Watson’s role in hot rod history
Larry Watson created a unique custom style to cars that was loved and admired for generations.Ornate pinstriping, glittering metalflakes and candy paints were all elements Watson mixed together to create cars that captured attention and inspired...
Trio arrested after early-morning joy ride
APPLE VALLEY • Authorities arrested three people, including a 14-year-old girl, after they stole a vehicle from the victim’s driveway early Friday morning, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Apple Valley station officials said.Brandon Stuart, 27,...
Psychologists: bunker-murder suspect is sane
VICTORVILLE • The man accused of shooting two teens in an abandoned bunker in 2008 was sane at the time of the killings, according to two psychologists who examined the murder defendant.The report by John Bradford stated that Collin Lee...
More than 60 animals removed from AV home
APPLE VALLEY • Apple Valley Animal Control officials removed 65 animals from a home Friday afternoon including 56 dogs, according to town officials.Authorities received a tip from a Southern California Edison employee who was concerned over about...
Police Activities League boxers collect four belts and one medal
HESPERIA • Joseph Santiago’s heart pumps and sweat starts to form on his brow.He stares down another boy and the two exchange blows. Fists pumping, legs moving.Onlookers egg them on to fight harder. “He’s open! Get him! Right there!”...
Suspected graffiti operation busted
YERMO • Sheriff’s deputies arrested three Los Angeles men in Yermo early Friday morning suspected of creating large amounts of graffiti and seized hundreds of stickers, paint, and other materials.A California Highway Patrol officer contacted...
Big ideas for small space
As we exit the era of the McMansion and begin to embrace the concept of the “big-enough" home, we need to rethink some of our interior-design ideas.Whether your home is a house, condo or apartment, if you’re making do with reduced...
$30B small business lending bill dead
WASHINGTON • President Barack Obama’s election-year jobs agenda suffered a new setback Thursday when Senate Republicans blocked a bill creating a $30 billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses.The fund...
Hesperia employers may benefit from new hires
HESPERIA • More than 50 percent of all new hires in Hesperia could earn their employers a tax credit under the city’s new enterprise zone designation, a consultant for the city said Wednesday.“Fifty percent of new hires in California meet the...
New jobless claims decline
WASHINGTON • New jobless claims fell last week for the third time in four weeks but remain elevated. The decline is a sign that the economy likely added jobs in July, although not enough to lower the nation’s high unemployment rate.First-time...
Toyota recalls 412,000 cars to fix steering
NEW YORK • Toyota is recalling nearly half a million cars, most of them large sedans sold in the U.S., for problems that can cause the steering wheel to lock up. It’s the latest indication that the automaker is still struggling with vehicle...
The House has ethics? Who knew?
Those who took the time to read Jay Ambrose’s commentary in Tuesday’s Daily Press (“Grading Congress”) can be forgiven if they asked the same question Mr. Ambrose asked regarding Congress’s approval rating of 11 percent, to wit: What’s...
Letters to the Editor 07-30-10
All about raceIn “Race card fraud” (Commentary, July 25) Thomas Sowell speaks of people “whose agendas are not constrained by decency but only by what they think they can get away with.”Does he mean people like Rush Limbaugh, who says...
Moore wants to bring back downtown movie theaters
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. • For generations, Americans viewed films in stately, single-screen theaters that were pillars of city business districts — an experience that faded with the rise of suburban multiplexes and the decline of downtowns.Michael...
'Glee' creator 'talking to' Britney Spears
“Glee” creator Ryan Murphy says he’s talking to Britney Spears about devoting an episode to the pop icon on the Fox hit.During a Hollywood Reporter interview Tuesday, Murphy was asked about online speculation that “Glee” could center an...
Imprisoned Spector returns to music with wife's CD
ALHAMBRA • In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest.The 70-year-old Spector is a rock music legend imprisoned for the murder of an actress.His wife, an aspiring singer...
Rain slows search for dead in Pakistan plane crash
ISLAMABAD • Relatives desperate to find the bodies of their loved ones joined emergency teams battling thick mud, rain and slippery hillsides on Thursday at the scene of Pakistan’s worstever plane crash.Authorities speculated that monsoon...
Teen tries to steal policeman’s vehicle
REDLANDS (AP) — Investigators say a 15-year-old would-be thief who jumped into Jeep Cherokee was being watched by a Southern California policeman who rented the SUV.The plainclothes officer used his remote to lock the Redland’s teenager inside....
New taxes to hit families
WASHINGTON • When the largest tax increase in U.S. history goes into effect in January, 31 million families will pay an average of $1,033 in higher taxes next year because of a reduction in the child tax credit, Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon...
S.B. County wins 19 national awards
SAN BERNARDINO • County departments netted a record 19 national achievement awards this year for innovative public services, ranging from streamlining the reporting of child abuse to helping hundreds of welfare recipients get on-the-job training....
Report: No teacher layoffs meant deeper cuts for all
HESPERIA • When the Hesperia Unified School District board rescinded the already-announced teacher layoffs at a board meeting in May, teachers in the audience cheered.According to a report made public Thursday, maybe they shouldn’t have.“Had...
25 years of fast bikes, good times
VICTORVILLE • A quarter-century ago, a local Saturday-night tradition was born when the first motorcycles sped around the racetrack at the San Bernardino County Fairgrounds to launch Speedway USA.Some 2,000 people began flocking to the fairgrounds...
Reviving the tent revival
HESPERIA • In a tradition that harkens back to the traveling preachers and religious awakenings of centuries ago, a group of local churches are joining together to host a three-day, “old time tent crusade” to spread a message of hope, unity,...
Mavs bury 66ers in middle innings
ADELANTO • A day after Kyle Seager’s month-long hitting streak came to an end, the High Desert second baseman began a new streak by hitting a two-run home run in the Mavs’ 12-6 win over the Inland Empire 66ers.The Mavs fell behind 4-1 after...
AREA ROUNDUP 7-29-10: Victorville American forces title game
SAN DIEGO • Victorville American softball forced a final game in the Little League Junior Divisional Tournament with a 10-8 win thanks in part to a lucky charm.Randi Dominguez found four-leaf clover before the game against Cresenta Valley.“We...
