A change in food stamp eligibility could negatively affect hundredsmdashif not thousandsmdashof Morongo

Basin residents As of Wednesday July 24 the Trump administration is capping the income level of

those who are eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP Under the old

guidelines California and 39 other states allow a family of four to have an income that is up to double

the federal poverty level to receive food stamps in California that is $50208

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The new federal guidelines would limit the annual income level to $32640 for a family of four Under

the old guidelines 11 out of 14 census tracts in the Morongo Basin had median household incomes

that qualied families of four for food stamps Under the new guidelines only three census tractsmdashin

north Joshua Tree Wonder Valley and Landers north into Johnson Valleymdashhave median household

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Ridgecrest earthquake just a taste of destruction San Andreas could unleash

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By RONG-GONG LIN IISTAFF WRITER

JULY 25 20193 AM

Faults crisscross California producing deadly earthquakes

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But whenever the ground shakes the first thought always turns to the mightiest and most dangerous fault The San Andreas

This is the 730-mile monster capable of producing ldquoThe Big Onerdquo the fault famous enough to be the main character in a hit disaster

movie

Scientists knew almost immediately that two large quakes that hit near Ridgecrest earlier this month did not come from the San

Andreas

But ever since theyrsquove been studying whether the quakes could cause more seismic activity from other faults mdash including the San

Andreas nearly 100 miles away

A new calculation conducted in recent weeks at the US Geological Survey shows that therersquos an extremely remote chance the San

Andreas could be triggered from the Ridgecrest quakes

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ldquoItrsquos slim But itrsquos the difference between slim and nonerdquo said USGS seismologist Susan Hough ldquoI donrsquot think any earth scientists

are going to lose sleep that this will cascade on to the San Andreasrdquo

But the fault remains a source of constant anxiety especially when ground moves Previous quakes on the San Andreas were

triggered by earlier nearby temblors The great magnitude 78 quake in 1857 that ruptured 225 miles of the fault between Monterey

County to the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County was preceded by a pair of smaller quakes one and two hours earlier

(Raoul Rantildeoa Los Angeles Times)

Earthquakes in Southern California in 1992 2001 2009 and 2016 all sparked concerns from scientists they could trigger a major

quake on the San Andreas In some of those cases officials even issued a public warning of heightened seismic risk For example

after the twin quakes in Landers and Big Bear in 1992 state officials announced there was a 50 chance of another big temblor in

the coming days

None however caused the Big One on the southern San Andreas

In the case of the recent temblors the potential for the San Andreas to be triggered by the Ridgecrest quakes seems to be less of a

concern relatively speaking

ldquoWe know that earthquakes can trigger other faults even hundreds of miles awayrdquo said USGS research geophysicist Morgan Page

ldquoOn one hand the probability may go up Butrdquo she added ldquoitrsquos not a big increase compared to the risk we have year-to-year from

the San Andreas living in Californiardquo

The recent calculation is highly theoretical and relies on a model known as the Third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture

Forecast or UCERF3-ETAS an epidemic-type aftershock sequence model that factors how an earthquake in one location can

transfer seismic stress to a nearby fault

Like anything being researched itrsquos possible that this calculation about the San Andreas is wrong A scenario like the one

envisioned in the recent calculation mdash a Ridgecrest-to-San Andreas situation that spans some 100 miles mdash has not happened in

Californiarsquos relatively short modern record

The southern San Andreas is quite dangerous on its own and can rupture without any nudging from a distant Mojave Desert fault

And itrsquos accumulating seismic stress so fast that even if it did rupture soon scientists would probably spend the rest of their careers

arguing over whether the July quakes had anything to do with it said USGS research geologist Kate Scharer

A big quake on the San Andreas would be devastating The US Geological Survey published a hypothetical scenario of a magnitude

78 earthquake on the San Andreas fault that could kill 1800 people injure 5000 displace some 500000 to 1 million people from

their homes and hobble the region economically for a generation That quake would send strong shaking into Los Angeles Orange

Riverside San Bernardino Kern and Ventura counties almost simultaneously

ldquoTherersquos plenty of accumulated strain thererdquo Scharer said ldquoItrsquos the highest hazard fault and it was before the [Ridgecrest]

earthquake and it will continue to be after the earthquake

ldquoItrsquos been quiet for so longrdquo

World-famous fault

The San Andreas fault has increasingly captured the imaginations of Californians over the years likely assisted by the eponymous

Hollywood action movie starring Dwayne Johnson in 2015 and its starring role in villain Lex Luthorrsquos evil scheme in the Superman

movie of 1978

Even when far-off earthquakes occur the publicrsquos appetite for any information about the San Andreas is insatiable Google searches

in California for San Andreas spiked during the Ridgecrest quakes and the Mexico earthquakes of September 2017 TV news

chyrons earlier this month blared with text how the Ridgecrest quakes were not on the San Andreas

The obsession with the San Andreas is not without reason

Only three earthquakes in Californiarsquos modern record have been as large as magnitude 78 and two of them were on the San

Andreas mdash the one in 1906 that destroyed most of San Francisco in shaking and fire and the Southern California megaquake in

1857 when the region was sparsely populated A magnitude 78 quake produces 45 times more energy than the 1994 magnitude 67

Northridge quake

Californiarsquos megafault

Out of the many faults in California the San Andreas is singularly poised to be the one that unleashes a megaquake in our lifetime

The San Andreas is the main plate boundary between the mammoth Pacific and North American plates and is a key dividing line

moving southwestern California mdash encompassing cities like Half Moon Bay Santa Cruz Monterey Santa Barbara Los Angeles and

Anaheim mdash toward Alaska The other side with cities like San Francisco Sacramento Fresno and Las Vegas is moving relatively

speaking toward where Mexico is today

The San Andreas is by far the fault accumulating seismic strain the fastest in California making it among the likeliest to rupture in a

big way in the coming decades And it is the longest fault making it capable of producing the most powerful earthquakes in the

Golden State

Over the course of centuries the San Andreas fault moves at a breathtaking speed compared to most California faults mdash the speed at

which fingernails grow and much faster than most other faults

The seismic strain can be detected by GPS satellites mdash Mission Viejo in Orange County on the southwest side of the San Andreas

can be seen scooting every year to the northwest while Twentynine Palms in the Mojave Desert on the other side of the fault can be

seen moving to the southeast relatively speaking

GPS sensors show that Mission Viejo in Orange County and Twentynine Palms in the Mojave Desert are moving away from each other about 12 inches annuallyrelatively speaking according to UNAVCO a nonprofit university-owned consortium (National Science Foundation GAGE Facility UNAVCO)

But along most parts of the San Andreas the ground is not creeping Itrsquos stuck for long periods of time and sooner or later it needs

to move in a huge quake to catch up with the rest of the continental plate On average therersquos about 12 feet of movement per

century along the 730-mile San Andreas fault system between Point Arena in Mendocino County and the Mexican border

The amount of moved earth in a magnitude 78 quake can be eye-popping In a remote section of Desert Hot Springs near Palm

