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TOP STORIES
 Severe thunderstorms with possible tornadoes, giant hail and high winds forecast to rock the Midwest
Severe thunderstorms are forecast to roll through the Midwest and the upper Great Lakes on Tuesday, bringing possible tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail.
France and Germany were among the European nations to show support for the International Criminal Court after its prosecutor applied for arrest warrants against top Israeli and Hamas officials on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration will release 1 million barrels of gasoline from the key Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve in a bid to lower prices at the pump heading into the summer, the Department of Energy announced Tuesday.
Turbulence is getting worse, and that trend is likely to continue because of climate change. One person is dead, and 30 are injured after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence.
 INLAND EMPIRE – (INT) – The ASPCA and CalAnimals have organized the first ever California Adopt-a-Pet Day.
 INLAND EMPIRE - (INT) - More daily temperature variations are likely though Memorial Day and into next week.
 SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – Hundreds of students in the San Bernardino City Unified School District have been rewarded with a second chance at a diploma.
 RIVERSIDE – (INT) - A new land-use category could soon be welcomed in parts of Riverside County.
 INLAND EMPIRE - (INT) - The Inland Empire's jobless rate has dipped below 5 percent for the first time in 9-months.
 PERRIS - (INT) - The Riverside County District attorney's office has taken over an investigation into a deadly officer-involved shooting.
 WASHINGTON -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.
 RIVERSIDE - (INT) - Most residents of Riverside give high marks to where they live and have no intentions of moving.
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.
 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.
 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.
 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.
 SOUTHLAND - (INT) - The Southland's 5-month-long ˜smog season™ is here.
 OAKLAND - (INT) - The Oakland Unified School District has become the first school district in the country with a fully electric fleet of school buses.
 BRAWLEY – (INT) – An earthquake swarm in the Imperial Valley appears to have multiple epicenters and may be getting stronger.
 SANTA CLARITA - (INT) Californians are apparently doing a better job at paying off household debt.
 ANAHEIM - Disneyland performers have chosen to unionize following a three-day vote that culminated over the weekend.
 SANTA MONICA - Dabney Coleman, the popular comic actor, has died.
 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.
 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.
 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.
Our web host GoDaddy is ‘migrating’ the INT website to an updated server, a process that may affect the appearance of some articles. Thank you for your understanding. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and the city of San Bernardino unveiled 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) 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) 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) The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is reaching out for help in finding a motorist who led deputies in a bullet-punctuated chase through Jurupa Valley. Martin Perez, Jr., 30, eluded deputies for a traffic violation. He abandoned his vehicle in the dense undergrowth of the Santa Ana Riverbottom and disappeared. Perez has not been seen since May 14th. Investigators say he may be in San Bernardino. (INT) Four members of a Riverside County family are suspected of at least ten thefts from retail stores throughout the Southland. A search warrant took sheriff’s investigators to Jurupa Valley where they found thousands of dollars of merchandise with the price tags still affixed. Investigators followed up at the homes of accomplices who knowingly bought stolen goods with the intent to resell them for profit. (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 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) 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) 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) |
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