6+ min ago (286+ words) It's TIIIMMMMMEEEE." " Mariah Carey Thanksgiving has come to a close and the winter holidays are in full swing at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in downtown Riverside. The hotel kicked off the 33rd year of its'Festival of Lights the weekend before Thanksgiving with musical performances and a ceremony to honor hotel owner Duane Roberts, who died earlier this month at the age of 88. Here are three new things to check out before the lights go off Jan. 6: After touring the lights outside the Mission Inn, step inside and check out the playhouse-sized gingerbread house in the hotel lobby. Made with 1,500 pieces of gingerbread, iced and covered in 85 pounds of candy, the 10-foot homemade house even has a sitting room nestled inside. Learn more about the history of the festival that started in 1993, the hotel, and the works of art collected by…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago (550+ words) Memorials to those killed Dec. 2, 2015, can be found across the Inland Empire. The nonprofit Incredible Edible Community Garden planned to create 15 gardens: one for each person killed and one for survivors. Seven were completed in memory of those who died. Here's a list of those gardens, and other public memorial sites in the region. Where: San Bernardino County Government Center, 385 N. Arrowhead Ave., San Bernardino Details: Fourteen bronze alcoves in the shape of protective curtains comprise the memorial on the center's east promenade. Victims' families picked the glass colors for each alcove. A personalized phrase can be seen on each bench inside an alcove. Landscape architect and artist Walter Hood created the memorial, which opened in 2022. Where: Cal State San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino Details: The garden is on the south side of the Chemical Sciences Building and features five…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago (1727+ words) The annual general education meeting started off normally. In a rented conference room, San Bernardino County Division of Environmental Health Services employees ate from a breakfast buffet and competed for gift cards in a trivia game. Supervisors gave out awards and played instructional videos. The meeting was "mandatory fun," one person later told the FBI. The Dec. 2, 2015 mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino was the 13th deadliest in American history. In the decade since, a clearer picture of what led to the shooting has taken shape. Public records and interviews with those most directly affected suggest the San Bernardino mass shooting was both a terrorist act and a workplace shooting. The attack was committed by a man who had grown up in an abusive home, was radicalized by violent online content, and who had access to high-powered…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago (259+ words) The National Weather Service released a dense fog advisory at 11:11 p.m. on Saturday in effect until Sunday Nov. 30, at 8 a.m. for 5 Freeway through Grapevine. The National Weather Service released a dense fog advisory at 11:11 p.m. on Saturday in effect until Sunday Nov. 30, at 8 a.m. for 5 Freeway through Grapevine. The NWS Hanford CA adds to expect, "Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog." "Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous," according to the NWS. "If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you." Fog safety: Tips from the NWS for safe travels If a dense fog advisory is issued for your area, it means that widespread dense fog has developed and visibility often drops to just a quarter-mile or less. These conditions can make driving challenging, so exercise extreme caution on the road, and if possible, consider…...

7+ hour, 54+ min ago (157+ words) The National Weather Service issued an updated dense fog advisory at 9:39 a.m. on Sunday in effect until noon for 5 Freeway through Grapevine. The NWS Hanford CA says to prepare for, "Visibility less than one mile in dense fog." "Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous," the NWS said. "If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you." To ensure you are staying in the correct lane, use the road's lane markings as a guide. If there is no parking lot or driveway to pull into, pull your vehicle off to the side of the road as far as possible. Once you come to a stop, turn off all lights except your hazard flashing lights, set the emergency brake, and take your foot off of the brake pedal to be sure the tail lights are not…...

9+ hour, 29+ min ago (198+ words) Two men were killed and two children seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday in Colton. The driver of the vehicle in which one victim died was arrested at the scene and is facing multiple felony charges, including vehicular manslaughter and child endangerment, according to the Colton Police Department. At about 10:13 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, Colton police officers responded to a report of a traffic collision near the corner of Mill Street and Ohio Street, where they found a green 2014 Toyota Camry and a silver 2013 BMW involved in a crash, authorities said. Three adults were in the BMW. The front passenger was identified as a 19-year-old male from Colton who died at the scene, while the rear passenger was treated at a trauma center and was reported to be stable. One of the children in the Camry suffered minor injuries and has…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago (224+ words) On Sunday at 1:42 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated freeze watch valid for Tuesday, Dec. 2 between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. for Death Valley National Park. On Sunday at 1:42 a.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated freeze watch valid for Tuesday, Dec. 2 between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. for Death Valley National Park. According to the NWS Las Vegas NV, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees possible for the first time this season." "Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing," according to the NWS. "Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold." Freeze watch or warning " this is what it means Freeze warnings are issued from May to October (but can be extended if necessary), when low temperatures are expected to be 29-32 degrees. If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a…...

13+ hour ago (1920+ words) The tragedy of the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack includes what might have been. For Ryan Reyes of Rialto, it's wedding talk that will forever be just that. Ten years ago, on the morning of Dec. 2, Reyes and Daniel Kaufman, his partner of three years, talked about tying the knot, then worrying later about the ceremony and reception. Hours later, Kaufman, 42, died in the 13th-deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history when a married couple killed 14 and wounded 22 before dying in a firefight with police. " Also see: Why did the 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting happen? As the attack's 10th anniversary approaches, Reyes, now 42, thinks about Kaufman every day. Valerie Kallis-Weber, who almost died in a conference room-turned-killing zone, has trouble walking up stairs and feels uncomfortable in crowds. San Bernardino's former mayor, Carey Davis, yearns for tolerance. He tried to unite a city in…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago (204+ words) STOCKTON " Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, sheriff's officials said Saturday. The victims included both children and adults, said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff's office. Early indications "suggest this may have been a targeted incident," Brent said during a news conference at the scene. Local officials said the suspected shooter has not been caught and pleaded with the public for help. Detectives were still working to identify a possible motive. "If you have any information as to this individual, reach out immediately. If you are this individual, turn yourself in immediately," San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas said during a news conference. The shooting occurred just before 6 p.m. inside the banquet hall, which shares a parking lot with other businesses. Stockton is…...

16+ hour, 44+ min ago (201+ words) An elderly man died from his injuries in a house fire in the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 29 in the southwestern part of San Bernardino; while three adults and one child were displaced by another fire in the southern part of the city that erupted the night before, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. The second fire was reported at 4:16 a.m. on the 6800 block of Elmwood Road. Neighbors met firefighters when they arrived and reported that an elderly male lived alone in the home and that they believed he was inside the structure. Crews immediately forced entry, advanced a hose line, and found the man inside. He was removed from the home and received immediate medical care before being transported to a hospital, where he later died. The San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department's Coroner Division has not yet formally…...