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Brightline West $3B grant signed, puts Vegas to Southern California project on track
The Federal Railroad Administration signed an agreement that sends $3 billion to the Nevada Department of Transportation for Brightline West’s planned high-speed rail project from Las Vegas to Southern California. Brightline CEO Michael Reininger in a press release called the signing a “historic commitment that will jumpstart the high-speed rail industry in America,...
Roadwork Continues on I-15 in Hesperia Monday Night – Saturday Morning
HESPERIA, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will continue work on a $122 million project to rehabilitate and repave traffic lanes and ramps and upgrade the drainage systems in Hesperia to Victorville in the center divider/right shoulders on Interstate 15 in San Bernardino County. This project will not add a extra lane to the freeway or for a high speed train.
Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk
CALIFORNIA, USA — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that flared up over the weekend. Evacuation orders were expanded again Monday...
Cooling centers open across LA County as October heat wave brings triple-digit temps to SoCal
Summer's over, but Mother Nature will turn up the heat in parts of Southern California on Tuesday, with "dangerously hot temperatures" possible in some areas, along with increased risk of wildfires.Forecasters said temperatures will increase Tuesday and again Wednesday, leading to the potentially dangerous weather conditions over that span before a cool-down begins Thursday.Record high temperatures were reported in Lancaster, Palmdale and Sandberg. It was 100 in Lancaster on Monday, tying the record for the day set in 2001. It was 100 at Palmdale Airport, breaking the record for the day of 99 set in 1980. It was 91 in...
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces 6 Southern California judicial appointments
Amid a period of passing – and vetoing – a plethora of bills, California Gov. Gavin Newsom also announced several judicial appointments on Monday. Three of the appointments were for the 2nd District Court of Appeal, which includes Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Within the 2nd District, there are eight […]
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