Belmont Beacon - 11/04/2019

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Governor Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Sonoma and Los Angeles Counties Due to Fire Page 2

Five UCI Fraternity Members Charged in Connection with Death of Fraternity Brother Page 20

Go to BelmontBeacon.com for Belmont Specific News MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 10, 2019 VOLUME 5, NO. 44

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE BATTLE 200 ACRE HILLSIDE FIRE Extreme wind conditions with gusts up to 70MPH; Evacuations ordered

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he San Bernardino County Fire Department would like to take a moment to acknowledge the tremendous efforts by the over 500 suppression personnel that continue to battle the #HILLSIDEFIRE. These resources: 50+ engines, 11 hand crews, 3 bull dozers, 4 water tenders & a full compliment of aircraft including a DC10 are providing for life safety, structure defense & constructing containment line. The fire remains at 200 acres, 0% containment and is being managed under the unified command of San Bernardino County Fire, U.S. Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest and #SanBernardinoPoliceDept. Extreme wind conditions with gusts up to 70MPH

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Arizona Truck Driver Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Causing Crash Riverside County An Arizona man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter in a fatal bus crash that happened after he parked his truck – without any lights or warning cones – in the middle of a highway on the Fort Irwin Army Base in the Mojave Desert.

Steven Kilty, 52, of Apache Junction, Arizona, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jesus G. Bernal. After a five-day trial that ended in early October 2018, a federal jury found Kilty of

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CALIFORNIA SECURES FEDERAL Newport Beach Man Gets ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT Federal Prison Time for Stealing GETTY FIRE RESPONSE Endangered Ring-Tailed Lemur An Orange County man was sentenced to three months in federal prison for breaking into the Santa Ana Zoo after hours and stealing North America’s oldest ringtailed lemur in captivity to keep the endangered animal as his pet. Aquinas Kasbar, 19, of Newport Beach, was given

the 90-day prison sentence by United States District Judge Andrew J. Guilford, who also ordered him to pay $8,486 in restitution to the zoo. Kasbar pleaded guilty on July 8 to one misdemeanor

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Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of resources to fight the Getty Fire burning in Los Angeles County, which has threat-

ened homes and caused the evacuation of residents. "California is grateful for the ongoing support as we battle fires up and down the state in extremely severe weather conditions," said Governor Newsom. "I

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