Farm Fire threatening homes near Interstate 15 in Hesperia
Victorville Daily Press
Firefighters are battling a vegetation fire near Caliente and Ranchero roads that officials say is threatening homes on the west side of Interstate 15 in the area of Hesperia and Oak Hills.
The Farm Fire consumed an estimated 150 acres, while containment stood at 0% shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday, per an aircraft commander. The front of the fire, pushed by strong winds, is burning north of the railroad tracks situated north of El Centro Road on the freeway s west side.
Tom Marshall, a deputy chief with San Bernardino County Fire, told the Daily Press the fire is rapidly spreading. Marshall said crews are also battling 20-mph winds with gusts up to 30 mph that are pushing the fire northwest along the west side of the freeway.
Daily Press reporters win 4 California Journalism Awards
CNPA honors local reporters with 4 California Journalism Awards
Staff Reports
The California Newspaper Publishers Association released its full list of 2020 California Journalism Awards winners last week, and the Daily Press earned recognition in four print categories, including a first-place finish in “Land-Use Reporting.”
Daily Press reporter Martin Estacio received that honor for his article, “As Joshua trees are considered for threatened status, some warn cost of designation would be too high.” In addition, reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz, freelance photographer James Quigg and local travel writer John R. Beyer all earned third-place finishes in other categories.
One hundred million Americans have received their second of two shots or a one-shot vaccine, representing significant progress in the fight against COVID-19, White House officials said Friday. That s 100 million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they re protected from the virus, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said.
Zients said the next phase of the nation s vaccine program will focus on harder-to-reach Americans. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the need to combat vaccine hesitancy and build confidence in vaccines. This is one of these all-hands-on-deck moments, Murthy said, adding vaccinated people should encourage their family and friends to do so, too.
One hundred million Americans have received their second of two shots or a one-shot vaccine, representing significant progress in the fight against COVID-19, White House officials said Friday. That s 100 million Americans with a sense of relief and peace of mind, knowing that after a long and hard year, they re protected from the virus, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said.
Zients said the next phase of the nation s vaccine program will focus on harder-to-reach Americans. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy emphasized the need to combat vaccine hesitancy and build confidence in vaccines. This is one of these all-hands-on-deck moments, Murthy said, adding vaccinated people should encourage their family and friends to do so, too.
Victorville Daily Press
On Nov. 3, 2020, as much of America watched the presidential election play out, I focused on a local race that piqued my interest due to its potential to dramatically alter the makeup of one High Desert council and the direction of a city.
In the end, voters did dramatically alter the makeup of the Barstow City Council, ousting two-term Mayor Julie Hackbarth-McIntyre and two-term District 4 Councilwoman Carmen Hernandez in favor of Paul Courtney and Marilyn Dyer-Kruse, respectively.
District 3 voters, meanwhile, elected Barbara Rose, who filled the seat vacated by Rich Harpole in December 2019.
The results equaled what journalists like to call a “seismic shift” on the dais. Courtney, Dyer-Kruse and Rose each backed by the Barstow Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 2325 suddenly comprised the City Council majority. Their colleagues, Tim Silva and James Noble, were all but relegated to the sidelines.