Storm-triggered mudflows, heavy rain and snow prompted several road closures after the first storm of the year moved through the region.

Barstow High School graduate Michael Ardon was one of several cadets from San Bernardino County who were sworn in as California Highway Patrol officers. Officer Ardon successfully completed cadet training at the California Highway Patrol Academy in West Sacramento and was assigned duty at the CHP’s Redwood City Area office.

A pair of suspected auto thieves led California Highway Patrol officers on a chase that began in Santa Cruz County and ended with help from a tire-deflating spike