Springs a couple holding hands across the San Andreas during such a megaquake would suddenly be separated as much as 30 feet

almost the entire length of a city bus Scharer has said

A domino scenario

But the San Andreas is not the only fault to be worried about

The Ridgecrest quakes occurred in a vast seismic region called the Eastern California Shear Zone representing a broad swath of the

state that includes Palm Springs and the Owens Valley

(Zach Levitt Los Angeles Times)

Although little known by the public the zone has been the subject of intense investigation by scientists Itrsquos home to the only other

California quake in the modern record that mightrsquove been as big as magnitude 78 mdash the Owens Valley quake of 1872 which killed

27 people and destroyed 52 homes

The Garlock fault is just south of the Ridgecrest quakes and capable of producing a temblor approaching magnitude 8 directing

shaking into Bakersfield and Ventura and Los Angeles counties

(Zach Levitt Los Angeles Times)

Although little known by the public the zone has been the subject of intense investigation by scientists Itrsquos home to the only other

California quake in the modern record that mightrsquove been as big as magnitude 78 mdash the Owens Valley quake of 1872 which killed

27 people and destroyed 52 homes

The Garlock fault is just south of the Ridgecrest quakes and capable of producing a temblor approaching magnitude 8 directing

shaking into Bakersfield and Ventura and Los Angeles counties

Although little known by the public the zone has been the subject of intense investigation by scientists Itrsquos home to the only other

California quake in the modern record that mightrsquove been as big as magnitude 78 mdash the Owens Valley quake of 1872 which killed

27 people and destroyed 52 homes

The Garlock fault is just south of the Ridgecrest quakes and capable of producing a temblor approaching magnitude 8 directing

shaking into Bakersfield and Ventura and Los Angeles counties

(Thomas Suh Lauder Los Angeles Times)

The Garlock fault may be more likely to undergo an earthquake as a result of Ridgecrest quakes said James Dolan professor of

earth sciences at USC who has spent years studying this region

The Ridgecrest quakes moved the block of land west of the ruptured fault northwest mdash away from the Garlock fault That would

have helped unclamp the friction that keeps the Garlock fault still and makes it easier for it to undergo an earthquake

No one knows if such an earthquake will actually happen in our lifetime The Garlock fault can cycle through long periods of

hibernation lasting as long as 3000 years Dolan said

But there are periods in which the Garlock fault is quite active The last such period was in the centuries around 1500 according to

paleoseismic data And itrsquos possible that a period of greater earthquake activity began with a quake not very different from Julyrsquos

Ridgecrest quakes

Itrsquos plausible that an earthquake on the nearby Panamint Valley fault eventually helped trigger a subsequent earthquake on the

Garlock fault And that in turn triggered an earthquake on the San Andreas according to the study printed in the Journal of

Geophysical Research Solid Earth in 2013 and coauthored by Dolan and other scientists at USC Penn State Caltech Utah State

and the US Navy

That sequence of quakes probably didnrsquot happen within minutes of each other it may have taken as long as 100 years to complete

But it shows how earthquakes on one fault can lead to a domino effect

ldquoEvery part of the system is mechanically linked with every other part of the systemrdquo Dolan said ldquoThe Garlock acts as a mechanical

bridge between the northern Eastern California Shear Zone and the San Andreasrdquo

Sometimes itrsquos smaller but still destructive quakes that are the problem The magnitude 64 Long Beach quake of 1933 the

magnitude 66 Sylmar quake of 1971 and the magnitude 67 Northridge quake of 1994 didnrsquot occur on the San Andreas but all

caused loss of life

Triggered quakes

Concern about triggered quakes has undergone closer scrutiny in recent decades

In 1987 a magnitude 62 quake in the Imperial Valley one of Californiarsquos key agricultural areas near the Mexican border was

followed up 11 hours later by a magnitude 66 quake with an epicenter 6 miles away from the first The so-called Superstition Hills

quakes damaged irrigation canals

The 1992 Joshua Tree-Landers-Big Bear sequence of earthquakes over two months mdash with successive epicenters roughly 20 miles

from each other mdash raised concerns that the San Andreas was next

Seismologist Lucy Jones then with the USGS remembered rigging up a ldquogo-to-war scenariordquo where if a magnitude 65 or greater

quake occurred in a certain place on the San Andreas it would trigger an automatic response that included call to state officials

within 20 minutes and a calling out of the National Guard

The Garlock fault may be more likely to undergo an earthquake as a result of Ridgecrest quakes said James Dolan professor of

earth sciences at USC who has spent years studying this region

The Ridgecrest quakes moved the block of land west of the ruptured fault northwest mdash away from the Garlock fault That would

have helped unclamp the friction that keeps the Garlock fault still and makes it easier for it to undergo an earthquake

No one knows if such an earthquake will actually happen in our lifetime The Garlock fault can cycle through long periods of

hibernation lasting as long as 3000 years Dolan said

But there are periods in which the Garlock fault is quite active The last such period was in the centuries around 1500 according to

paleoseismic data And itrsquos possible that a period of greater earthquake activity began with a quake not very different from Julyrsquos

Ridgecrest quakes

Itrsquos plausible that an earthquake on the nearby Panamint Valley fault eventually helped trigger a subsequent earthquake on the

Garlock fault And that in turn triggered an earthquake on the San Andreas according to the study printed in the Journal of

Geophysical Research Solid Earth in 2013 and coauthored by Dolan and other scientists at USC Penn State Caltech Utah State

and the US Navy

That sequence of quakes probably didnrsquot happen within minutes of each other it may have taken as long as 100 years to complete

But it shows how earthquakes on one fault can lead to a domino effect

ldquoEvery part of the system is mechanically linked with every other part of the systemrdquo Dolan said ldquoThe Garlock acts as a mechanical

bridge between the northern Eastern California Shear Zone and the San Andreasrdquo

Sometimes itrsquos smaller but still destructive quakes that are the problem The magnitude 64 Long Beach quake of 1933 the

magnitude 66 Sylmar quake of 1971 and the magnitude 67 Northridge quake of 1994 didnrsquot occur on the San Andreas but all

caused loss of life

Triggered quakes

Concern about triggered quakes has undergone closer scrutiny in recent decades

In 1987 a magnitude 62 quake in the Imperial Valley one of Californiarsquos key agricultural areas near the Mexican border was

followed up 11 hours later by a magnitude 66 quake with an epicenter 6 miles away from the first The so-called Superstition Hills

quakes damaged irrigation canals

The 1992 Joshua Tree-Landers-Big Bear sequence of earthquakes over two months mdash with successive epicenters roughly 20 miles

from each other mdash raised concerns that the San Andreas was next

Seismologist Lucy Jones then with the USGS remembered rigging up a ldquogo-to-war scenariordquo where if a magnitude 65 or greater

quake occurred in a certain place on the San Andreas it would trigger an automatic response that included call to state officials

within 20 minutes and a calling out of the National Guard

The San Andreas didnrsquot go off resulting from that sequence A significant aftershock did occur seven years later mdash the magnitude 71

