Good morning. Today is Monday, February 26, 2018. I’m Lynn Norris, and here are your local headlines from TribLIVE Valley News Dispatch. Expect sunny skies today, with a high near 52. Tonight will be clear, with a low around 30. Our top story is: Federal firearms background checks dropped in 2017, marking the single-largest reduction since the FBI began conducting them nearly two decades ago. The checks fell from 27.5 million in 2016 to 25.2 million in 2017.