San Bernardino Press - 08/17/2020

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RANCH 2 FIRE BURNS ABOVE AZUSA F E AT U R E D VIDE

BY TERRY MILLER

SILENTIA SLABOCH

A fast-moving, uncontained brush fire has scorched 2,500 acres in the Angeles National Forest above Azusa, as of Friday morning. The size of the fire was downgraded by 500 acres from Thursday’s 3,000-acre estimate. The fire was reported at about 2:45 p.m. Thursday in a creek bed at San Gabriel Canyon and North Ranch roads. Dubbed the Ranch 2 Fire, the flames moved northwest into the national forest, toward an area previously burned near the Morris Dam last month, prompting officials to lift mandatory evacuations for Mountain Cove residents Thursday night at 11 p.m. Air attacks including a DC-10 jet, choppers and hundreds of ground crews kept the fire away from homes. The swift, expert coordination of the pilots was applauded by forest officials and credited for saving homes in the Mountain Cove community. Fire activity was expected to increase Friday as firefighters dealing with a heat wave, with Azusa expecting temperatures in the triple-digits through Monday. Smoke from the Ranch 2 Fire and Lake Fire prompted the Los Angeles County of Public Health to issue an unhealthy air quality smoke advisory Friday for the Santa Clarita Valley, San Gabriel Mountains, East San Gabriel Valley, West San Gabriel Valley, South San Gabriel Valley and PomonaWalnut Valley. As of Friday, the cause of the fire and containment date remain unknown.

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FRIDA PICKLES FLORIST Sil drives through the City of San Gabriel and makes a stop at Frida Pickles, more than just a flower shop.

The Ranch 2 Fire started midafternoon Thursday in the mountains above Azusa. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News - Courtesy photo

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Orange County Driver Charged with Murder of Pregnant Woman

San Bernardino County has seen an “impressive response to its initial call for more widespread testing,” according to the county website on Aug. 12. Since hiring a new testing provider and encouraging all residents, especially those without symptoms, to get tested, the county’s testing rate has jumped with some 21,500 tests being conducted since July 27. “We are very pleased with the initial

Last week’s earthquake swarm beneath the Salton Sea, at the southern end of the San Andreas Fault, is a stark reminder that Riverside County residents and businesses must prepare for earthquakes. “Earthquakes can happen at any time,” said Bruce Barton, director of the Riverside

A 40-year-old woman has been charged with murder for being under the influence when she hit and killed a 23-year-old woman who was 8-months pregnant who was out for a walk with her husband in Anaheim Tuesday evening. The couple’s infant daughter remains in critical condition after being delivered through an emergency C-section following the

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PHOTOWORKS BY RICK Sil drives through Monrovia, CA and stops at Photoworks by Rick


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