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GALLERY: Warehouses are being built on former Auto Club Speedway site
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo recently visited the site of the former Auto Club Speedway along Cherry Avenue in Fontana, Calif. It was a 2.000 mi (3.219 km), D-shaped oval superspeedway in unincorporated San Bernardino County, California. The racetrack was located 47 mi (76 km) east of Los Angeles and was near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was last owned and operated by NASCAR. In 2023, the track was closed for reconstruction as part of the Next Gen California racing project. Demolition of Auto Club Speedway began in October 2023. In 2023, NASCAR sold 433 acres of the former race track for around $544 million. A major logistics development called Speedway Commerce Center is being built on 364 acres of the land.
Week in review: Top stories in the High Desert
Demolition began on Barstow's historic First Avenue bridge. Homicide detectives reached out to the public for information in the fatal shooting of a Victorville father of four. A Victorville man was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run, while three suspects were arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with two separate killings in...
Student makes online threats against classmates at middle school in Helendale, police say
Deputies carried out a search warrant at the home of a 13-year-old boy this week after he issued online threats against classmates at ACE Charter & Riverview Middle School in Helendale, authorities said. Officials first learned of the threats, made via social media, shortly before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. ...
Fontana Man Arrested, Firearms Seized After Road Rage Incident in San Bernardino County
A road rage incident in San Bernardino County has led to the arrest of a 62-year-old Fontana resident after firearms were discovered during the investigation. The confrontation took place on Thursday near Glen Helen Parkway and Clearwater Parkway. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department, following an altercation involving a firearm, the suspect, Sandy Thomas, was detained by deputies and a search warrant was executed at his residence.
Free pet adoptions continue until Sept. 10 in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County’s 10th annual Clear the Shelters event features free pet adoptions at the Big Bear and Devore animal shelters through Sept. 10. The Animals aRe First Fund, or ARFF, is covering adoption fees for dogs and cats adopted during the monthlong campaign spearheaded by nationwide NBC and Telemundo stations. The media outlets spread the word about local animal shelters and rescue services in an effort to find homes for shelter pets.
$5 million Scratchers ticket sold in Temecula
Four Scratchers tickets purchased at Southern California businesses have once again made new millionaires, the California Lottery announced Friday. According to the state agency, the largest jackpot was a Scratchers ticket, California State Riches, worth $5 million. The ticket was purchased at the ARCO gas station located on Winchester Road in Temecula.
California sees a summer of extremes, from heat waves and wildfires to snow
An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park.Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park in California were shut down after an estimated 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) of snow fell overnight, according to the National Weather Service.Photos posted by the agency and local authorities showed a high-elevation blanket of white on Mount Rainier in Washington along with a dusting of snow at Minaret Vista,...
Viewer videos show heavy rain in Northern California on Saturday; snow falls at Palisades Tahoe
Thunderstorms moving across Northern California on Saturday dropped heavy rain across parts of the region. The rain hit Roseville and Granite Bay from 2:30 to 4:10 p.m., Meteorologist Dirk Verdoorn said. Douglas Boulevard in Roseville flooded during the storm, the viewer video above shows. Other areas like Yuba City also experienced heavy rain.
Record-Breaking Rainfall Hits Northwestern California
Northwestern California experienced a record-breaking rainfall event yesterday, August 23, shattering previous records in Eureka and Crescent City for the day. Woodley Island in Eureka recorded 1.19 inches of rain, breaking the previous record of 0.27 inches set in 1997. Crescent City saw 2.05 inches of rain, eclipsing the former record of 0.12 inches from 1975.
Sea lions continue to wash ashore on California coast amid toxic algae bloom
An increasing number of sea lions are washing up on the California coast due to toxic algae that experts say could be the result of human-caused climate change. Stress has always been part of the job for Dr. Cara Field. But lately, it's been bordering on frantic. "I'm going to start look at some of our patients and assess their neurologic responses," she said. For the last three weeks, Field, the Director of Conservation Medicine at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, has been in a race against the clock treating dozens of sea lions that have...
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