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A day after President Donald Trump claimed the United States would “own” Gaza and develop it into “Riviera of the Middle East,” more than 30 people demonstrated against the plan on the corners of Foothill and Indian Hill boulevards on February 5. Photo/by Julie Steinbach

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating a Claremont Police Department officer-involved shooting yesterday that left a 57-year-old man dead. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

Residents of Moab Drive in Claremont were startled Monday morning by a loud bang and a burst of smoke resembling fireworks. Moments later, around 9:30 a.m., the power went out on Moab Drive and on Montana Lane, to the south. The blown transformer left at least a dozen homes without electricity for nearly 11 hours. Southern California Edison crews said the cause of the outage was a squirrel that made an unfortunate misstep, triggering the explosion and killing the rodent. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

A Jurupa Valley man was charged with attempted murder following a January 23 shooting in Claremont that injured three people, including the alleged gunman. Claremont police received reports of gunfire in the 600 block of Colgate Place at 7:23 p.m. January 23. Arriving officers found two male victims with critical gunshot wounds, as well as the alleged shooter, 33-year-old Erik William Guevara of Jurupa Valley, and a handgun. All three were treated at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. Guevara was subsequently arrested and booked at CPD on two felony counts of attempted murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo

A Jurupa Valley man has been charged with attempted murder after a January 23 shooting in Claremont injured three people, including the alleged gunman. The Claremont Police Department received multiple reports of gunfire in the 600 block of Colgate Place at 7:23 p.m. Thursday, January 23. Arriving officers found two male victims with critical gunshot wounds, as well as the alleged shooter, 33-year-old Erik Guevara of Jurupa Valley, and a handgun.

A fast-moving snowstorm blanketed the San Gabriel Mountains with up to three feet of snow in higher elevations on Sunday. Mt. Baldy saw heavy snowfall above 5,000 feet, easing an otherwise mostly dry winter. Claremont received an inch of rain. The weather is expected to remain mostly clear and cool for the rest of the week, with no precipitation in the forecast. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

After a much welcomed reprieve, dangerously strong winds returned to Claremont and the rest of Southern California on Monday. “Everyone needs to be on high alert,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said at a news conference. “Los Angeles and partner firefighters are pre-deployed, and we ask Angelenos to be prepared in case they need to evacuate.” The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings from noon Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday in foothill and mountain areas in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

Here are several helpful links for wildfire/wind information and assistance, courtesy of Courier reader Bob Gerecke. Photo/by Jhovany Quiroz

Afternoon winds and swirling leaves didn’t deter the Gutierrez family from their regular picnic and wiffle ball game at Memorial Park on Monday, January 20. Under clear blue skies and with temperatures in the low 60s, most family members took advantage of the day off in observance of MLK Day. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger

The dangerously high winds predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday were milder than expected, giving firefighters and residents a much-needed bit of good news in Altadena and Pacific Palisades, though fire danger in those areas remains critical. At press time Thursday the death toll from the wildfires had risen to 25, the Palisades Fire had burned 23,713 acres and was 22% contained, and the Eaton Fire in Altadena had consumed 14,117 acres and was at 55% containment. Photo/by Jhovany Quiroz

The dangerously high winds predicted for Tuesday were milder than expected, but fire officials say gusts up to 30 mph will blow through parts of northwest Los Angeles and southern Ventura County through 6 p.m. today. Fire danger in those areas remains critical. The death toll from the wildfires has risen to 25. As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, The Palisades Fire had burned 23,713 acres and was 19% contained, and the Eaton Fire in Altadena had consumed 14,117 acres and was at 45% containment. Courier photo/Mick Rhodes

The death toll from the windstorm-fueled Los Angeles wildfires has risen to 24, with several people still unaccounted for as of 7 a.m. Tuesday. The Palisades Fire has burned 23,713 acres and is 17% contained, and the Eaton Fire in Altadena has consumed 14,117 acres and is at 35% containment.More strong winds are in the forecast through Wednesday, leaving fire officials on edge and fire conditions severe. The winds are forecast to blow from the northeast, with the strongest gusts up to 70 mph affecting the western San Gabriel Mountains/5 Freeway corridor; the northern San Fernando Valley, and mountain passes in Ventura and northern Los Angeles counties, including Simi Valley, Moorpark, and Santa Paula. Courier photo/Mick Rhodes

Though Tuesday’s jarring windstorm left its mark on Claremont in the form of downed trees, limbs, and some property damage, the city and the surrounding communities were clearly spared the worst. Violent wind gusts up to 90 mph drove fast-moving firestorms through several other Southern California communities, resulting in at least 11 deaths and more than 12,000 homes, businesses, and structures destroyed. Among those structures lost are national landmarks and regional treasures. Courier photo/Mick Rhodes