Hector Mine quake mdash but that occurred in a remote area of desert even farther away from the San Andreas than the biggest quake

of 1992

More recently seismologists have paid close attention to seismic swarms at the Salton Sea precariously close to the end of the San

Andreas fault There have been only three times since earthquake sensors were installed there in 1932 that there have been swarms

that have particularly concerned seismologists in 2001 2009 and 2016 A warning in 2016 led officials to close San Bernardino City

Hall for two days which had already planned to be closed in months because of seismic safety concerns

Itrsquos clear that some people are now quite afraid of earthquakes mdash understandable because we canrsquot see them coming which makes

them quite scary But instead of trying to obsess about exactly when and where theyrsquoll come Jones said focus on the risk like you

would protecting yourself from a car crash be prepared for a disaster that could strike on any day

ldquoI donrsquot deal with the freeways in LA by wondering if this day is the day for an accident The reality is I donrsquot know which day itrsquos

going to berdquo Jones said which is the reason why she wears a seat belt anytime shersquos in a car

So do the equivalent for quakes she said Get those vulnerable buildings retrofitted Bolt old homes down to the foundation Secure

furniture and picture frames And stock up on water and food

CALIFORNIA CLIMATE amp ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE EARTHQUAKES

Rong-Gong Lin II

Rong-Gong Lin II is a metro reporter for the Los Angeles Times specializing in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and

Northern California

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Mayor Acquanetta Warren and councilmen Phillip Cothran Jr JohnRoberts and Jesse Armendarez voted for the contract Tuesday July 23Councilman Jesse Sandoval voted no

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A proposal to use the city credit cards forentertainment expenses such as staff parties wonapproval Wednesday night July 24 from theEastvale City Council

The rule change will allow Eastvale employeeswho hold a city credit card mdash department heads mdashto pay for entertainment as long as itrsquos ldquonecessaryfor city operationsrdquo

The vote was 3-1 with Councilman Clint Lorimorevoting no Mayor Todd Rigby was out of town anddid not attend the meeting

Lorimorersquos reason for opposing the proposal didnot echo the concerns of some Eastvale residentswho have criticized the practice Rather he citedthe number of credit cards the city gave toemployees

ldquoI have concerns with the ease of being able tospend moneyrdquo he said ldquoToo many credit cardsrdquo

Citizen group Transparent Eastvale had blastedthe policy as an irresponsible use of taxpayermoney and social media lit up Wednesday withopposition However at the meeting one speaker53-year-old Eastvale resident Lorena Canoexpressed disappointment at the councilrsquos vote

She said city dollars would be better spent helpingresidents ldquonot to throw baby showersrdquo

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rdquoIt costs taxpayers far more money (to replacesomeone) than $50 on a birthday cakerdquo he said

The amount of money spent on hiring and trainingnew employees would amount to many times morethan the small line items residents cited Plott saidThe spending is a practical solution to improvingemployee attrition rates he said though theprinciple of it may be murky to some residents

ldquoIf your argument is lsquoyoursquore wasting taxpayersmoneyrsquo you need to have a reality checkrdquo he saidrdquoIf your argument is itrsquos principle I can respect thatmorerdquo

ldquoBut the

question in my mind is what is better for this cityrdquo

During the meeting several officials justified theproposal City Treasurer Ernie Reyna said it would

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increase transparency by leaving a paper trail forexpenses to be tracked instead of purchase ordersand cash reimbursements which can be hard totrace

Either way Plott plans for the council to discussmore details as early as September so thatresidents can help establish guidelines for whatspending is mdash and isnrsquot mdash appropriate on citycredit cards

rdquoWhen we bring this up to an agenda item hellip comeout and discuss itrdquo Plott said ldquoBut at the end ofthe day I trust that our council will make the rightdecision on these items But I just want you tohave an open mindrdquo

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Residents in the nearby Cottage Lanedevelopment voiced similar concerns at theTuesday July 23 planning commission meetingThey also worried that their views would beblocked by the three-story LuxView Apartmentswhich could be built along both sides of OrangeAvenue between Iowa and Alabama streets

Architect Gary Miller said there is a big need forupscale housing such as this project forprofessionals such as Esri employees He alsosaid that 5000 medical professionals commute tothe area for work

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7 Craig Lee Redlands High School standoutrecruited by UCLA charged with attemptedmurder

8 Temecula wins $50 million grant to easenorthbound 15 Freeway gridlock

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higher (grade) levelsrdquoshe told thecommission Outdooractivities in uppergrades also includedrama sports animal

care and a school-run farmers market

Between the two campuses which are bothMontessori schools there are 600 students mdashtoddlers through high school mdash on 21 acres with acitrus grove and a farm

Eight others mdash residents parents and schoolofficials mdash also spoke

Jenny Davidson head of Montessori in Redlandssaid the initial environmental study did notaccurately portray the size of the schools nor howclose they would be to the project

Representatives of the school met with thedevelopers she said

ldquoI feel like we have been heard and that theyunderstand a lot of our concernsrdquo

Davidson said she would like to see the city build

sides of Orange Avenue inRedlands would be less than 100feet from a part of the GroveSchool Another part of theschool and a second relatedschool are located less than ablock away (SCNG)

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Three-story 412-unit apartment projectproposed for west side of Redlands

Developer wants to build 207 houses nearCitrus Valley High in Redlands

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Proposed houses near Redlands schoolspark concerns over traffic trees

Montessori Kids Land Academycelebrates International Day of Peace

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crosswalks add more signs and modify curbs toslow traffic and ldquokeep families saferdquo

Commissioner Joe Richardson said theinaccuracies in the report must be dealt with

ldquoItrsquos going to be extremely important that thecommunity really has the buy in with this projectrdquohe said

Pat Meyer who represented developer LuxViewProperties said a new version of theenvironmental documents will address theinaccuracies and will be available for publiccomment starting next week

He alsosaidthat the

buildings will be about 35 feet tall and thereforeldquoarenrsquot going to be as imposing as the CottageLane neighborhood thinksrdquo

Miller the architect said features will be added tohelp people safely cross the street includingdecorative paving clearly marked crosswalks and

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flashing beacons

Since the project was first proposed the developerhas reduced the number of units from 412 to 328

The project is expected to be back in front of thecommission on Sept 10 before heading to the CityCouncil No actions were taken Tuesday

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Jennifer IyerA lifelong Inland resident Jennifer Iyer started working in journalism at The Press-Enterprise in 2000 She has written(and shot photos for) stories on wildflowers camping with a dog and many community events and as a videographercovered wildfires and war games to blimp rides and camel racing from Temecula to Big Bear Lake Twentynine Palmsto Jurupa Valley

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Club 215 strip club in Colton could close turn intoconvenience store gas stationAn electronic double-sided billboard also could be installed on the SouthLa Cadena Drive lot

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By BRIAN WHITEHEAD | bwhiteheadscngcom | San Bernardino SunPUBLISHED July 24 2019 at 700 am | UPDATED July 24 2019 at 904 pm

Colton and the owner of Club 215 a strip club off the 215 Freeway arenear an agreement to convert the two-story South La Cadena Drivebuilding into a convenience store and gas station

