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Every year, tens of thousands of people descend on a rough stretch of desert north of Joshua Tree for a weeklong off-roading festival and series of extreme races.
Billed as one of the toughest desert off-roading races in the nation, the King of the Hammers event is often described as part Burning Man and part “Mad Max.”
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During the event, Hammertown a temporary city complete with named “streets,” generators, team garages and food and vendor booths rises over a dry lakebed. Hulking, souped-up vehicles traverse the rough terrain of Johnson Valley, an off–highway vehicle riding area run by the federal Bureau of Land Management.
Family, neighbors seek answers after deputies shoot, kill 91-year-old Victorville woman who is legally blind
Family, neighbors seek answers after deputies shoot, kill 91-year-old Victorville woman who is legally blind
Family members and neighbors are demanding answers after an elderly woman who reported a possible intruder in her home was shot and killed by deputies over the weekend.
VICTORVILLE, Calif. - Family members and neighbors are demanding answers after an elderly woman who reported a possible intruder in her home was shot and killed by deputies over the weekend.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff s Department responded to a call of a possible home intruder in the Spring Valley Lake community of Victorville at about 9 a.m. on Saturday. When deputies arrived, the door was opened by 91-year-old Betty Francois, who lived alone in the house with her dogs and a cat.
A 91-year-old Southern California woman was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies responding to a break-in report at her home after she pointed a shotgun at them, authorities said.Betty Francois of Victorville died early Monday at a hospital where she.
The elderly homeowner was fatally shot after she exited the residence armed with a shotgun. Deputies gave her commands to drop the gun, but her family members told FOX 11 that the 91-year-old was legally blind and deaf.