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Fatal Collision Involving Propane Truck Shuts Down State Route 247 in Johnson Valley
JOHNSON VALLEY, Calif. (VVNG.com) — San Bernardino County firefighters responded to a fatal head-on traffic collision involving a passenger vehicle and a truck with propane tanks that exploded on State Route 247 near Rattlesnake Road. The incident occurred at approximately 2:30 pm on Monday, July 15, 2024, near the...
Apple Valley man killed in off-road vehicle crash at Reeves Dry Lake
An Apple Valley man died following an off-road vehicle crash in the Reeves Dry Lake on Sunday morning, authorities said. Angel J. Rivera, 33, died in the wreck, which took place just before 4 a.m. in the dry lake bed west of Fairview Valley Road, according to California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County coroner's officials. ...
LAPD investigators release new details in deadly shooting before cross-county pursuit
Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department released new details of the events that led up to an officer killing an unarmed man along the Figueroa Corridor over the weekend. The deadly shooting happened on July 13 at about 10:25 p.m. when plain clothes Vice officers patrolled through the area during a prostitution enforcement detail. LAPD investigators said officers saw the occupants of a silver Cadillac wearing ski maks in a possible dispute with another driver. After the officers relayed that information to other units in the area, a Vice sergeant driving by himself in an unmarked car spotted the Cadillac and...
Last of Four Suspects Pleads Guilty in Jewelry-Store Robbery
A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to his involvement in a Palm Desert jewelry-store robbery more than two years ago and was immediately sentenced to three years in prison. Demetrius Thornton, a resident of Colton in San Bernardino County, entered the guilty plea to a felony robbery charge Wednesday at...
San Bernardino County board supports license plate readers, ballot box cameras
Automated license plate readers will be deployed by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to deter crime in Muscoy, Arrowhead Farms and Rosena Ranch following Board of Supervisors approval July 9. The board backed a proposal by 5th District Supervisor Joe Baca Jr. to appropriate $364,750 from the 2024-25...
'It's not a job, it's an opportunity to be involved:' Coroner transporter recognized by county
Heat waves radiated off of every road in Lucerne Valley one hot, 108-degree Thursday afternoon. John Diaz and his son Daniel had the AC on full blast in the company van. They were on their first call of the day, an 11 a.m. corpse pick-up. The Diaz group arrives on scene after they're...
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