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Death Valley Roads Will Take Another Week or More to Open Up Following Flash Floods

August 10, 2022 5:05 pmAugust 10, 2022 4:43 pm

The California Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday that roads washed out by recent flash floods throughout Southeastern California will not be able to open for at least another week, significantly delaying transportation across two National Parks, as well as...

San Bernardino County Board Approves Measure of Possible Secession on November Ballot

August 5, 2022 2:30 amAugust 5, 2022 9:53 am

The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on Wednesday to place a measure on the November 2022 ballot asking residents if they wish to possibly secede from California. In the past, many Californian counties, as well as the...

Measure K Limits Term, Imposes Salary/Benefits Cap on San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors

July 26, 2022 10:05 amJuly 26, 2022 8:10 am

A voter approved measure that could fundamentally change the way local government operates in San Bernardino County seems posed to survive a recent court challenge in appellate court after judges for California 4th District issued an opinion on July 12. ...

Former California State Senator Bob Dutton Dies at 71

July 26, 2022 6:30 amJuly 26, 2022 10:50 am

Former California State Senator Bob Dutton died this past Saturday after a battle with cancer at 71. He leaves behind his wife Andrea Guillen Dutton, daughter Kara, and father Ted. Dutton, a former Assemblyman, State Senator, as well as Senate Republican...

Southern Californian K-12 School Districts, Universities Announce Return of Mask Mandates

July 18, 2022 12:50 pm

During the weekend, schools across Southern California reinstated indoor mask mandates in the buildup to the return of the fall semester next month, despite many parents and groups now in opposition to the mandates. Many of the affected schools are...

Joshua Tree Endangered Species Listing at a Stalemate

July 6, 2022 10:05 amJuly 6, 2022 10:30 am

The Joshua tree may be the tourist-attracting symbol of America’s southwest deserts but since the petition to protect the western Joshua tree under California’s Endangered Species Act hit the desk of the Fish and Game Commission, it’s also become a...

Legislation to Increase Penalties Against Cannabis Farms for Water Theft and Pollution

June 9, 2022 10:25 amJune 9, 2022 10:52 am

Illegal cultivation of marijuana became the focus of law enforcement over the past few years as farms mushroomed throughout the state, often creating massive environmental damage through their use of fertilizers and pesticides and the illegal diversion of water. In...