An electronic double-sided billboard also could be installed on the lot

Club 215 a strip club in Colton off the 215 Freeway has been open for at least two decades(Photo by Brian Whitehead Staff)

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After reviewing the proposed agreement for the first time last weekColton leaders suggested requiring club owner Todd Gibboney to paymore in upfront and annual mitigation fees mdash money that covers the costof providing public services to the area They also want to reservebillboard space for city announcements and not solicit ads from out-of-town businesses in direct competition with those in Colton

Gibboney whose strip club has been open for at least two decades isexpected to review the councilrsquos proposals in the coming weeks

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in Devore

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leaders could vote on a new agreement Aug 20

Council members Ernest Cisneros Kenneth Koperski Jack Woods andIsaac Suchil voted to forward the suggestions to Gibboney

Mayor Frank Navarro and Councilman Luis Gonzales voted againstchanging the agreement as presented Tuesday July 16 CouncilmanDavid Toro was absent

According to the original proposal Gibboney would pay $70000 in feeswithin 90 days of the billboardrsquos construction Then depending which isgreater either $70000 or 30 of the new businessrsquo annual grossincome every year for the life of the initial 10-year agreement

Suchil who represents the area proposed an initial fee of $100000 andevery year thereafter either $100000 or 10 of the businessrsquo annualgross income

ldquoWersquore leaving money on the tablerdquo asking for $70000 in upfront andannual fees he said ldquoWe owe it to our city and residents to get as muchas we can to make this project work and make that existing buildingsunset finallyrdquo

Also to be considered by Gibboney is the length of the agreementRecently the club owner suggested extending the term from 10 yearswith the option of two five-year renewals to a flat 20 years

Should both sides agree to

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Fontana agrees to pay interim citymanager $148 an hour

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Ex-San Bernardino city manager allegesfiring was retaliation for exposing lsquohostilersquowork environment

the amendments Club 215would close within six months

The electronic billboardmeanwhile would replace anexisting pole sign in theparking lot and enhance theappearance of the area whilepromoting local businessesand city news officials said

The first of four plannedgateway signs welcomingdrivers to Colton the billboardwould be up to 55 feet tall witha 672-square-foot electronicsign space

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the amendments Club 215would close within six months

The electronic billboardmeanwhile would replace anexisting pole sign in theparking lot and enhance theappearance of the area whilepromoting local businessesand city news officials said

The first of four plannedgateway signs welcomingdrivers to Colton the billboardwould be up to 55 feet tall witha 672-square-foot electronicsign space

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By Garrett Bergthold Staff Writer Posted Jul 24 2019 at 603 PMUpdated Jul 24 2019 at 731 PM

SILVERWOOD LAKE mdash State water officials are urging people to avoid contactwith the water at Silverwood Lake due to a recent surge of blue-green algae

The announcement made Tuesday by the California Department of WaterResources recommends against swimming and eating fish caught from the lakeBoating is still allowed

As of Wednesday blue-green algae congregated mostly along the rocky shorelineportions of the lake Swimmers and anglers could be seen doing their businessdespite the posted warning signs

Exposure to blue-green algae can cause vomiting diarrhea mouth ulcers eyeirritation allergic skin rash and cold- and flu-like symptoms according to thedepartment statement

Such algae blooms are common during the summertime said departmentspokeswoman Maggie Macias where ldquowarm water temperatures nutrients andcalm conditions can contribute to algal bloomsrdquo

ldquoIt is unknown when swimming will be allowedrdquo she said ldquoTypically bloomscan improve in a few weeks (The department) will continue to test the waterweeklyrdquo

Bloom conditions can change rapidly Macias added Wind or water currents canmove or concentrate blooms into different areas The bloom has formed matsscum or foam at the surface of the lake and along the shoreline

Silverwood Lake algae bloom prompts ocials

to issue safety warning

The department has three categories of advisory levels caution warning anddanger The advisory levels are determined by the amount of algal toxins in thewater

The presence of any of the three specific toxins can trigger an advisory Maciassaid The Silverwood danger advisory was triggered by microcystins in the waterthat exceeded the threshold of 20 ugL The sample result was 308

In 2017 Silverwood Lake water saw similar restrictions due to a blue-green algaebloom then which began at a warning level yet progressed to a cautionary leveldue to higher concentrations found of the dangerous cyanobacteria

The California Department of Water Resources recommends precautions betaken near waters affected by blue-green algae including keeping your petsaway and not cooking or washing dishes in untreated water from the lakeAdditional information can be found on the agencyrsquos website

Garrett Bergthold can be reached at GBergtholdVVDailyPresscom or at 760-955-5368

Follow him on Twitter at DP_Garrett

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Herersquos what you need to know if you want to campat Slipknotrsquos Knotfest in Devore

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By ALEX GROVES | agrovesscngcom | The Press-EnterprisePUBLISHED July 24 2019 at 103 pm | UPDATED July 24 2019 at 103 pm

Heavy metal bands Slipknot Volbeat Gojira and Behemoth will hit theGlen Helen Amphitheater in Devore Saturday July 27 for the theKnotfest Road Show and metalheads who want to extend their visit andhang with other fans can camp out nearby

Camping will run from 10 am Saturday through 11 am Sunday in GlenHelen Regional Park in an area within walking distance of the gate Fivecampers will be allowed to a space for both car and RV campingCampers must also have concert ticket to access the camping area

Sign up for our Festival Pass newsletter Whether you are a Coachellalifer or prefer to watch from afar get weekly dispatches during theSouthern California music festival season Subscribe here

Car camping is $125 RV spaces without hookups are $150 and RV

In this Sunday Oct 25 2015 file photo Slipknot performs during Knotfest at Glen HelenAmphitheater in Devore Knotfest will return to the venue on Saturday July 27 2019 (Filephoto by David Bauman The Press-EnterpriseSouthern California News Group)

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spaces with hookups are $200 Campers will be able to playcampground party games and also fish in the Glen Helen Regional Parklake if they have a fishing license

Tickets for camping are available for purchase by visiting livenationcom

Gates for the show itself will open around 3 pm Saturday and withtemperatures expected to crest into the triple digits festival organizershave planned accordingly There will be refillable water stations andmisters inside the venue as well as an early entry area with additionalshade called ldquothe gator gulchrdquo

This is just the most recentversion of Knotfest which hasbeen happening at the venueregularly over the last severalyears There were even twoyears mdash 2016 and 2017 mdashthat it combined with OzzyOsbournersquos Ozzfest

General admission tickets onthe venue lawn are $1950each while tickets for spacescloser to the stage range inprice from $13950 to $480Those tickets are availablethrough livenationcom Eachpair of tickets purchasedonline for the show comeswith a digital copy ofSlipknotrsquos upcoming album

which will come out Aug 9

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By ERIC LICAS | elicasscngcom |PUBLISHED July 24 2019 at 313 pm | UPDATED July 24 2019 at 315 pm

Police arrested a suspect in connection to stabbings onWednesday July 24 at two Ontatio parks

