Child tests positive for fentanyl after ingesting pills allegedly found at Victorville day care

A child tested positive for fentanyl after ingesting mystery pills that were reportedly discovered at a day care in Victorville.  On March 18, San Bernardino County deputies responded to La Petite Academy at 14040 Bear Valley Road after reports that blue pills were found in a classroom. Workers collected the caplets and immediately called law … Read more

USPS refining service standards to improve delivery, cut costs

The United States Postal Service is refining its service standards to improve delivery predictability and reliability while generating an estimated $36 billion in savings over the next decade. The adjustments will affect First-Class Mail, Periodicals, Marketing Mail, Package Services—including Bound Printed Matter, Media Mail and Library Mail—USPS Ground Advantage, Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express. … Read more

The Residence: Why Giancarlo Esposito Replaced Andre Braugher

Netflix’s new murder mystery, The Residence, stars Giancarlo Esposito as A.B. Wynter, Head Usher at the White House, but he wasn’t the original actor cast in the role. When executive producer Shonda Rhimes and series creator Paul Williams Davies began casting for the screwball comedy, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Andre Braugher was tapped for the role of … Read more

L.A.’s parking enforcement problem

Los Angeles has a budget problem. Well, another budget problem. According to a recent report from independent news organization Crosstown LA, the city is fighting a losing war over parking and parking enforcement. Crosstown analyzed data provided by City Controller Kenneth Mejia, which showed that L.A. is spending tens of millions more on parking enforcement … Read more

An Interview With A Fired USDA Specialist

Consider the sugar beet, a sweet and tapered tuber. Unlike tropical sugarcane, sugar beets grow in temperate zones, enabling colder regions of the United States to farm their own sugar instead of relying on imports. From the late 19th century through the late 1970s, Utah abounded with sugar beet farms, and the crop’s presence influenced … Read more