theft.
 OAKLAND – (INT) – An updated analysis on racial profiling by law enforcement in California found that Blacks and Hispanic/Latino’s continue to be stopped and searched almost twice as much.
 Some states do a better job protecting older citizens than others.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Californians may soon be drinking converted waste water.
 HighSpeedInternet.com has ranked Beaumont and Winchester among the eighth highest for internet availability.
Colton police say they have arrested their prime suspect in a December 23rd disturbance that ended a man’s life. Derion James, 51, of Fontana was arrested Thursday January 18th in Upland. (INT) Riverside police are holding a local couple in a 10-year-old sex abuse case. Jose Martinez, 47, had been a youth volunteer at a Riverside church until last September. Also held in lieu of 2-million dollars bail is Dawn Renee Johnson, 48, Martinez wife. The victims were described as a boy and a girl. Police said there may be other victims. (INT) Repairs continue in the Coachella Valley in the wake of Tropical Storm Hilary last August. Caltrans is nearing completion of dike replacement on Interstate 10 west of the Ramon Wash Bridge near Palm Desert. It’s part of a 6-million dollar emergency repair project. (INT) A young San Bernardino woman is suspected in a fatal stabbing in Coachella. Sheriff’s investigators allege that Marilyn Cardenas, 22, attacked her mother. First responders found Elba Estrada mortally wounded and lying on the ground on Avenue 48 late Sunday. Cardenas was arrested without incident. (INT) The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is strengthening requirements for sterilization and storage facilities to reduce Ethylene Oxide (EtO) emissions. EtO is a flammable, colorless gas used to sterilize medical equipment and make products, including antifreeze, textiles, solvents, detergents, and adhesives. Long-term exposure to EtO increases the risk of certain cancers. (INT) El Nino has not had much of an impact on Southern California so far this winter. The Climate Prediction Center says while El Nino will fade to a 73 percent neutral condition from April to June, “It is expected to continue for the next several seasons”. The monthly update was issued Thursday January 11th. (INT) The Chino City Council has placed a 1% increase in the local sales tax on the March 5th. If approved, it would generate approximately $28 million annually for local services and programs. (INT) A thousand temporary election assistants are being hired in Riverside County ahead of the March 4th presidential primary. They will work as customer service, proofing ballot material, counting ballots, answering phones, receiving, inspecting, recording and storing voted ballots. The compensation is 20-dollars-an-hour. (INT) A Perris High School student was taken to juvenile hall after he was found with a concealed and loaded gun on campus. A school resource officer alerted sheriff’s deputies who arrested the boy without incident Tuesday January 16th. On a related note, San Bernardino County authorities say they are enforcing California's Gun-Free School Zone Act. This act makes it illegal to possess or use a firearm within a school zone. Individuals convicted under PC 626.9 can face fines and jail time. (INT) This month marks the tenth anniversary of Medi-Cal expansion under the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA). Medi-Cal enrollment increased by more than 7 million over a 10-year period ending in 2023 when enrollment peaked. The largest increase of 214% was among adults under age 65, many of whom became newly eligible under the ACA. (INT) A parade honoring Cajon High School graduate and Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels will make its way down Northpark Boulevard ending at the school in San Bernardino on Saturday January 20th. There will be a presentation in the stadium. (INT) An on-going law enforcement campaign against illegal off-road (OHV) riders has expanded to the hills around Perris and Mead Valley. Several were handed citations and four lost their unlicensed vehicles for riding on public streets. (INT) Cooling centers are popular during the summer across the Inland Empire. Now, cities are opening warm centers in response to the winter cold. In Moreno Valley, when nighttime temperatures fall below 40 degrees, warm centers are in operation at the main library and the Iris Plaza Branch and the Moreno Valley Senior Center. (INT) In the High Desert, the Phelan Road bridge damaged by last summer’s Tropical Storm Hilary has been reopened. The San Bernardino County Public Works Department completed repairs sooner than expected. (INT) For a limited time, the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health offers flu and COVID-19 vaccines at no cost to uninsured individuals. Flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines will continue to be free for most people through their health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal and regular healthcare providers. (INT) First 5 San Bernardino is taking steps to reverse falling literacy rates in young children. It is giving out more than 4,000 books to every kindergarten and TK student in the San Bernardino City Unified School District. It is the second year of the Gift a Kid a Book campaign. (INT) |
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