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MORENO VALLEY (CNS) - A homeless woman who attempted to cross a storm
channel in Moreno Valley after a thunderstorm swelled the spillway was swept
away today, floating downstream for nearly a mile before she was rescued.
   The victim was reported in chest-high waters in the Perris Valley
Channel, near the intersection of Alessandro Boulevard and Heacock Street,
about 1:25 p.m., according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
   Sheriff's deputies were called to the area first and spotted the woman

INDIO (CNS) - The sister of Palm Springs police Officer Lesley Kling Zerebny, who was gunned down along with another officer while responding to a domestic disturbance call, testified today that ``part of me died'' with her sibling.
   ``I wanted to see her grow old and I wanted to grow old with her,'' Britta Kling told jurors during the penalty phase of trial for John Hernandez Felix, who is facing a possible death penalty for the officers' killings.
``Part of me died with her that day -- the best part of me.''

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A low-pressure system will bring scattered showers
throughout the Inland Empire today along with the possibility of snow in the
mountains, according to the National Weather Service.
   The agency issued a winter weather advisory that will last from 9 a.m.
today to midnight in the San Bernardino and Riverside County mountains.
   The storm system could bring anywhere from 1 to 4 inches of snow
between 5,500 and 7,500 feet today, with 4 to 8 inches expected above 7,500
feet, forecasters said.

   INDIO (CNS) - Family members of two fallen officers killed in a
fusillade of bullets from an AR-15 rifle will testify today (Wednesday) before jurors and
the 28-year-old man convicted of the attack.
   On Tuesday, surviving officers took the stand in the penalty phase of
John Hernandez Felix's trial, in which jurors must decide between the death
sentence or life without parole. The same jurors convicted the 28-year-old
Felix Monday of two counts of first-degree murder, along with six counts of

   RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Gusty winds will buffet the Inland Empire
mountains and deserts today and could cause hazardous driving conditions,
according to the National Weather Service.
   The agency issued a wind advisory that will last until 11 p.m. today
for the inland mountains of Riverside County mountains, the San Gorgonio Pass near
Banning and the Coachella Valley.
   Wind speeds today are expected to range from 20 to 30 mph with gusts
of 55 mph possible along the desert mountain slopes, forecasters said. Isolated

MORENO VALLEY (CNS) - An investigation continued Friday into the crash of an armed F-16 Fighting Falcon that plunged into a warehouse just west of March Air Reserve Base in Moreno Valley, injuring the pilot and a dozen people at the crash site.
   The jet, attached to the 114th Fighter Wing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, went down about 3:45 p.m. Thursday, going through the roof of the See Water Inc. warehouse at 22220 Opportunity Way, near Meridian Parkway, in the Arnold Heights neighborhood, just off of Interstate 215.

RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A storm packing wind and rain will impact the Inland
Empire on Thursday, lowering temperatures and potentially creating
hazardous driving conditions.
   According to the National Weather Service, the trough of low pressure
will start its slide toward the region Wednesday evening, gaining strength as
it makes landfall in the predawn hours Thursday.
   ``The trough axis will move through Thursday midday, just slightly
behind a well-marked cold front, and most, if not all, areas should have rain

   RIVERSIDE (CNS) - A 24-year-old man accused of threatening to carry
out a shooting at UC Riverside was charged Tuesday with making terrorist threats.
   Matthew Jeremiah Woolridge of Riverside was arrested in the predawn
hours last Friday following an investigation by UCR police, who allege he made
the threat via Snapchat on Thursday night. The posting read, ``I'm shooting up
UC Riverside tomorrow. 1st Black school shooter going down in History.''
   Investigators used the social media post to identify and locate the