Yellow tape blocks off the scene of a stabbing at Cypress Park in Ontario onWednesday July 24 (Photo by Jennifer Maher Inland Valley Daily BulletinSCNG)

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The attacks took place at De Anza Park 1405 S Fern Ave andat Cypress Park 1030 S Cypress Ave

Authorities did not immediately release suspectrsquos identity or furtherdetails regarding the stabbing

The conditions of the victims were not made public Investigationinto the attacks was ongoing as of Wednesday afternoon

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San Bernardino County authorities have arrested Jonathan Padilla 24 in connection with the death of a man whose body was found in a flood-control channel near aHighland home (San Bernardino County Sherirsquos Department)

By ALEJANDRA REYES-VELARDESTAFF WRITER

JULY 24 20191010 AM

A man who flagged down a Highland resident for a ride is behind bars after the driver noticed his clothes were covered in blood and

notified police

Authorities say Jonathan Padilla 24 walked out of a flood-control channel Monday on Mira Vista Avenue and asked a man who

was leaving his house to take him to San Bernardino

The resident agreed and when Padilla got in the car the driver noticed blood on his passengerrsquos clothes as well as ldquoother evidence

indicating a serious assault occurredrdquo the San Bernardino County Sheriffrsquos Department said in a news release

After returning home that night the driver called authorities who then searched the area and found the body of a man who had

been stabbed to death in the nearby Highland Creek channel

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Sheriffrsquos officials said Padilla whom they described as a transient attacked the victim and then fled to a nearby house before asking

a neighbor for a ride

Detectives tracked Padilla to a house in Los Angeles where he was arrested on suspicion of murder Tuesday According to inmate

records he also is accused of being in possession of burglary tools He is being held in San Bernardino Countyrsquos Central Detention

Center in lieu of $1-million bail

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Alejandra Reyes-Velarde is a Metro reporter at the Los Angeles Times

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Man Arrested in LA After Fatally Stabbing 1 in HighlandThen Hitching Ride in Bloody Clothes OcialsPOSTED 833 AM JULY 24 2019 BY KRISTINA BRAVO

Authorities arrested a man a day after he allegedly stabbed another man to death in Highland beforehitching a ride in bloody clothes ofcials announced Wednesday

Jonathan Padilla 24 isseen in an undated photosreleased by the SanBernardino CountySheriffrsquos Department onJuly 23 2019

Ofcers found Jonathan Padilla a 24-year-old transient at a home in Los Angeles on Tuesday and detainedhim on suspicion of murder and possession of burglary tools the San Bernardino County SheriffrsquosDepartment said

According to the Sheriffrsquos Department deputies responded to Highland just after 930 pm Monday after aresident reported a man who came out from a nearby wash area and asked for a ride to San Bernardino

The resident gave the hitchhiker a ride and noticed what looked like blood on his clothing as well othersigns suggesting that a serious attacked had just happened ofcials said

The resident contacted authorities after returning home according to the Sheriffrsquos Department

Man in Bloody Clothes Emerges From Highland Wash Area and Hitches Ride Then Deputies Find StabbingVictim Sheri

A man identied by authorities asJonathan Padilla is seen in a surveillancevideo dated July 22 2019 (Credit SanBernardino County SheriffrsquosDepartment)

Responding deputies searched the wash area and found a male individual with stab wounds The victimwho has not been identied was pronounced dead at the scene

The Sheriffrsquos Department subsequently identied Padilla as a suspect and sought the publicrsquos help onTuesday in nding him The agency released his photo and what appears to be a video still from a homersquossurveillance camera

Padilla was booked on $1 million bail and was scheduled to be arraigned on Friday

Investigators have not determined a motive the Sheriffrsquos Department said

Ofcials provided no further details

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By Martin Estacio Staff Writer Posted at 1201 AM

VICTORVILLE mdash Two people received maximum sentences for their roles inthe killing of a woman whose remains were found in a trash can partially filledwith concrete 18 months after she died

Superior Court Judge Cara Hutson sentenced Jayson Weiss 32 and Lori Rector58 on Wednesday to 11 years each in state prison for voluntary manslaughter

Hutson said she was choosing the severe sentence ldquobecause this type of crime isso vicious so disrespectful and completely unacceptablerdquo

On July 8 2018 San Bernardino County Sheriffrsquos deputies discovered the skeletalremains of Judith Venegas 47 in a trash can partially filled with concrete at ahome in the 15000 block of Sitting Bull Street She was identified 10 days later

Weiss and Rector were booked and charged with murder that month along withtwo others whose charges were later dropped

According to court testimony and Venegasrsquo family members Venegas had beenrenting a room at the home where Weiss and Rector lived

Investigators determined she had been dead at the location since Jan 2 2017

In March Rector pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and the murdercharge was dismissed according to court records She testified as a witness forthe prosecutor in Weissrsquos jury trial

A jury convicted Weiss of the same lesser offense on June 5 Judge Hutson saidthe jury ldquohad no choice in this matter because the evidence was gone for them topostulate as to what really happenedrdquo

Judge delivers maximum sentences in the

k illing of Victorville woman found in 2018

Dr Brian Hutchins the forensic pathologist was unable to determine a cause ofdeath due to the condition of Venegasrsquo body

Venegasrsquo niece Amber Vega said investigators were able to pull only afingerprint off the concrete in which she was entombed

At Wednesdayrsquos hearing Deputy District Attorney Ramandeep Johal said Weissplayed a major role in Venegas death Weiss had earlier testified he hadintervened in an altercation between Venegas and Rector

Johal said Weiss held her down placed his hand over her mouth andldquomanipulatedrdquo her for several minutes in an ongoing struggle Weiss testified thathe tried administering CPR afterwards Police and emergency services werenever called

Three of Venegasrsquo daughters and Vega expressed their frustration with the lessercharges and asked that the judge impose the harshest sentence for Weiss andRector

ldquoThe max for voluntary manslaughter is a slap on the wrist for what they didrdquosaid Venegasrsquo daughter Felicia Ornelas ldquoBut if that is all then they deserve themaxrdquo

Each referred to the defendants as ldquomonstersrdquo and described the experience oflosing Venegas under the circumstances in which she died as a ldquonightmarerdquo

ldquoThey took away a beautiful soul A mother a sister a cousin an aunt agrandmotherrdquo said Ashley Ornelas Venegasrsquo oldest daughter

Venegas had three daughters one son and 11 grandchildren Her daughterAlyssa Ornelas said Venegas treasured being a grandmother

The daughters told the Daily Press they had been looking for Venegas since theylost contact with her in January 2017

When they attempted to file a missing persons report they said law enforcementauthorities told them that Venegas was likely an ldquoadult who didnrsquot want to befoundrdquo

Felicia Ornelas said they spent weeks searching the streets to no avail untilSheriffrsquos officials identified her motherrsquos body on July 18

And they disagreed with the explanation that her death had been an accident andthat Rector and Weiss concealed the body out of panic

ldquoNo panicked or scared human being who claims this was an accident would putsomeonersquos body in a trash can and cement a human beingrdquo said Felicia OrnelasldquoThat is pure evil and these monsters have no heartrdquo

