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| May 18, 2024 |
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TOP STORIES
 HOUSTON - Emergency crews in southeast Texas are clearing debris and assessing flooding after powerful storms tore through the state.
SAN FRANCISCO - The man who broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home in 2022 and assaulted her husband with a hammer was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison, federal prosecutors said.
Over 600 jobs will be cut across Tesla’s workforce in California, including senior-level positions at a manufacturing plant and the company’s engineering headquarters, according to a filing.
Trucks began delivering aid shipments Friday through a U.S.-built temporary pier off the Gaza Strip, where, according to the U.N., famine is looming for hundreds of thousands of people.
 INLAND EMPIRE - (INT) - The status quo is gripping Southern California’s weekend weather outlook.
SAN BERNARDINO - (INT) – San Bernardino City officials contend that Finance Director Barbara Whitehorn was terminated over financial issues unrelated to the City Hall renovation project.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – The Inland Empire’s jobless rate has dipped below 5 percent for the first time in 9-months.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – Most residents of Riverside give high marks to where they live and have no intentions of moving.
 LA QUINTA – (INT) – A motorcyclist, a pedestrian and a ‘Good Samaritan’ are dead in the wake of a late night Tuesday night traffic mishap.
 PERRIS – (INT) – The Riverside County District attorney’s office has taken over an investigation into a deadly officer-involved shooting.
 LOS ANGELES – (INT) – A former Riverside County man with a hatred of Jewish people is facing a long prison term.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) - Manufacturers in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties are expected to add 9,500 jobs.
 MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE – (INT) – The deaths of two children have underscored the danger of rapidly-flowing creeks in the San Bernardino Mountains.
 CHINO – (INT) – Chino city officials disclosed Tuesday (May 7th) that 39 ‘Death Row” prisoners have been transferred to the California Institution for Men.
 WASHINGTON – (INT) – Two members of the Inland Empire’s congressional delegation are co-sponsors of a bill that would enable special districts to become eligible for federal financial assistance.
 RANCHO CUCAMOGA – (INT) – The San Bernardino County sheriff’s department has mounted its own version of smash and grab.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – XPO, a global transportation and logistics company with facilities in San Bernardino County, has run afoul of several environmental protection laws.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) – A Riverside County supervisor is giving a ‘heads up’ on a new sales tax proposal.
 MEAD VALLEY – (INT) – A planned Wellness Village in Mead Valley has taken a big step toward reality.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – San Bernardino will be beefing up security in the downtown area.
BRAWLEY – (INT) – An earthquake “swarm’ spears to be developing in the Imperial Valley.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – California’s declining school enrollment continues but is slowing.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – In spite of four straight weeks of declining prices, California continues to have the most expensive gasoline.
 SAN FRANCISCO - Two new COVID variants are rapidly spreading across the United States — including in California.
 SANTA CLARITA – (INT) – Californians are – apparently – doing a better job at paying off household debt.
 SOUTHLAND - (INT) - Californians rank near the bottom in taking care of their pets.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – Southern Californians are expected to have lots of company in their travels for Memorial Day weekend and beyond.
 SACRAMENTO - Governor Newsom has unveiled his revised budget proposal that will require tough budget cuts.
 IRWINDALE - (INT) - Government officials and community leaders are celebrating the recent expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
 SAN FRANCISCO – (INT) - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a proposal Thursday (May 9th) to reduce the price of residential electricity.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – El Nino which has played a role in two consecutive years of above-normal precipitation in Southern California is running out of steam.
 OAKLAND – (INT) - California prosecutors have announced a multi-state settlement with some wireless carriers over misleading advertising.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) – The Southland’s 5-month-long ‘smog season’ is here.
 SOUTHLAND – (INT) - California leads all other states in both the number of immigrants and their share of the population. But the share has declined.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – California water watchers are celebrating the first year since 2019 that there has been an increase in groundwater storage.
