Inland Empire Community News

3 weeks ago | iecn.com | Manny B. Sandoval

“Today I’m here to let you know how much I hate living in the City of San Bernardino,” resident Gina Mireles said, her frustration echoing through council chambers during the April 2 City Council meeting. Her remarks launched a wave of public criticism aimed at city officials for allowing the Norman F. Feldheym Central Library to go without a functioning computer lab for more than a year — an absence that many argue underscores the city’s failure to meet basic community needs.

3 weeks ago | iecn.com | Manny B. Sandoval

A domestic violence call escalated into a fatal officer-involved shooting Saturday evening in San Bernardino after police say a man armed with a knife refused to drop his weapon and threatened his juvenile son. The incident occurred around 5:32 p.m. on April 5 in the 1000 block of North Mountain View Avenue. According to a press release from the San Bernardino Police Department, a relative contacted dispatchers and reported that the suspect had threatened to kill his juvenile son.

3 weeks ago | iecn.com | Manny B. Sandoval

The Inland Empire’s labor market remained steady in February with a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.5%, unchanged from January, according to new data from the California Employment Development Department. But beneath that stability lies a more complex story—one in which job losses across key sectors have outpaced gains, signaling ongoing challenges for the region’s economic recovery.

3 weeks ago | iecn.com | Manny B. Sandoval

After years of finding human waste splattered on the walls of his downtown business, Alan Stanly says the solution is simple: put out more portable toilets. Stanly, who owns The Enterprise Building in San Bernardino’s Ward 1, has long sounded the alarm about the lack of public restrooms for the city’s homeless population and the overflow of rave attendees.

3 weeks ago | iecn.com | Manny B. Sandoval

Two San Bernardino brothers are behind bars on $1 million bail each following a violent drive-by shooting that left two teenage boys critically wounded in the 800 block of West Olive Street last month, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department just announced. The shooting occurred around 9 p.m. on Monday, March 3, after the victims were involved in a verbal dispute with two Hispanic males inside a white Volkswagen Golf hatchback.