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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced a new plan to protect the state’s iconic Joshua tree, which is threatened by wildfires, human development and climate change. The 294-page draft plan includes calls to avoid or minimize direct and indirect impacts from overgrazing, pesticide use and unauthorized off-road driving. Relocating trees when a project requires their removal or could cause harm to the trees. and to identify and protect the lands where they can thrive in a predicted drier and hotter future. “In many ways, this is what we have to do to help Western Joshua trees survive…

State health officials are again warning Californians not to consume raw milk after the avian influenza virus was detected in a second retail sample from Raw Farm LLC. The Fresno-based company announced a voluntary recall of affected milk lot code number 20241119, which has a best-before date of Dec. 7, 2024, on the packaging. The second recall comes after the same company announced a voluntary recall of all quart and half-gallon size dairy products produced on Nov. 9 earlier this week. The expiration date for these affected products is November 27th. The lot ID of the batch is 20241109. Department…

Hundreds of families flock to Tustin for free meals on Thanksgiving Day as Operation Warm Wish, in its seventh year, provides food and activities to the homeless and families in need. I did. What started as a small gathering of just a few people at Pepper Tree Park, an annual tradition has grown into a banquet that draws hundreds. Tyrone Jackson, founder and president of Operation Warm Wish, will give anyone a seat at the table at your event. “You don’t know who’s homeless. You don’t know who’s struggling. We’re all in this together, we’re united,” Jackson said. Jackson, who…

An evacuation warning was issued for Riverside County after a vegetation fire broke out in Fontana Thursday afternoon. The Canyon Crest Fire was first reported in the area of ​​Canyon Crest Drive and Weeping Willow Lane around 5:30 p.m., according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. Within hours, the fire had grown at a moderate rate to more than 80 acres. Fontana (updated): #Canyon Crest IC currently reports an area of ​​10 acres with moderate penetration. A third alert is arriving on the scene. #SBCOFD Dozer on the way. BC140 comes under unified command @CALFIRERRU 4th Battalion. pic.twitter.com/QjsSjoSGVK— San…

An evacuation warning that was issued Thursday after a wildfire that grew to more than 200 acres in Riverside County has been lifted. The Canyon Crest Fire was first reported in the area of ​​Canyon Crest Drive and Weeping Willow Lane around 5:30 p.m., according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department. The fire was burning south of Highway 60 near Canyon Crest Drive in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Within hours, the fire had grown at a moderate rate to more than 80 acres. By Friday morning, the estimated size was 250 acres, and by the afternoon, containment was…

Law enforcement officials seized nearly $3 million worth of psilocybin mushrooms from a Lake Elsinore home and arrested one person this week as part of an investigation into an “extensive” mushroom cultivation operation, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. did.Jesse Arroyo, 43, of Lake Elsinore, was arrested Tuesday on two felony drug-related charges and two felony weapons violations, according to Riverside authorities and online jail records.The sheriff’s office said in a news release that Lake Elsinore law enforcement officials began an investigation after receiving a report of a suspicious package being delivered to a business in August. Officials said…

Some Orange County families who welcomed babies in time for Thanksgiving celebrated Thursday by dressing up their newborns in cute turkey costumes. Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo gifted babies with Thanksgiving-themed hats and costumes before some of them went home for Thanksgiving dinner. Two babies still in the hospital also gave the family even more reason to smile and count their blessings on Thanksgiving Day. Baby Valentina, born at 10:47 a.m. Wednesday, gave first-time parents Stephanie Najera and Joshua Allen even more reason to celebrate. “What could be more grateful than having a healthy, healthy baby? I feel so blessed,”…

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani is asking his former interpreter to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards that he claims were fraudulently purchased with his own money. The Los Angeles Dodgers star also accused Ippei Mizuhara, who has pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion for stealing approximately $17 million from unsuspecting players, of Ohtani’s autograph that Mizuhara was in “fraudulent and wrongful possession.” He is also requesting the return of his collectible baseball cards. The court filing was filed Tuesday. According to the complaint, Mizuhara allegedly accessed Otani’s bank account starting around November 2021,…

Lines get long and flights fill up. Research shows that travel is on the rise this holiday season. Therefore, I want to go to the airport early. And there’s another reason to be prepared to be punctual. That’s a potential penalty for the airline. Novato resident Arthur Ruda and his wife, Laurie Nathan, recently traveled to Italy and Croatia on a two-week trip. He described each destination as “a great place with great wine.” In addition to learning about the new red and white, Arthur and Laurie received an airline education that cost several hundred dollars. “We were kind of…

Riverside County authorities uncovered a so-called “large-scale psilocybin mushroom cultivation operation” that resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old man. Deputies assigned to the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Office of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a suspicious package at a business in August. Authorities said the package contained psilocybin mushrooms and marijuana products. This led to a months-long investigation that ultimately led to the identification of the suspect this month. Investigators identified Lake Elsinore resident Jesse Arroyo as the suspect and executed a search warrant for his home. Authorities discovered what they called a large-scale mushroom…