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Ronald Rochon, the newly minted president of Cal State Fullerton, didn’t have a typical sendoff to college.In the late 1970s, his parents dropped him off at Chicago Union Station where he began an 800-mile journey to Alabama to attend the Tuskegee Institute, a private, historically black land grant college.“I don’t think I had a choice. My mother made it clear. You’re going to college,” said Rochon, his family’s first-generation college student. “Everybody was crying that day.”His mother Alice, who died in 2009, “devoured books” and would have attended college herself had she the means and opportunities growing up in Chicago.…

A man on parole for domestic violence was arrested again for investigation into domestic violence and violating a restraining order. County records show that Nekoda Pardee, 27, was contacted by deputies on Monday afternoon in the 64000 block of Sunflower Rd in Joshua Tree. Deputies say that Pardee through a female victim onto the floor. A family member called 911, and the victim was treated for injuries on the scene. Pardee was arrested on Monday afternoon (December 9) 64115 Sunflower Rd in Joshua Tree. He was arrested for domestic violence/corporal injury and violating probation for a felony assault incident that…

December 15, 2024 – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials report that the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department-Gangs/Narcotics Division conducted an investigation into illegal narcotics activity in the city of San Bernardino.  On Friday, December 13, 2024, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department-Gangs/Narcotics Division, San Bernardino Police Department, California Highway Patrol, San Bernardino County Auto Theft Task Force, and San Bernardino County Probation served a search warrant in the 400 block of S. Sierra Way, San Bernardino. During the service of the search warrant, three assault rifles, two unserialized assault rifles (ghost guns), three semi-automatic handguns, nine pounds of crystalized…

SAN FRANCISCO — A former OpenAI researcher known for whistleblowing the blockbuster artificial intelligence company facing a swell of lawsuits over its business model has died, authorities confirmed this week.Suchir Balaji, 26, was found dead inside his Buchanan Street apartment on Nov. 26, San Francisco police and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said. Police had been called to the Lower Haight residence at about 1 p.m. that day, after receiving a call asking officers to check on his well-being, a police spokesperson said.Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAi employee, in San Francisco, on Oct. 3, 2024. Balaji helped gather and organize…

The man suspected of vandalizing a Redlands church, causing $20,000 in damages, was arrested Friday morning, Dec. 13, the Redlands Police Department announced. Police identified Bradley Raye Bryson, 26, of Mentone as the man suspected of damaging church property and threatening a parishioner on Dec. 6, based of the description of him and his vehicle given by witnesses. According to the witnesses, Bryson entered the El Camino Catholic Church and claimed Jesus had let him down. Witnesses said he threw statues depicting the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mary holding Jesus, and St. Miriam at the altar, and caused damage to…

By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated PressPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes for one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy — seafood — and some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs.Economic analysts paint a more complicated picture, as they fear Trump’s pending trade hostilities with major trading partners Canada and China could make an already pricy kind of protein more expensive to consumers. Conservationists also fear Trump’s emphasis on government deregulation could jeopardize fish stocks that are already in peril.But many…

Heisman Trophy finalist Travis Hunter, of Colorado, speaks speaks at a college football press conference, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin) Heisman Trophy finalist Travis Hunter, of Colorado, speaks speaks at a college football press conference, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin) Heisman Trophy finalist Travis Hunter, of Colorado, speak at a college football press conference, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin) Heisman Trophy finalist Travis Hunter, of Colorado, speak at a college football press conference, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin) Heisman Trophy…

There is no right of privacy in the U.S. Constitution, at least there wasn’t until 1965, when the Supreme Court famously found one in “penumbras, formed by emanations” from the Bill of Rights. It wasn’t a unanimous decision. “With all deference, I can find no such general right of privacy in the Bill of Rights, in any other part of the Constitution, or in any case ever before decided by this Court,” wrote one of the dissenting justices.However, there is an explicit right to be free from uncontrolled government searches. It’s the Fourth Amendment:“The right of the people to be…

Ronald Rochon, 64, joined Cal State Fullerton in July. Also see: Cal State Fullerton’s new president looks to push students to success Salary: Rochon’s salary, effective on his start date, was $498,130, according to a CSU chancellor document. His compensation package includes a $1,000 auto allowance and standard benefits for executive classified employees, including reimbursement for travel and relocation expenses. Favorite book: “The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935,” written by Dr. James D. Anderson of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Mentors: Anderson, who was part of the Educational Policy Studies Department at the University of Illinois when Rochon studied…

HESPERIA, Calif. (VVNG.com) — One individual was airlifted and several others transported to local hospitals following a multi-vehicle collision Friday night in Hesperia. The incident occurred on December 13, 2024, at approximately 7:30 PM at the intersection of Bear Valley Road and Hesperia Road. The collision involved five vehicles: a red Dodge Ram pickup truck, a white Tesla, a dark blue Toyota Camry, a gold pickup truck, and a South West Gas pulling a trailer with heavy equipment. Emergency personnel responded requesting a helicopter to airlift one person suffering from critical injuries. Additionally, three other individuals were reported to have…