 SACRAMENTO – (INT) – Population estimates show that for the first time since 2020, California has grown and the Inland Empire contributed to much of the increase.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and the city of San Bernardino are unveiling Dodgers Dreamfields 61, 62 and 63 at Blair Park on Saturday, May 18th. The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation is closer to its goal of 75 fields by 2033 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Dodgers’ move to Los Angeles. (INT) A suspected DUI motorist is suspected of causing a deadly head-on collision in Murrieta. The late Wednesday (May 15th) crash fatally injured a passenger, Belinda Baliton, 73, of Murrieta. (INT) At Lake Arrowhead, a murder investigation has been launched into a man’s death on Lakes Edge Road. Sheriff’s investigators have been tight-lipped but say they have detained a Twin Peaks man in connection with the incident Tuesday (May 14th). (INT) Fire restrictions are being ramped up in the deserts of Riverside, San Bernardino and parts of seven other counties. Among the limitations is recreational target shooting which is prohibited. There are also restrictions on campfires, controlled flame devices, target shooting and smoking. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has found that 95 percent of desert wildfires are human-caused. The BLM is imposing the restrictions effective May 22nd. (INT) A variety of service changes are in place for Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) busses. The RTA has adjusted several routes to increase frequency, enhance connections, provide access to more destinations and improve on-time performance. The changes were effective on May 12th. The RTA has posted thirty-two straight months of increasing ridership. (INT) Rialto firefighters have red-tagged one their own fire stations. Police said the building was severely damaged when a suspected DUI driver lost control on South Willow Avenue and the vehicle crashed into the building Saturday night (May 11th). The injured driver is under arrest but was not publicly identified. (INT) An Orange County man was convicted Friday (May 10th) of soliciting investors in companies that marketed what in fact were a bogus cure and treatment for COVID-19. Keith Lawrence Middlebrook, 56, of Huntington Beach, a part-time actor, was found guilty during a 3-day trial. Middlebrook posted text messages, videos and statements posted on YouTube and Instagram about his purported cure for COVID-19. Middlebrook called this so-called cure “QC20.” (INT) San Bernardino County’s Investment Pool has reached a new all-time record high with a cashbook balance of 15-point-5 billion dollars. The higher cashbook balance is primarily due to an increase in property tax collections and bond proceeds from school districts. Due to rising market interest rates, the pool’s yield has increased to nearly 4 percent, the highest level in more than 15 years. (INT) Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes of San Bernardino is spearheading a slate of bills focused on bolstering climate resilience in California’s iconic state parks and expanding equitable outdoor access for all. The package would combat climate change and help to conserve 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030. (INT) Treatment of contaminated groundwater in the San Jacinto-Perris area is being accelerated. The Metropolitan Water District is committed to providing 26-million dollars over 25 years to protect groundwater resources and prevent future contamination. (INT) The 41st edition of the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival takes flight this weekend at Lake Skinner. Entertainment, food, wine tasting and nightly balloon glows are among the main features. (INT) A woman stopped while driving along Interstate 10 near Indio with 90 pounds of fentanyl pills claimed she was headed to Los Angeles to purchase clothing for resale in Mexico. Federal authorities said the woman was with her young son. Adriana Galindo, 34, is a U.S. citizen living in Mexico but is now facing federal charges in Riverside. (INT) Family violence has sent a Chino man to the morgue and his step-son to jail. No one else was involved in the shooting Monday (May 13th) at an apartment complex on Riverside Drive. (INT) A teacher at the Redlands Adventist Academy is on administrative leave as police investigate allegations he inappropriately touched at least five female students over the past three years. The teacher was not publicly identified as investigators seek out any additional victims. (INT) Police are empty-handed at identifying a gang of masked intruders who terrorized a Redlands family early Sunday morning (May 12th). The would-be thieves kicked open a backdoor setting off a burglar alarm awaking a couple and their son. They attempted to fight off the intruders who fled without taking any property. One of the victims was injured in the confrontation. (INT) Reconstructing the Mt. Vernon Avenue Bridge over the BNSF railyards in San Bernardino is shifting to the superstructure stage. Pre-cast wall sections for the approach are being put in place. Erecting girders for the Third Street superstructure will require a 2-day closure of Third Street beginning May 28th. (INT) A ground lease agreement has been approved for construction of a new fire station that will serve the Wildwood Park neighborhood and surrounding areas in San Bernardino. County Fire will lease approximately one acre on the southern portion of the Arrowhead Elementary School property. (INT) California’s clean energy future looks a little brighter. The state has reached 10-thousand megawatts of battery storage which is essential to maintaining a clean and reliable power grid. Storing solar electricity during the day keeps it flowing in the evening hours. California planners are aiming for 100% clean energy by 2045. (INT) Assessed property values across California have soared to 8-point-3 trillion dollars or more than 6 percent over the past year. The State Board of Equalization reports that resulting property tax revenue generated 89-billion dollars distributed among schools, counties, cities and special districts. (INT) The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) has approved a contract for the Cajon Pass I-15 Bypass Study. It focus is to find an alternative route during emergencies that force the closure of the Cajon Pass. The most likely candidates are State Route 247 through the High Desert and State Route 62 via Twentynine Palms. (INT) |
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