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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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Hesperia to consider raising building heights to 150 ft in CIBP
HESPERIA - The City Council will meet Tuesday to consider allowing bigger, taller buildings in the Commercial Industrial…
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California adds 5 counties to COVID-19 monitoring list, drops 1
The number of counties on California's monitoring list for coronavirus cases grew to 42 on Monday even as Gov. Gavin New…
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Grid operator: 3.3 million Calif. homes could lose power
An irate California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an emergency proclamation Monday allowing some energy users and utilities t…
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Molina Healthcare donates van to Community Health Action Network
VICTORVILLE - Officials with the nonprofit Community Health Action Network were ecstatic when they got the keys to their…
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Dome Fire torches 42,700 acres in Mojave National Preserve, many Joshua trees burned
The smell of charred Joshua trees filled the air Monday as hot wind kicked up dust devils of ash that swirled through Mo…
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Death Valley hits 130 degrees, possibly the highest temperature on Earth in over a century
Temperatures in Death Valley skyrocketed to a blistering 130 degrees on Sunday - possibly the highest mercury reading on…
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Calif. grid operator cancels warnings of rolling blackouts
Widespread blackouts to reduce pressure on the electric grid were averted Monday night after regulators warned earlier i…
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San Bernardino County reports 786 new COVID-19 cases Sunday
San Bernardino County health officials on Sunday reported 786 new cases of COVID-19 - including 278 in Victorville - bu…
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Dome Fire up to 20,000+ acres in Mojave National Preserve
A fire burning in the northern section of the sprawling Mojave National Preserve charred more than 20,000 acres by Sunda…
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Woman arrested after Saturday standoff held on $1 million bail
A 22-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of burglary is being held on $1 million bail after a standoff with authorities…
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Disability advocates sue Patton State Hospital amid virus outbreak
A Sacramento-based advocacy group that provides legal support for people with disabilities is suing the administrators o…
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Apple Fire is 90% contained. Getting there cost $51.8 million
The 33,424-acre Apple Fire has been burning for more than two weeks and efforts to put it out have cost $51.8 million.
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COVID-19 hasn't hit homeless as hard as many had feared. Why?
When the coronavirus emerged in the U.S. this year, public health officials and advocates for the homeless feared the vi…
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Trump to withdraw William Pendley's nomination to head Bureau of Land Management
President Donald Trump intends to withdraw the nomination of William Perry Pendley to head the Bureau of Land Management…
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