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Big Rig Hauling Mattresses Tips Over on D Street in Victorville, Prompts Road Closure
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — A section of D Street in Victorville was closed early Tuesday following an accident where a big rig hauling mattresses tipped over. The incident occurred around 2:00 am on July 23, 2024, near the Cemex Cement plant. Sheriff’s officials have confirmed that the driver of...
Classic horror show character stolen from Burbank museum
A museum in Los Angeles County is looking for whoever stole their Crypt Keeper, a statue of the famous character from “Tales from the Crypt.” The theft occurred on Sunday, according to an Instagram post by the Mystic Museum, a horror museum located on Magnolia Boulevard in Burbank. The museum shared a photo of […]
'Horrendous' Southern California wildfire sparked by illegal fireworks: Mayor
Officials in Southern California said they are searching for suspects in a fire sparked by illegal fireworks that has caused more than $10 million in damages. The Hawarden Fire in Riverside County ignited Sunday afternoon and within three hours had burned more than 500 acres, according to Riverside Mayor Lock Dawson. Six homes have been completely destroyed and seven others damaged in the "horrendous fire," Dawson said during a press briefing Monday evening. The fast-moving fire has resulted in an estimated $10 million in damage to homes and more than $1 million in response costs, Dawson said, who noted that damage assessments were still ongoing.
Frustrated by school web filters, one teenager created his own
During early COVID lockdowns, a teen worked with his family to raise $1.8 million in venture funding and built a web filter with a team of data scientists and psychologists that he now hopes will help students safely surf the web.
California took vacation time from a prison doctor. Now it has to pay him $1.8 million
A California prison doctor accumulated more than 1,000 hours of personal time off and used some of it to work a second job. He claimed he faced retaliation when officials began scrutinizing his time and then clawed back much of his leave bank.
Harris supporter from Peninsula mobilizes voters after Biden steps aside
Amid the churn of her printer and chime of her phone, it's been a chaotic couple of days for Kamala Harris supporter Harini Krishnan. "I will say the last 48 hours has been a blur, but it has been a magical blur," she told CBS News Bay Area. Lovingly known as Harini Auntie to young Harris supporters, Krishnan has been championing the current vice president since 2019, and as friend for longer. She leads an organization that was known as South Asians for Biden just 48 hours ago, but has since rebranded to South Asians for Harris in the wake...
State celebrates five years and secure water for hundreds of thousands of Californians thanks to the SAFER drinking water program
State officials, advocates and residents gathered in Porterville on Monday to celebrate the five-year mark of a state drinking water program born of the crippling 2012-2016 drought. That’s when the entire community of east Porterville went dry – for months. There was no government program available to help and nonprofits...
Antonio Villaraigosa, former LA mayor, makes another run for California governor
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is making another run for California governor."California is the state where anything is possible with hard work and determination, but our future depends on our willingness to face our biggest challenges," he said in his announcement video posted on social media Tuesday. "I believe we need a problem solver to lead our state. That's why I'm running for governor."Villaraigosa, 71, ran for governor in 2018 but finished third in the primary.Several other Democrats have already announced their candidacy, including Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Sen. Toni Atkins, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and former State Controller Betty Yee.Gov. Gavin Newsom is term-limited and cannot run for reelection.This is a developing story. This article will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
Southern California Amazon workers strike at one of company’s major West Coast air hubs
Amazon workers walked off the job at a “crucial” warehouse in the Inland Empire on Sunday. The workers are engaging in an unfair labor practice strike over alleged retaliation that they faced when trying to unionize, read a joint statement from the workers and the Teamsters union, who is helping the workers organize the strike. […]
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Shift to La Niña for the coming winter could affect the next water year in the West
While California and Nevada remain virtually drought-free, climate experts say extreme heat and wildfire risk may continue plaguing the West for months. Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said during a webinar Monday that ongoing heat events across the West present a major risk to vulnerable communities, despite a good water supply outlook for the region.
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