Author name: CCAR Staff

An errant motorist drove into an unoccupied storefront in Upland on Tuesday, injuring no one but shaking up the pizzeria next door when the car hit the adjoining wall, leaving a hole through which a tire could be seen. “We had a customer sitting right where the wall exploded. She was thrown off her chair […]

FONTANA >> Police arrested 32 people for driving under the influence during the two-week holiday season ending in early January, officials said. The effort was part of the ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ DUI enforcement campaign from Dec. 19 through Jan. 3, according to a Fontana Police Department news release. “The Fontana Police Department […]

RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> Coroner officials released the name of the elderly woman killed Tuesday following a crash between the car she was in and an oncoming Metrolink train. Yolanda Maritano, 88 of Rancho Cucamonga, was pronounced dead shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Coroner news release. The crash was […]

RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> An 88-year-old woman was killed when a Metrolink train struck a vehicle in Rancho Cucamonga Tuesday afternoon, according to witnesses and San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials. The crash was first reported before 12:30 p.m. on the tracks near Vineyard Avenue and Eighth Street, resulting in Eighth Street being shut down between Hellman […]

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — Alabama coach Nick Saban says offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin “hitched a ride” with him after missing the team bus from University of Phoenix Stadium on Monday night. After Alabama beat Clemson 45-40 to win the College Football Playoff championship game, Kiffin was delayed leaving the stadium while speaking to a reporter from […]

A Rancho Cucamonga family is asking for the public’s help after a young couple was involved in a fatal crash in Texas. The family of Stephanie Vasquez – who is due in March – said the California native and her husband, Steve, were involved in a fatal crash just outside of Austin, Texas on Thursday […]

CAJON PASS >> Traffic through the Cajon Pass was at a near standstill for a couple of hours Friday morning following a three-vehicle crash on the 15 Freeway, according to California Highway Patrol reports. The crash, at Kenwood Boulevard, resulted in a 15-mile backup to Oak Hill Road at the top of the Cajon Pass, […]

ONTARIO >> A 37-year-old parolee accused of fatally shooting a man as he drove with his two young children was found Thursday hiding in an Ontario chicken coop, Ontario police officials announced Friday. Javier Alejandro Frias of Ontario was arrested on suspicion of murder after officers found him Thursday evening in the backyard of a […]

BLUES AT DUCKS Faceoff: 7 p.m. TV/Radio: Prime / 830 AM Update: Rookie goalie John Gibson practiced with his teammates Thursday after he was knocked out of a 4-0 loss Wednesday to Toronto when the Maple Leafs’ Nazem Kadri crashed into him early in the third period. Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters Gibson was […]