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Massive dust devil spotted tearing through field in Southern California

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Massive dust devil spotted tearing through field in Southern California

A massive dust devil ripping through an open field in Riverside County over the weekend was captured on a driver’s cellphone camera.  

The Aug. 11 twister was spotted near Dunlap Road and San Jacinto Avenue, about eight miles south of the Lake Perris State Recreation Area. 

Footage of the incident showed the twister combined with a second dust devil, making it look even more ominous.  

A little more than a week before this dust devil was spotted, on Aug. 2, a skydiving instructor, 28-year-old Deverey LaRiccia Chase, and her student, 28-year-old Kayla Kieko Black, were killed after they were caught up in a pair of dust devils during a routine jump in Perris.  

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  • Perris dust devil
  • Perris dust devil
  • Perris dust devil

A “dust devil” is a small, rotating column of air that picks up dust and debris from the ground on hot days; while they resemble tornadoes, they are generally considered to be harmless, except for certain circumstances.   

“She missed the first one, and when she maneuvered around it, she hit the second one,” Freddy Chase, a skydiver himself, said of his wife.  “At that point, she was about 25 to 30 feet in the air … it sent her canopy in a downward spiral.”   

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With no time left to react, both Devrey and Kayla slammed into the ground.   

The two were rushed to a local hospital, where the former succumbed to her injuries that day and the latter just two days later.  

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Man claiming to be armed robs Culver City bank, gets away with $10,000

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Man claiming to be armed robs Culver City bank, gets away with ,000

Police are searching for a man who claimed to be armed inside a bank and reportedly made off with $10,000 in cash before disappearing into a nearby Culver City neighborhood. The robbery occurred shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday at a bank in the 3800 block of Culver Center Drive, officials with the Culver City Police […]

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Police investigate deadly stabbing in Tarzana; suspect in custody

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Police investigate deadly stabbing in Tarzana; suspect in custody

A suspect has been taken into custody after a man was stabbed and killed at a home in Tarzana on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed. The LAPD says it received a call at approximately 9:30 a.m. about an incident in the 19200 block of Erwin Street. When they arrived at the scene, officers […]

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California primary election results: governor and L.A. mayor races

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California primary election results: governor and L.A. mayor races

With a little more than half of the vote counted, Republican Steve Hilton opened a one-point lead over Democrat Xavier Becerra in California’s governor’s race Wednesday morning, 27% to 25%, respectively. Democrat Tom Steyer was in third with 20%, raising the strong likelihood that Hilton and Becerra will advance to November’s runoff. Meanwhile, Los Angeles […]

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