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Authorities confirm 16 dead in Texas balloon crash

LOCKHART, Texas >> Authorities confirmed Sunday that 16 people were killed in the fiery crash of a hot air balloon in Central Texas, saying it will take “a long process” to identify the victims of the worst such disaster in U.S. history. Although the National Transportation Safety Board did not identify the company operating the […]

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‘Number of fatalities’ in Texas balloon crash; toll unclear

LOCKHART, Texas >> A hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas on Saturday, causing what authorities described as a “significant loss of life.” Erik Grosof with the National Transportation Safety Board would not provide an exact number of how many people died. The crash happened at […]

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Bus crashes into pole in Claremont, prompting power outage

CLAREMONT >> A Foothill Transit bus crashed into an electrical pole Friday afternoon, prompting a power outage in the area and the Claremont Police Department to close Indian Hill Boulevard for about half a block south of Foothill Boulevard. The incident happened at 5:30 p.m., according to an alert from Claremont police. The driver was […]

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Marine Corps jet crash kills pilot near Twentynine Palms

TWENTYNINE PALMS >> A Miramar-based Marine aviator assigned to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing died Thursday when his F/A 18C Hornet crashed in the desert near the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms. The crash happened during training maneuvers about 10:30 p.m., according to a Marine Corps news release. The name of […]

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Beer truck accident in Rancho Cucamonga has the suds flowing

RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> A tractor-trailer lost most of its beer load Tuesday morning after the trailer struck something along its route, sheriff’s officials said. Just before 10:30 a.m., “The tractor-trailer was on Arrow (Route) near Archibald (Avenue) when the trailer portion struck an overhang or branch,” said Deputy Jay Bailey with the San Bernardino County […]

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Dennis Rodman is a ‘person of interest’ in Santa Ana hit-and-run

SANTA ANA (CNS) – California Highway Patrol investigators want to talk to Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman about a collision on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Santa Ana, a CHP officer said. Rodman is considered a “person of interest” in the two-vehicle crash, which occurred at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the southbound lanes […]

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Homeowner spots break-in on his phone miles from Upland, police pursuit ends in rollover

UPLAND >> A smartphone helped prevent a robbery Thursday, in Upland by showing a homeowner three potential burglars on his doorstep, police say. The kicker? The homeowners weren’t anywhere near the house. Upland police officers were called to a house in the 1900 block of North Wilson Avenue about 9:15 p.m. on a report that […]

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Homeowner spots break-in on his phone miles from Upland, police pursuit ends in rollover

UPLAND >> A smartphone helped prevent a robbery Thursday, in Upland by showing a homeowner three potential burglars on his doorstep, police say. The kicker? The homeowners weren’t anywhere near the house. Upland police officers were called to a house in the 1900 block of North Wilson Avenue about 9:15 p.m. on a report that […]

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