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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
Fire crews remain in Mt. Baldy Village perched along Baldy Road, while helicopters could be heard overhead. It’s also clear Bridge Fire conditions to the east — Baldy area — are far better than the west, including Wrightwood. Check out the latest photos. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
At press time Thursday, more than 400 firefighters on the ground and in the air had mercifully begun to slow the massive Bridge Fire’s advance, saving most of Mt. Baldy Village and keeping the blaze from making its way into the southern foothill communities, including Claremont. The fast moving fire burned into Mt. Baldy Village late Tuesday afternoon. Fire crews scrambled to the area but were unable to save the 20 homes that burned there. Photo/by David Mix
Wednesday was the critical day for firefighters to save Mt. Baldy Village from the Bridge Fire. By setting up a series of perimeters west of the village, most of the small town that had not seen a fire in a century was saved. The fire has burned 51,167 acres as of Thursday morning. Courier photos/Peter […]
The Bridge Fire continues to advance toward foothill cities, with residents in north Claremont around Fergus Falls and Mt. Baldy having been advised to prepare to evacuate. The fire — now the largest burning in the state of California at 47,904 acres — burned some 13,000 acres overnight Tuesday and impacting structures in Wrightwood, including damage to the power infrastructure there. Thus far it has destroyed 20 homes in the Mt. Baldy area, and is currently backing down the slopes near Mt. Baldy Road, threatening additional structures there. Photo/by Alex McDonald
The Bridge Fire “continued to exhibit extreme fire behavior” overnight Tuesday, according to fire officials, burning some 13,000 acres and impacting structures in Wrightwood, including damage to the power infrastructure there. The fire had grown to 47,904 acres as of 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Photo/by Alex McDonald
The Bridge Fire grew overnight from 2,995 acres to 3,786 acres, but some 300 firefighters held it within its perimeter, with support continuing to arrive. It remains 0% contained. California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 assumed command of the fire at 7 a.m. Tuesday, following a sustained effort by U.S. Forest Service Quick Reaction Force night-flying helicopters, which dropped fire retardant on the blaze for more than five hours overnight. Photo/courtesy of USFS
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials ordered the evacuation of all residents north of the San Antonio Dam up to Mt. Baldy Resort late Monday afternoon after the Bridge Fire more than doubled in size in a matter of hours, going from 1,225 acres at 1 p.m. to 2,995 acres by 7:30. The blaze remains 0% contained, with high temperatures and strong winds continuing to aid in its expansion. Photo/by Catherine McIntosh
Though the Bridge Fire has rendered the sky in Claremont a sickly yellow and the air is thick with ash, the U.S. Forest Service reports structures in the City of Trees and the unincorporated areas directly northwest of town are not in danger. Photo/courtesy of U.S.F.S.
A fast moving fire near the Glendora Mountain Road in the San Gabriel Canyon, seen from Grand Avenue in Claremont, continued to burn into the night as firefighters attempted to get control of the growing 200-acre blaze. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
“One of the cool things about this project is, usually when people see drums, they just think banging along,” Powell said. “But for me being a drummer and percussionist, I hear drums as music. I don’t need anything else.” Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
The first day of kindergarten can be fraught with high emotion, as was the case Wednesday for Kalal Diaz when it was time for her mother Marisol Diaz to leave Mountain View Elementary School. Kalal’s sad face didn’t last long once school began. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
About 25 masked demonstrators, many wearing head scarves and keffiyehs, blocked the entrances to Bridges Hall of Music Tuesday, disrupting Pomona College’s convocation ceremony. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Claremont High School’s football team opened the new season with a 19-14 win at Diamond Ranch Friday, making new head coach Jacob Caron 1-0 with the Wolfpack. A complete recap of the game will appear in this week’s Courier. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Walter’s Restaurant, the iconic Claremont eatery that recently celebrated its 50th anniversary last November, caught fire early Thursday morning. “Extensive damage, we will be closed until further notice,” wrote Laila A. Ghafarshad, daughter-in-law to owners Nangy and Fahima Gharfarshad, on Claremont Connects Facebook page. The fire reportedly burned through the roof at the 310 N. Yale Ave. location. No injuries were reported from the 2:33 a.m. blaze, according to fire officials. Photo/courtesy of CBS News Los Angeles
A new twist in the saga to develop the 9.77 acre Claremont plot that was once home to La Puerta Intermediate School surfaced Monday when developer Trumark Homes informed city officials of its intention to go back to the 56-unit project it first proposed in 2021. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
The Rev. Munther Isaac, a theologian and Palestinian Christian priest who heads the Israel-based Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church of Beit Sahour, delivered a nearly 40-minute talk August 8 at Claremont Presbyterian Church. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo