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The Courier took off from Cable Airport in Upland this week for a single-engine plane ride to the Pacific Ocean and back. We looped past the Santa Monica Pier, weaving through a maze of air traffic — planes, helicopters, and even drones — to capture this bird’s-eye view of the Los Angeles basin. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
More than 200 demonstrators took to the corner of Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards Friday afternoon to participate in a national shutdown protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity that has led to the death of eight people since the start of the year. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
An electric skateboard battery was the cause of a Wednesday evening second-floor dorm room fire at Harvey Mudd College’s Atwood Residence Hall that caused no injuries but displaced 35 students. Photo/by Brett O’Connor
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Victor Rios Jr., whose brother Diego died November 28, 2025 following a traffic stop by Claremont Department officers, speaks at a January 10 rally for transparency outside city hall. The city announced Tuesday it will release records regarding the death of Diego Rios by January 27. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Sparked by the January 7 killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross, more than 300 demonstrators turned out at Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards Sunday to voice disdain for President Trump’s policies and ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection tactics. The protest, organized by Indivisible Claremont/Inland Valley Action Group, followed similar demonstrations that took place nationwide over the weekend. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Uncertainty still haunts Diego Rios’s family as they continue to push for answers in the 30-year-old Rancho Cucamonga man’s death after a November 28, 2025 traffic stop by Claremont police. Friends and family will gather outside Claremont City Hall from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, January 10 to push for transparency. A memorial at the site of the incident, pictured here, still stands. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The three hikers who died on Mt. Baldy on December 29 have been identified as 19-year-old Marcus Alexander Muench Casanova of Seal Beach, and Juan Sarat Lopez, 37, and Bayron Pedro Ramos Garcia, 36, both Guatemalan nationals said to be residing in Los Angeles. Authorities believe the hikers fell from Devil’s Backbone Trail, pictured here last summer. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Conditions remained soaked Monday morning, January 5, but the rain finally ended in the early hours after a week of near-record storms across the region. More than six inches of rain fell in the Claremont area, with even higher totals reported in the mountains. Check out our latest coverage. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
It’s wet out there. A series of atmospheric river storms moved through the region, dropping nearly a half-foot of rain across the Claremont area, with even higher totals in the mountains. The conditions triggered flooding from Mt. Baldy Village up to the ski lifts. As of Friday, Baldy Road at Icehouse Canyon remain closed for repairs. Courier photo/Peter Weinbergter
“Hope you all had a merry and jolly holiday and New Year’s celebration. I’ve written numerous times about the lengthy and costly production process behind publishing a newspaper. As we enter the new year, here’s a brief roundup of the people who actually make the Claremont Courier happen …”
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Three hikers were found dead at Mount Baldy Monday. Search and rescue crews from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded to a request at 11:30 a.m. Monday to locate a 19-year-old male hiker who had fallen some 500 feet near the Devils Backbone trail, above. The bodies of the missing 19-year-old and two other hikers were found Monday during a Sheriff’s Department aerial search, but efforts to recover the bodies have been hampered by high winds. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
On December 10, Pomona College reached a settlement agreement of a U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Title VI investigation alleging Jewish students experienced antisemitism on campus. Photo/courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Christmas came early for two dozen elementary school students Saturday, including Edward Martinez, 3, pictured here with his mother Martina Moya, when elves with the Rotary Club of Claremont and Claremont High School Interact Club gave away 24 new bicycles at the 25th annual Rotary Club bike giveaway. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Community members of all faiths celebrated the fifth night of Hanukkah Thursday, December 18 with children’s activities and live music just outside the council chambers on Second Street in Claremont. Wicks on the nearly 10-foot menorah were lit by Rabbi Sholom Harlig, director of the Chabad of the Inland Empire, pictured here, and Claremont Police Department Lieutenant Matthew Hamill. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo