Southern California

As the California Highway Patrol continued its investigation into a Saturday morning hit-and-run crash in Pomona that killed four Lake Elsinore residents, family members said the incident had left them devastated. “This is something we don’t wish on anybody,” said family member Miguel Herrera, 42, in Spanish as his daughter Zayda, 15, translated for him […]

Hacienda Heights >> California Highway Patrol officers shut down two lanes on the westbound 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights on Tuesday after a tour bus caught fire. At 2:36 p.m. the number three and four lanes were shut down to traffic at Hacienda Boulevard, after a bus driver pulled over to the right shoulder when […]

MONTCLAIR >> The man accused of causing a fatal crash when he allegedly drove the wrong way on the 10 Freeway in Montclair was expected to be in court Tuesday morning, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s booking records show. • Video: Wrong-way fatal crash on the 10 Freeway in Montclair Christopher Olivas, 23, of Fontana was […]

RIALTO >> A transient woman was killed Monday morning at Pepper and Rialto avenues in an apparent hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Police received a call from a good Samaritan truck driver who reported a victim, who was later identified as Crystal Nicole Golden, down in the middle of the street at the intersection, according to […]

Dennis Byrd was an inspiration for far more than anything he ever accomplished on a football field. He was able to walk again. And with each step he took toward recovery from paralysis while guided by his always-present faith, Byrd defied doctors’ grim predictions and became a symbol of perseverance and hope. On Saturday, the […]

ONTARIO >> A four-vehicle collision Saturday sent one person to the hospital and caused traffic delays. The collision was reported about noon at the intersection of Etiwanda Avenue and Airport Drive, said Ontario police Lt. Brent Courtney. It involved two cars, an SUV and a flatbed tow truck. One person “appeared to be in cardiac […]

POMONA >> Four people died and four other were hurt in a hit-and-run collision on the 60 Freeway in Pomona early Saturday morning, authorities said. The crash took place about 5 a.m. on the eastbound 60 Freeway, just west of Reservoir Street, California Highway Patrol officials said in a written statement. The eight victims, four […]

West Covina Councilman Mike Spence has battled alcoholism and drug abuse for more than 20 years, he said during a recent interview when confronted about a DUI he pleaded guilty to in 1998. The revelations may place Spence’s future with San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman, for whom he is chief of staff, in question. […]

Galen Beery, longtime president of the La Verne Historical Society, and his wife, Doris Beery, were killed Tuesday night in a vehicle collision near Grants, New Mexico. The collision occurred about 7 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 40 at mile marker 84, according to a New Mexico State Police news release. Investigators believe the couple was […]