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June 19, 2015 Vol. 8 No. 48
Big Bear Lake Fire By Desert Star Staff The Lake Fire was reported just before 4:00 pm on June 17, 2015. It is burning east of Camp de Benneville Pines south of Jenks Lake Road. Highway 38 is closed between Angelus Oaks to Lake Williams. Jenks Lake Road is closed as well.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. It is approximately 7,500 acres in size and burning in timber. It is currently 5% contained. Structures are threatened. Evacuations include: Areas east of Angelus Oaks, Onyx Summit, Barton Flats, Seven
Oaks, and homes off of Rainbow Lane. 120 people from Camp de Benneville Pines, 1 person from Camp Ta Ta Pochon, 24 people from Camp Alpine Meadows, 23 people from Camp Edwards, and 10 people from Camp Tulakes. Children from the camps were
Police caught Church Killer
By KMIR News Staff S. Carolina church shooting suspect arrested; identified as Dylann Storm Roof, 21 South Carolina police have released the identity of the suspect in the church shooting Wednesday night as Dylann Storm Roof, 21. Local media report he was arrested Thursday morning. A law enforcement source told WLTX that Roof has been arrested in Shelby, North Carolina, almost 250 miles (400 km) - about three and a half hours’ drive - away from Charleston. The arrest was reported shortly after 11 am local time, and confirmed by US Attorney General Loretta Lynch at a press conference.
Charleston police chief Greg Mullen said that local police stopped the suspect’s car after a citizen called in about “suspicious activity..” Mullen said the suspect was “cooperative” with the officer who stopped him. The gunman attacked parishioners at Charleston’s historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, killing 9 people. Shortly after noon, President Obama made a statement expressing “deep sorrow over the senseless murders that took place last night.” “Mother Emmanuel is more than a church,” Obama said. “It is a place of worship founded by African Americans seeking liberty.” That church was a
“sacred place” in the history of Charleston and America, he said. While he said he was aware of the attitudes in Washington concerning gun control, Obama called for a “shift in how we think about the issue of gun violence collectively” in the wake of the Charleston tragedy. Sylvia Johnson, cousin of Pastor Clementa Pinckney who was killed at the church, told NBC News that one of the survivors told her the gunman reloaded five times and told a victim, “I have to do it. You rape our women, and you’re taking over our country. And you have to go.” Witnesses say the suspect Continues on Page 3
bused to Citrus Valley High School in Redlands to be reunited with their parents. All Hiking Trails into the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area have been closed due to the proximity of the fire to many hiking trails. The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) is closed from Whitewater Preserve
to Onyx Summit. Resources on scene include: 32 engines 5 air tankers 7 helicopters (including night-flying) 1 air attack plane 13 crews Continues on Page 3