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Pet shelter seeks help during kitten season
Claremont’s Priceless Pets Rescue spent last Saturday as a “cat café.” The fundraiser featured donuts, coffee, and playtime with some friendly, highly energetic felines. By hour’s end, about $360 had been raised and Pepper, a five-month-old light brown tabby, found a new home. The event...
Video of the Day: Veteran fights off attackers
Cameras captured would-be thieves’ attempt to fool and then attack a 75-year-old veteran in Fullerton, California on Sunday, June 4. The veteran fought off the attackers, before landscapers chased them away with bricks. Although the victim was pepper sprayed, his glasses likely neutralized some of its effect. No further...
For Calvary Chapel’s students, messages of transition and tenderness
Pastor Matt Chappell is a master at transition. So much so, that he started a chapel of his own, just six years ago. It’s transitioned to new homes 11 times since then, as his congregation outgrew its previous locations. Chappell’s Rock Hill Church has for the time being settled...
Hawkeye Holdings Pays $65.5MM for 290,195 SQFT Industrial Facility in Pomona
POMONA, Calif. — Aries Capital has announced the closing of a $50 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a $65.5 million, 290,195-square-foot industrial property in Pomona, California. Closed in just 17 days on behalf of buyer Hawkeye Holdings, LLC, the 3-year interest-only loan was arranged by Director of Capital Markets Brandon Perdeck, Director of Acquisitions Matt Carney and Assistant Vice President Steve Adams through a national balance sheet lender.
Man, 75, pepper sprayed in attack in Fullerton garage (video)
Video caught a man being pepper sprayed in an attack in his Fullerton garage over the weekend an hour before a similar incident in Rowland Heights. The attack occurred around 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Las Palmas Drive, Fullerton police said. An older couple had just parked their car in the garage […]
Video captures 80-year-old man assaulted, robbed in Rowland Heights
An 80-year-old man was attacked, pepper sprayed and robbed outside his Rowland Heights home by a pair of thieves Sunday. The incident occurred in the 2000 block of RavenFall Avenue at around 1:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said the suspects followed the man home as he left a […]
Fontana Police Department will hold DUI checkpoint this weekend
The Fontana Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoint on Saturday, June 10. The checkpoint will take place from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. at an undisclosed location. DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of...
Condit teachers scoop to support school programs
Condit Elementary School teachers Summer Bonner, left, and Jennifer Luebbers serve up ice cream Wednesday at Bert & Rocky’s Cream Company in the Village. The teachers were participating in a traditional fundraiser for Condit’s PFA program that benefits music, art, and technology programs. Courier photo/Steven Felschundneff.
Fire erupts in vacant structure in Upland
A fire erupted in a vacant structure in Upland in the early morning hours of June 6, according to the Upland Police Department. The incident took place in the 100 block of N. 6th Avenue, the Upland P.D. said in a Facebook post. A few homes were evacuated, but thanks...
Event Calendar (June 9 – 17, 2023)
This week’s 12:30 p.m. movie matinee at the Joslyn Center, 660 N. Mountain Ave., Claremont, is “Top Gun” (1986) starring Tom Cruise. Free popcorn is available, and masks are encouraged. Call (909) 399-5488 for info. Janice and Larry Hoffmann host a 2 to 4 p.m. community meet...
Amicus Briefs Filed in CA Elder Abuse, Arbitration Case
This week, four advocacy groups have filed an amicus brief in a case before the California Supreme Court involving allegations of elder abuse and the use of arbitration. A skilled nursing facility, Country Oaks in Pomona, is trying to compel arbitration in a case where the patient, Charles Logan, gave his nephew power to sign healthcare documents but did not give him power of attorney - and later Logan sued Country Oaks, alleging negligence.
Police in Fontana participate in Special Olympics Torch Run
Members of the Fontana School Police Department and the Fontana Police Department participated in the Special Olympics Torch Run on June 7. Some of the Fontana P.D.’s officers were involved in the 1,900-mile, eight-day Torch Run relay, receiving the torch that was passed to them by Rialto Police Department officers.
Readers’ comments: June 9, 2023
On May 15, I along with two other parents of Black, Indigenous, and people of color students, sent a letter to CUSD’s Board of Education calling out racism our children have faced at their elementary schools. We described how they had been called “monkey,” “half-monkey,” and the “n word,” how they had been asked to play slavery-themed games during recess, witnessed fellow students do Nazi salutes, and subjected to numerous micro aggressions, and we expressed gratitude for the support we felt from teachers and principals. Later that week we attended the school board meeting to share personal statements during public comment.
San Bernardino County DA's Review of Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting in Rancho Cucamonga
The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office has concluded its review of a shooting involving the California Highway Patrol in Rancho Cucamonga on February 5, 2021. The shooting was investigated by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, and the DA's office has a team to review officer-involved shootings in the county.
Man dies after jumping off cliff into river in Mount Baldy
A 33-year-old man died Sunday after jumping into a river in Mount Baldy, police said. The man was hiking with a friend when he decided to jump off a cliff into a river about 15 feet deep off Barrett Stoddard Road, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The man’s friend found him downstream after he did not resurface.
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