Judge Hutson also seemed to agree with the sisters as she handed down hersentence

She said one of her reasons for sentencing the two to the maximum was the factthat neither told anyone of the death until Venegasrsquo remains were discovered

ldquoBecause if there had been true remorse if this had been a fight gotten out ofhand I can understand the panic I can understand the hesitationrdquo Hutson saidldquoWhat I canrsquot understand is keeping a family in the dark for 18 months andthrowing somebody in the trashrdquo

She also said a statement Weiss gave to a probation officer gave her furtherreason to believe he had no remorse

Contradicting testimony given during trial Hutson said Weiss had told theofficer that it had been Rector who had actually choked Venegas

When asked whether the sentences handed down offered any closure to thefamily Ashley Ornelas said ldquoObviously itrsquos never going to be enough time forwhat they did to my mom

ldquoBut if thatrsquos the max then they need to serve the max and Irsquom happy with thatat leastrdquo

The sisters and Vega said they all grieve in their own way for Venegas FeliciaOrnelas said the hope that theyrsquod find her alive lingers

ldquoWe still look for her when wersquore drivingrdquo she said

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Fugitive mom taken back to county jail to face charges for 7-year-olds deathBy Jeneacute Estrada Hi-Desert Star Jul 24 2019 Updated 10 hrs ago

JOSHUA TREE mdash After nearly a year on the run Landers resident Misty Warfox 36 returned to the

Joshua Tree Superior Court last week to face felony child abuse charges

In July 2018 Misty and husband Paul Warfox were charged with felony child abuse and willful harm

or injury resulting in death after Mistyrsquos 7-year-old son Dylin Biscamp died from heat stroke

Dylin Biscamp gets help with pullups while visiting the military information booth during the 2017 National Night Out He waspronounced dead at the Hi-Desert Medical Center Wednesday

Sara Kernan Hi-Desert Star

The family was living in a homestead without running water or gas and Paul had taken Dylin and a

few of his other stepchildren to search for rewood in the Johnson Valley OHV area

Holes gaped in the walls The Warfoxes said Dylin passed out on the trail court documents said Paul

returned the boy to the house and the family took a nap

Several hours later as Dylinrsquos conditioned worsened the family called a friend to pick them up and

take Dylin to the hospital

ldquoMisty picked him up to put him in the car and he vomitedrdquo Dawson told the Desert Sun ldquoWe poured

water on him to wash him off and cool him down Then about a mile into the drive he had a seizurerdquo

They called an ambulance and Biscamp was taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center to be treated for

possible heat stroke according to the San Bernardino County Sheriffrsquos Department

He was pronounced dead on arrival and sheriffrsquos investigators were called to the hospital where

they determined Dylinrsquos death was a homicide

Misty and Paul Warfox were arrested but in a court hearing on Aug 14 2018 they were released on

their written promise to appear for future court dates They failed to appear in court for their next

scheduled date on Aug 28 and were deemed fugitives

Misty was arrested on her outstanding warrant in Azusa on July 14 according to the Azusa Police

Department

Azusa police said she was going by the name of Misty Walker when they found her

She was transferred to the custody of San Bernardino County the following day and appeared for an

arraignment hearing in the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on July 15

At that time judge Joel Agron deemed her a ight risk and ordered the Sheriffrsquos Department to hold

her on bail of $750000 in the West Valley Detention Center

Paul Warfox was also returned to the custody of San Bernardino County after he was arrested for

burglary April 21 in Azusa He received a 180-day jail sentence for burglary and after serving his time

was turned over to San Bernardino County

He is now being held at West Valley Detention Center on $1 million bail A judge ordered that he

cannot be released unless the full cash amount is posted

Both Paul and Misty have prior convictions under previous names mdash including a misdemeanor

conviction of inhuman corporal punishment in 2016 for Misty Warfox under the name Misty

Biscamp

Misty was required to attend a 52-week child abuse prevention program and was placed on three

years of probation She was required to complete the child abuse program by November of 2018

Paul and Misty Warfox will return to the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on Aug 22

Felicia Ornelas said they spent weeks searching the streets to no avail untilSheriffrsquos officials identified her motherrsquos body on July 18

And they disagreed with the explanation that her death had been an accident andthat Rector and Weiss concealed the body out of panic

ldquoNo panicked or scared human being who claims this was an accident would putsomeonersquos body in a trash can and cement a human beingrdquo said Felicia OrnelasldquoThat is pure evil and these monsters have no heartrdquo

Judge Hutson also seemed to agree with the sisters as she handed down hersentence

She said one of her reasons for sentencing the two to the maximum was the factthat neither told anyone of the death until Venegasrsquo remains were discovered

ldquoBecause if there had been true remorse if this had been a fight gotten out ofhand I can understand the panic I can understand the hesitationrdquo Hutson saidldquoWhat I canrsquot understand is keeping a family in the dark for 18 months andthrowing somebody in the trashrdquo

She also said a statement Weiss gave to a probation officer gave her furtherreason to believe he had no remorse

Contradicting testimony given during trial Hutson said Weiss had told theofficer that it had been Rector who had actually choked Venegas

When asked whether the sentences handed down offered any closure to thefamily Ashley Ornelas said ldquoObviously itrsquos never going to be enough time forwhat they did to my mom

ldquoBut if thatrsquos the max then they need to serve the max and Irsquom happy with thatat leastrdquo

The sisters and Vega said they all grieve in their own way for Venegas FeliciaOrnelas said the hope that theyrsquod find her alive lingers

ldquoWe still look for her when wersquore drivingrdquo she said

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Fugitive mom taken back to county jail to face charges for 7-year-olds deathBy Jeneacute Estrada Hi-Desert Star Jul 24 2019 Updated 10 hrs ago

JOSHUA TREE mdash After nearly a year on the run Landers resident Misty Warfox 36 returned to the

Joshua Tree Superior Court last week to face felony child abuse charges

In July 2018 Misty and husband Paul Warfox were charged with felony child abuse and willful harm

or injury resulting in death after Mistyrsquos 7-year-old son Dylin Biscamp died from heat stroke

Dylin Biscamp gets help with pullups while visiting the military information booth during the 2017 National Night Out He waspronounced dead at the Hi-Desert Medical Center Wednesday

Sara Kernan Hi-Desert Star

The family was living in a homestead without running water or gas and Paul had taken Dylin and a

few of his other stepchildren to search for rewood in the Johnson Valley OHV area

Holes gaped in the walls The Warfoxes said Dylin passed out on the trail court documents said Paul

returned the boy to the house and the family took a nap

Several hours later as Dylinrsquos conditioned worsened the family called a friend to pick them up and

take Dylin to the hospital

ldquoMisty picked him up to put him in the car and he vomitedrdquo Dawson told the Desert Sun ldquoWe poured

water on him to wash him off and cool him down Then about a mile into the drive he had a seizurerdquo

They called an ambulance and Biscamp was taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center to be treated for

possible heat stroke according to the San Bernardino County Sheriffrsquos Department

