🌱 How Ridgecrest deputies helped stop a wrong-way U-Haul pursuit
Good day Ridgecrest! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Ridgecrest deputies helped stop a wrong-way U-Haul pursuit
Also on today's calendar: MONSTER X TOUR - RIDGECREST, CA - 12PM and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Sunny and not as warm, with a high of 73 and low of 42 degrees.
- Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 50.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 86 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• BWC: Man fleeing in U-Haul crashes into oncoming traffic, points gun at Calif. cops before OIS (police1.com) — Ridgecrest-based sheriff’s deputies helped intercept a U-Haul driver who fled a domestic violence call and later crashed while driving the wrong way on Highway 178. Newly released body camera footage shows the suspect pointing a gun at officers before being shot at, coaxed out of the truck and arrested, with multiple firearms recovered. 
📸 Around Ridgecrest
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Monster X Tour
Desert Empire Fairgrounds, 520 S Richmond Rd, Ridgecrest
12:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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MONSTER X TOUR - RIDGECREST, CA - 12PM
Desert Empire Fairgrounds , 520 S Richmond Rd , Ridgecrest
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Open House Las Flores & Gateway
Murray Middle School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
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Special Education Community Advisory Committee (SELPA Office)
Murray Middle School Sierra Vista Education Center, 1327 N Norma St, Ridgecrest, CA 93555, USA
5:00 pm -
Living Wax Museum History Fair- Heartland Charter School
Kerr McGee Community Center , 100 W California Ave , Ridgecrest
10:00 am -
Y.E.S Excellence Workshop
Cerro Coso Community College , 3000 College Heights Blvd , Ridgecrest
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All Soul's Food Pantry is Open
200 Drummond Ave , Ridgecrest
4:00 pm -
Beer & Yoga
Flight Line Tap Room , 259 N Balsam St , Ridgecrest
10:30 am
Saturday April 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Cerro Coso Music Club & China Lake Rotary Club Fundraising Concert and Dinner
Cerro Coso Community College , 3000 College Heights Blvd , Ridgecrest
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Open House Las Flores & Gateway
Murray Middle School Ridgecrest, CA 93555
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Annual CLM Dinner & Auction — China Lake Museum Foundation
China Lake Museum Foundation , 130 E Las Flores Ave , Ridgecrest
4:00 pm
Friday April 17
Tuesday April 21
Saturday May 2
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For those who didn't visit us on Monday: Where: Hope City Church 800 W. Upjohn Ave When: Thursday, April 16, 9:30 am - 11:00 am Details: We ask… (Nextdoor College Heights)
🗞 Nearby News
California City
- Court of Appeal Upholds Murder Convictions of Couple Though No Body Was Found (metnews.com)
- Condors lose in OT, but gain playoff positioning; Fresno State defeats CSUB baseball; HS Baseball, Softball standings (modbee.com)
- US appeals court restarts $3 billion patent infringement lawsuit against Intel — VLSI case from 2017 returns after court sets aside 2024 decision (tomshardware.com)
Tehachapi
- Hunting Drones From Sloppy Airstrips Is General Atomics' Future Vision For Mojave (twz.com)
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