FONTANA (CBSLA) – A fire driven by Santa Ana winds of 40 miles per hour tore through a mobile home park in Fontana early Friday morning, destroying at least one home and damaging several more. March 11, 2022. (OnSceneTV) The fire was reported at around 12:30 a.m. in the 15200 block of Orchid Street. San Bernardino County firefighters arrived on scene to find the flames spreading quickly through a mobile home park, driven by powerful winds. Several downed power lines and live ammunition created challenges for crews, the fire department said. “My cousin comes banging on the door, ‘there’s a fi ..read more

FONTANA (CBSLA) – While many high school seniors are anxiously awaiting their college acceptance letters this month, one Fontana teen, who just learned how to drive, is headed off to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Within the walls at Henry J. Kaiser High School, there are a lot of smart kids, and one of them – 16-year-old senior Amitoj Lobana – already knows where he’s going to college. “It’s best to learn as equals alongside all of our peers, and I think MIT provides that opportunity,” the teenager said. While getting in to MIT is an amazing feat for any high school senio ..read more

FONTANA (AP) — Even after Kyle Larson’s dominant finish to 2021, he entered the new NASCAR Cup Series season full of uncertainty. “Going into a new car, you just don’t know if you’re going to win or not,” he said. FONTANA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on February 27, 2022 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) Just two races into the new year in the new car, Larson no longer has to wonder — although his path to victory included a fateful collis ..read more

FONTANA (CBSLA) – A Jurupa Hills High School teacher is in custody after it emerged that he had exchanged sexually explicit text messages with a 17-year-old female student. Joshua Armstrong, 29, was detained after detectives with the Fontana Police Investigations Division received information regarding the sexually inappropriate messages that occurred over a three month period, from September 2021 to December 2021, according to authorities. Police said Armstrong fully cooperated with detectives during the investigation and was then booked into the West Valley Detention Center and charged with ..read more

FONTANA (CBSLA) — The gusting Santa Ana winds battered the Inland Empire, especially near the Cajon Pass, on Friday, forcing some residents to change their weekend plans. “When we first moved in we thought the windows were going to come in on us,” said Fontana resident Jeff Miller. While Miller is ready to sell his Fontana home, the Santa Ana winds have forced him to push the open house viewing to next weekend out of fears that the strong winds would scare off potential buyers. (Credit: CBS) “Well, you don’t want to scare away all the [Los Angeles] people,” he said. “They come out here ..read more

FONTANA (CBSLA) – Dozens of friends and family members of Mariesha Collins, a juvenile probation who was tragically killed in a suspected street racing incident in Fontana, gathered on Monday evening to remember their beloved mother, friend and colleague. Friends and family gather at vigil for Mariesha Collins. (Photo Credit: KCAL9 News) Collins, weeks shy of her 56th birthday, was out buying gift cards for an Angel Tree Project with the Salvation Army when she was killed on December 10. She was in her car on Baseline Avenue and San Sevaine Road in Fontana, when a 20-year-old driver ran ..read more

FONTANA (CBSLA) – A kind-hearted probation officer was killed as she was driving to deliver holiday gifts to the children of the inmates she served, and earlier today police arrested a possible street racing driver in connection to her death. Dec. 16, 2021 (credit: CBS) Relatives of Mariesha Collins are left heartbroken. They said Collins, who spent 27 years as a probation officer in LA County, had a smile that could light up a room. In her home, gift wrapped presents and a table full of gift cards could be seen, all items she purchased for the Angel Tree Program run through her work. The 55 ..read more

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A powerful storm has hit the Southland, forcing multiple evacuation orders and warnings across the region. The storm, expected to last throughout much of Tuesday, is predicted to bring high powered winds, heavy rain, cold weather and even snow in some areas. For regions recently affected by wildfires, the remaining burn scar areas could experience flooding, mudflow and/or debris flow. Here is a list of the latest evacuation orders and warnings: Yucaipa (Evacuation Order): Evacuation order issued for the communities of Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Mountain Home Village, No ..read more

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – With the impending storm heading towards the Southland, multiple evacuation orders have been ordered across regions of Southern California. The storm, expected to last throughout much of Tuesday, is predicted to bring high powered winds, heavy rain, cold weather and even snow in some areas. For regions recently affected by wildfires, the remaining burn scar areas could experience flooding, mudflow and/or debris flow. Yucaipa (Evacuation Order): Evacuation order issued at 3:40 p.m. for the communities of Oak Glen, Forest Falls, Mountain Home Village, Northeast Yu ..read more

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Two Southern California men faces charges of conspiracy and other crimes, including the assault of a Metropolitan Police Department Officer, in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. An indictment unsealed Monday in the District of Columbia charged 27-year-old Edward Badalian of Los Angeles with conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, aiding and abetting, tampering with documents or proceedings, and other offenses, according to the Department of Justice. He had been arrested on Nov. 17 and was made his first court appearance in the District of Columbia on N ..read more