He was pronounced dead on arrival and sheriffrsquos investigators were called to the hospital where

they determined Dylinrsquos death was a homicide

Misty and Paul Warfox were arrested but in a court hearing on Aug 14 2018 they were released on

their written promise to appear for future court dates They failed to appear in court for their next

scheduled date on Aug 28 and were deemed fugitives

Misty was arrested on her outstanding warrant in Azusa on July 14 according to the Azusa Police

Department

Azusa police said she was going by the name of Misty Walker when they found her

She was transferred to the custody of San Bernardino County the following day and appeared for an

arraignment hearing in the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on July 15

At that time judge Joel Agron deemed her a ight risk and ordered the Sheriffrsquos Department to hold

her on bail of $750000 in the West Valley Detention Center

Paul Warfox was also returned to the custody of San Bernardino County after he was arrested for

burglary April 21 in Azusa He received a 180-day jail sentence for burglary and after serving his time

was turned over to San Bernardino County

He is now being held at West Valley Detention Center on $1 million bail A judge ordered that he

cannot be released unless the full cash amount is posted

Both Paul and Misty have prior convictions under previous names mdash including a misdemeanor

conviction of inhuman corporal punishment in 2016 for Misty Warfox under the name Misty

Biscamp

Misty was required to attend a 52-week child abuse prevention program and was placed on three

years of probation She was required to complete the child abuse program by November of 2018

Paul and Misty Warfox will return to the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on Aug 22

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TOP STORY

Fugitive mom taken back to county jail to face charges for 7-year-olds deathBy Jeneacute Estrada Hi-Desert Star Jul 24 2019 Updated 10 hrs ago

JOSHUA TREE mdash After nearly a year on the run Landers resident Misty Warfox 36 returned to the

Joshua Tree Superior Court last week to face felony child abuse charges

In July 2018 Misty and husband Paul Warfox were charged with felony child abuse and willful harm

or injury resulting in death after Mistyrsquos 7-year-old son Dylin Biscamp died from heat stroke

Dylin Biscamp gets help with pullups while visiting the military information booth during the 2017 National Night Out He waspronounced dead at the Hi-Desert Medical Center Wednesday

Sara Kernan Hi-Desert Star

The family was living in a homestead without running water or gas and Paul had taken Dylin and a

few of his other stepchildren to search for rewood in the Johnson Valley OHV area

Holes gaped in the walls The Warfoxes said Dylin passed out on the trail court documents said Paul

returned the boy to the house and the family took a nap

Several hours later as Dylinrsquos conditioned worsened the family called a friend to pick them up and

take Dylin to the hospital

ldquoMisty picked him up to put him in the car and he vomitedrdquo Dawson told the Desert Sun ldquoWe poured

water on him to wash him off and cool him down Then about a mile into the drive he had a seizurerdquo

They called an ambulance and Biscamp was taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center to be treated for

possible heat stroke according to the San Bernardino County Sheriffrsquos Department

He was pronounced dead on arrival and sheriffrsquos investigators were called to the hospital where

they determined Dylinrsquos death was a homicide

Misty and Paul Warfox were arrested but in a court hearing on Aug 14 2018 they were released on

their written promise to appear for future court dates They failed to appear in court for their next

scheduled date on Aug 28 and were deemed fugitives

Misty was arrested on her outstanding warrant in Azusa on July 14 according to the Azusa Police

Department

Azusa police said she was going by the name of Misty Walker when they found her

She was transferred to the custody of San Bernardino County the following day and appeared for an

arraignment hearing in the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on July 15

At that time judge Joel Agron deemed her a ight risk and ordered the Sheriffrsquos Department to hold

her on bail of $750000 in the West Valley Detention Center

Paul Warfox was also returned to the custody of San Bernardino County after he was arrested for

burglary April 21 in Azusa He received a 180-day jail sentence for burglary and after serving his time

was turned over to San Bernardino County

He is now being held at West Valley Detention Center on $1 million bail A judge ordered that he

cannot be released unless the full cash amount is posted

Both Paul and Misty have prior convictions under previous names mdash including a misdemeanor

conviction of inhuman corporal punishment in 2016 for Misty Warfox under the name Misty

Biscamp

Misty was required to attend a 52-week child abuse prevention program and was placed on three

years of probation She was required to complete the child abuse program by November of 2018

Paul and Misty Warfox will return to the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on Aug 22

The family was living in a homestead without running water or gas and Paul had taken Dylin and a

few of his other stepchildren to search for rewood in the Johnson Valley OHV area

Holes gaped in the walls The Warfoxes said Dylin passed out on the trail court documents said Paul

returned the boy to the house and the family took a nap

Several hours later as Dylinrsquos conditioned worsened the family called a friend to pick them up and

take Dylin to the hospital

ldquoMisty picked him up to put him in the car and he vomitedrdquo Dawson told the Desert Sun ldquoWe poured

water on him to wash him off and cool him down Then about a mile into the drive he had a seizurerdquo

They called an ambulance and Biscamp was taken to Hi-Desert Medical Center to be treated for

possible heat stroke according to the San Bernardino County Sheriffrsquos Department

He was pronounced dead on arrival and sheriffrsquos investigators were called to the hospital where

they determined Dylinrsquos death was a homicide

Misty and Paul Warfox were arrested but in a court hearing on Aug 14 2018 they were released on

their written promise to appear for future court dates They failed to appear in court for their next

scheduled date on Aug 28 and were deemed fugitives

Misty was arrested on her outstanding warrant in Azusa on July 14 according to the Azusa Police

Department

Azusa police said she was going by the name of Misty Walker when they found her

She was transferred to the custody of San Bernardino County the following day and appeared for an

arraignment hearing in the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on July 15

At that time judge Joel Agron deemed her a ight risk and ordered the Sheriffrsquos Department to hold

her on bail of $750000 in the West Valley Detention Center

Paul Warfox was also returned to the custody of San Bernardino County after he was arrested for

burglary April 21 in Azusa He received a 180-day jail sentence for burglary and after serving his time

was turned over to San Bernardino County

He is now being held at West Valley Detention Center on $1 million bail A judge ordered that he

cannot be released unless the full cash amount is posted

Both Paul and Misty have prior convictions under previous names mdash including a misdemeanor

conviction of inhuman corporal punishment in 2016 for Misty Warfox under the name Misty

Biscamp

Misty was required to attend a 52-week child abuse prevention program and was placed on three

years of probation She was required to complete the child abuse program by November of 2018

Paul and Misty Warfox will return to the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on Aug 22

He is now being held at West Valley Detention Center on $1 million bail A judge ordered that he

cannot be released unless the full cash amount is posted

Both Paul and Misty have prior convictions under previous names mdash including a misdemeanor

conviction of inhuman corporal punishment in 2016 for Misty Warfox under the name Misty

Biscamp

Misty was required to attend a 52-week child abuse prevention program and was placed on three

years of probation She was required to complete the child abuse program by November of 2018

Paul and Misty Warfox will return to the Joshua Tree Superior Courthouse on Aug 22

4 suspects go on early-morning crime spree in Redlands police say ndash Press Enterprise

