Thieves are stealing California’s scarce water. Where’s it going? Illegal marijuana farms
As drought increases, water thefts have increased to record levels. Thieves tap into hydrants, pump water from rivers and break into remote water stations and tanks.
Credit: Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters
Thieves break into water stations that provide water to California s rural residents, like this one in Lancaster, located in Los Angeles County s Antelope Valley. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters Author: JULIE CART CALMATTERS Updated: 4:31 PM PDT July 20, 2021
CALIFORNIA, USA One day last spring, water pressure
in pipelines suddenly crashed In the Antelope Valley, setting off alarms. Demand had inexplicably spiked, swelling to three and half times normal. Water mains broke open, and storage tanks were drawn down to dangerous levels.
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A dozen student-athletes and three coaches from Downey High School on a hiking trip on Mount Baldy in San Bernardino County had to be rescued by search-and-rescue teams, including two teens who were located this morning after spending the night on the mountain, authorities said.
According to a statement released late this morning by the Downey Unified School District, the Downey High athletes and coaches took a group hike up Mount Baldy on Monday, and 10 of them were brought to safety on Monday evening, but two teens remained unaccounted for until this morning.
Jul 20, 2021
The cause of death for 8-year-old Urijah Roque who died in Colton on July 4th was confirmed on Monday by officials as being caused by an illegal firework. Urijah was struck in the chest by an illegal malfunctioning firework that was discharged from a mortar-style tube during an unofficial block party. The boy died at 11:25pm at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on the 4th of July. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department did not learn of the child s death until much later, at which time there was no evidence of the illegal fireworks. Sending prayers for little Urijah and his family.
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In September as a record heat wave crested over Southern California a couple set off a smoke-emitting pyrotechnic device at a gender-reveal party in a Yucaipa park.
Such devices typically shoot off blue or pink smoke to signal the gender of an expected child. In this case, the device sparked a fast-moving brush fire.
The El Dorado fire, as it came to be known, ultimately charred 22,000 acres and resulted in the death of US. Forest Service wildland firefighter Charles Morton. Two firefighters were injured during the fire. The blaze injured 13 other people, forced hundreds to evacuate and destroyed five homes.