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The suspect charged with the murder of 4-month-old Troy May Elaine Cohn, who died June 29 after allegedly being thrown to the ground at a Claremont home daycare facility, is a 17-year-old boy with autism, according to reporting by KTLA. Pictured is a sidewalk memorial outside the facility in the 1400 block of Lynoak Drive where the infant was fatally injured June 29. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Webb closer Alec Kaushal got the most important out of his high school baseball career last week, a pop-up that secured the team’s 12-6 win over Rolling Hills Preparatory, giving the Gauls’ a sweet — but decidedly unlikely — CIF-Southern Section Division 9 championship. How unlikely? Webb head coach Samuel Goldstein is the Gauls’ fourth in four years. The boys finished the regular season 3-13, and came in last in the San Joaquin League with an anemic 0-9 record. But the team jelled at just the right moment, starting a seven-game win streak just as the tournament was about to begin. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
by Peter Weinberger Claremont’s legal setback in December 2016 did not end the water fight. It changed it. Before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Fruin ruled Claremont hadn’t made a compelling case to rule in favor of an eminent domain takeover of Golden State Water’s system, the local debate had centered on whether the […]
The deadline for the public to weigh in on Village Partners’ revised proposal for the Village South development has been extended from May 22 to July 20.
Sumner Danbury Elementary School students and staff, CUSD representatives, and U.S. Congresswoman Norma Torres christened the school’s newest resource, the Kindness Den, on May 8. “It is a place where [students] can get what they need, when they need it, without questions asked,” said Sumner Danbury sixth grade teacher Jennifer Ballesteros, who, along with students from San Antonio High School, created the project. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Heartfelt and tearful testimonies from Pomona residents and workers about recent run-ins with federal immigration agents made for a tense atmosphere at a May 2 public hearing convened by Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval (pictured), including from a Pomona Unified School District teacher, who said, “In this school year, we’re witnessing a crisis of disappearing families. We have seen a severe decline in enrollment.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
“Do you have a favorite insect?” Aya Shoman, 10, asked earnestly. We’re sitting at a picnic table under the trees at Pomona College Organic Farm with her mom, Rana Shoman, while her 8-year-old triplet siblings play nearby. The sky is blue, wildflowers sway in the breeze, bees buzz, and birds alight on nearby branches. This kind of outdoor space, teeming with life, is where Aya feels at home. Photo/by Rana Shoman
Claremont’s Bridges Auditorium was the setting for Tuesday’s highly anticipated and fast-paced televised gubernatorial debate between eight candidates — six Democrats and two Republicans — vying for the state’s top job. With just 90 minutes and a deep pool of topics and candidates, time was short. Contenders were limited to 30 seconds to one minute for their answers and talked over one another often. At one point, Democrat and former U.S. Representative Katie Porter said, “this is worse than my teenagers at dinner.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Olympic medalist Brittany Brown made a fitting return to her alma mater Vista del Valle Elementary School last week during its 50th annual track meet, an event that helped spur her into athletics. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Sisters Lolli Rigor and Liana Colon are living every bookworm’s dream: transforming their vision for a bookstore from fantasy to nonfiction with Claremont’s TBR Books.
In 2025, the five-member Claremont Unified School District Board of Education took 160 public votes, and 156 of them were unanimous approvals. “High quality, effective governance doesn’t have to just create discord, honestly,” said CUSD Board President Alex McDonald. “And just because our votes were unanimous is not necessarily a reflection on the hard work and the effective leadership we have as a board and within our student body and our community district also.” Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Eight-year-old James Hawkins traverses a hollow log at the April 9 opening ceremony for California Botanic Garden’s new Children’s Woodland, a natural play area for kids and the culmination of nearly 50 years of planning. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Sustainable Claremont’s free Earth Day celebration takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at Shelton Park, at Harvard and Bonita avenues.
As of early April 2026, U.S. gas prices continue to vary widely by region, with the national average for regular gasoline hovering at $4 per gallon. California remains the most expensive market, with statewide averages exceeding $5.50 per gallon, while many Southern and Midwestern states continue to see much lower prices. See our state by state comparison.
Hundreds of kids and their family members, including 3-year-old Samuel Stannislaus (right), took part in the City of Claremont’s spring egg hunt at Memorial Park Saturday morning, which included the annual Kiwanis Club of Claremont pancake breakfast, a petting zoo, face painting, crafts, music, photos with the Easter bunny, and a puppet show. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Village Partners, developers of the South Village project, recently informed the City of Claremont it intends to change a portion from a mixed-use development of 429 units — 300 apartments, 106 “flat style” condominiums and 23 townhomes, which the city approved in 2023 — to 140 three story, “row house” style townhomes. The developer is also contending the new plan is exempt from public hearings and City Council and environmental review. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
A boisterous, multi-generational crowd estimated between 3,000 and 3,500 lined the intersection of Indian Hill and Foothill boulevards March 28 for the third “No Kings” protest, many carrying signs, some banging drums, chanting and singing, and most all raising their voices. Saturday’s nationwide protest drew some 8 million people to more 3,300 cities throughout the country. Photo/by Jessie Cadenas
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