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By BRIAN ROKOS | brokosscngcom | The Press-EnterprisePUBLISHED July 24 2019 at 535 pm | UPDATED July 24 2019 at 536 pm

Four people including two teenagers from San Bernardino went on aburglary and robbery spree in Redlands early Wednesday July 24according to the Redlands Police Department

The teenagers boys ages 16 and 17 were caught Police were stillsearching for two other accomplices late Wednesday

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4 suspects go on early-morning crime spree inRedlands police say

4 suspects go on early-morning crime spree in Redlands police say ndash Press Enterprise

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3 men arrested after armed robbery atClaremont pharmacy pursuit

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Police spokesman Carl Baker said the quartet used what turned out tobe a stolen minivan to commit three separate crimes each occurringabout a half-mile apart

Police were first alerted to the spree about 445 am when a resident inthe 1000 block of Lalania Avenue reported that she had security video offour people attempting to break in to her home While officers were atthat residence they received a report that four people had kicked in thefront door of a home in the 1000 block of E Lugonia Avenue They fledin an older white minivan after the resident there confronted them

While patrolling the area police spotted a van traveling south on OrangeStreet from Lugonia As police tried to stop the van three people jumpedout and the van rolled into a parked car at E Western Avenue and AltaStreet Baker said

Two people were detainedand the victim identified thepair as among those who triedto break in to the Lugoniahome Baker said

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Soon after a person flaggeddown police and told themthat four people driving awhite minivan had robbed himof his cellphone and walletabout 430 am at CommunityPark on Church Street Policefound his wallet inside thecrashed van Baker said

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A bunker full of fireworks blows up at Pyro Spectaculars by Souza in Rialto on July 23 2019No one was reported injured (Courtesy of Rialto Fire Department)

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Cache of fireworks in bunker blows up in Rialto

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Fireworks in an earthen bunker at Pyro Spectaculars by Souza in Rialtoblew up Tuesday night July 23 but the resulting fire was confined to thatbunker and no one was reported injured the Rialto Fire Department said

Pyro Spectaculars is one of the leading producers of fireworks shows

The explosion was reported about 730 pm at 2196 N Locust Ave

ldquoIt looked like a fireworks showrdquo said Brian Park the cityrsquos acting firechief ldquoThere were fireworks going off for the first hourrdquo

Park explained the bunkers are placed in such a way to prevent one fromigniting the others in domino-like fashion Firefighters from Rialto theSan Manuel Band of Mission Indians and San Bernardino County FireDepartment contained the flames by about 1030 pm Firefightersincluding hazardous-materials crews were on the scene until about

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midnight

The cause of the explosion was under investigation Park said theignition does not appear to be suspicious

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Watch this Big Bear bald eagle chick fly for the first time

Bald eagle Simba took his first flight Tuesday morning (Friends of Big Bear Valley)

By ALEX WIGGLESWORTHSTAFF WRITER

JULY 24 2019240 PM

A 14-week-old bald eagle chick whose life at Big Bear Lake has played out on a webcam flew for the first time Tuesday morning

The chick named Simba spread its wings and departed the nest shortly before 630 am the US Forest Service said in a news

release

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The flight was captured by the webcam operated by environmental group Friends of Big Bear Valley

ldquoYou feel like a proud parent the kid has headed offrdquo said Robin Eliason a wildlife biologist for the Department of Agriculturersquos

Forest Service ldquoBut there are definitely some mixed emotions turning on the camera and therersquos nobody thererdquo

Young bald eagles generally leave the nest when theyrsquore 10 to 12 weeks old making this chick ldquoa little bit of a late bloomerrdquo Eliason

said

Simba didnrsquot go far spending the rest of Tuesday within ldquosquawking distancerdquo of the webcamrsquos microphone Friends of Big Bear

Valley said in a Facebook post

San Bernardino National ForestSanBernardinoNF

At long last the Big Bear bald eagle has fledged He took his first flight at 619 am

He will next remain in the area learning to fly as his parents continue to care for him Then over the rest of the summer we should see him around the lake being taught how to hunt

609 1030 AM - Jul 23 2019

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ldquoWe could hear him lsquosqueeingrsquo mdash he makes a certain lsquosqueersquo kind of callrdquo Eliason said ldquoHersquos letting his parents know where he is

lsquoIrsquom hungry Irsquom herersquo

ldquoI kind of expect that hersquoll stay close to his parents for at least a couple months because theyrsquore going to continue to feed him while

hersquos honing his skills as a hunterrdquo she continued

The chick may then move to a different part of the lake or another area in the San Bernardino National Forest or beyond she said

Simba is tagged with a leg band to assist biologists in monitoring his movements

The area around the nest will remain closed until Aug 1 to avoid disturbing the eaglesrsquo habitat Off-limit areas include the lower

portion of the Grays Peak Trail the Grout Bay Picnic Area part of Grays Peak Road and all of whatrsquos known as Lumpy Road

Simba was one of two bald eagle chicks that hatched in mid-April in the nest on the northern side of Big Bear Lake The other

eaglet Cookie died at 6 weeks old of suspected hypothermia after a late-season storm brought freezing rain and snow over

Memorial Day weekend

The eaglets became the subject of internet fame as their births and development were closely monitored through the live-streaming

camera The nest cam was installed about four years ago as part of an effort to engage the public in preserving the ecosystem of the

Big Bear Valley where bald eagles established nesting territory in 2012 Eliason said

ldquoThe fan club that this family of bald eagles has including some of us is surprising and excitingrdquo she said ldquoItrsquos been really fun

talking to people who are eagle-maniacs and totally glued to their computer monitors or TVs watching these guysrdquo

CALIFORNIA TRAVEL ANIMALS AND PETS

Alex Wigglesworth

Alex Wigglesworth is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times

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Once the Titanic sinks itrsquos too late to argue aboutchanging its route but itrsquos not too late to look backand see if the next ship can avoid the samedisaster Thatrsquos the situation in California foreveryone who is being affected by the cost ofwildfire damage

The deadly route was mapped back in 2000 whenthe California Air Resources Board adoptedldquoSmoke Management Guidelinesrdquo that effectivelyimposed barriers to the longtime practice ofprescribed burns Those planned and controlledfires had been used routinely to remove fuel andprovide breaks that kept later wildfires from ragingout of control

After CARB imposed its rules to ldquomanagerdquo smokeCalifornia suffered an ever-increasing number ofout-of-control wildfires and the financial damagefrom them is itself a new wave of disaster

The reckoning began in the fall of 2017 when SanDiego Gas amp Electric asked the California PublicUtilities Commission for permission to recover

incinerated more than 130 buildings In a statement releasedFriday May 25 2018 officials indicated three of the fires couldhave been prevented if Pacific Gas amp Electric Co had made moreefforts to keep trees clear of its power lines (Nhat V MeyerSanJose Mercury News via AP File)

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The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that Larareceived $54300 in campaign donations for his2022 re-election committee from individuals linkedto two insurance companies Consumer Watchdogfiled a Public Records Act request in June askingfor Lararsquos calendar and records of any meetingswith insurance company executives but Lara hasnot turned over the records

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