Sitting Bull teacher gets 2 years for sex abuse
VICTORVILLE • A physical education teacher charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old student was sentenced to two years in prison Friday morning.Brenton James Unferth, 39, former teacher at Sitting Bull Middle School, asked for probation. But...
Inland Empire unemployment hits record 15 percent
Unemployment in San Bernardino and Riverside counties reached a record-high 15 percent, according to updated figures from California’s Economic Development Department.The state’s unemployment rate was 12.5 percent in January, according to the...
VVWRA may buy Victorville's wastewater plant
VICTORVILLE • Struggling to fund the project and in serious need of cash, the city has apparently asked the regional wastewater agency to take over construction of its treatment plant.The change is an about-face for Victorville, which has stressed...
Decorative paint a wallpaper alternative
Elaine Griffi n is crazy about stripes — in small rooms and kids’ rooms, powder rooms and halls.She also likes glazes and metallics. Stencils, too.Decorative and faux painting is back, although in a subtler style than the “Dallas” and...
Americans regaining lost wealth slowly
WASHINGTON • Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually.Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two...
Jobless prefer work to collecting unemployment
To cushion the crush of the recession, Congress has repeatedly extended the duration of unemployment insurance until now it’s possible to receive benefits for as long as 99 weeks in some states especially hard hit by joblessness. Around 11.4...
Letters 03-12-10
Hot air and CO2Daniel Seagondollar’s reply to Stan Brown’s letter (“Is it a bamboo bike,” March 11) made me chuckle. He implies that Mr. Brown is hypocritical when he complains about those who contribute to CO2 levels in the atmosphere while...
Conan O'Brien hitting the road with comedy tour
LOS ANGELES • Conan O’Brien rolled out his 30-city Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour on Thursday, billing it as “a night of music, comedy, hugging and the occasional awkward silence.”The comedian’s live tour will begin...
Rachael Ray enlists Zooey Deschanel, Jakob Dylan for SXSW party
TV cooking queen Rachael Ray is making her annual presence at South By Southwest bigger and better this year.Ray’s third annual Feedback Festival, slated for March 20, is moving to its largest venue yet — Stubb’s BBQ — with 18 bands playing...
Lady Gaga makes 'Rock Band' debut
Lady Gaga makes her “Rock Band” video game debut next week with a four-pack of songs that will be added to the Rock Band Music Store, according to Harmonix and MTV Games. “Bad Romance,” “Just Dance,” “Monster” and “Poker Face”...
Bomb planted outside store kills four in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN • A homemade bomb placed outside a store in northwestern Pakistan where locals watch movies exploded Thursday, killing four people, including a child, said officials.The attack, which also wounded 21 people, occurred on the...
High Desert honor bands to perform Saturday
APPLE VALLEY • Music enthusiasts are encouraged to watch some of the region’s top young musicians perform Saturday in the eighth annual concert of the High Desert honor bands.“For some kids who may come from a smaller school, it’s the only...
Officials search for burglary victims
APPLE VALLEY • Authorities are searching for the victims of multiple burglaries and ask anyone who may have been victimized to identify their property at the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Apple Valley station next week.Early Thursday morning,...
Reckless driver pleads guilty
VICTORVILLE • A man who is charged with reckless driving and severely injuring a woman pleaded guilty Thursday at the Victorville courthouse.Pavel Pishchanetskiy, 24, dressed in a black leather jacket and dress pants, stood listening to the...
Coming Saturday: O.K. Corral Ostrich Farm photo essay
Coming Saturday: O.K. Corral Ostrich Farms photo essay.In this photo: One of the younger ostriches takes a bite at the camera lens. The younger ostriches grow one foot per month, and can reach nine feet tall.O.K. Corral Ostrich Farms is located at...
Another chance
STUDIO CITY • Beating the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 champion is still a problem for the Granite Hills girls soccer team.However, they’ve figured out a way to handle the Division 2 champions.Granite Hills stunned Havard-Westlake with a 2-1...
Barstow’s historic run comes to an end
SPRING VALLEY • The Barstow High School girls basketball team had difficulties of a new kind with the officiating style Thursday night.The Aztecs fell 64-40 to Mt. Miguel in the second round of the CIF Division III State Championships in Spring...
MMA UPDATE: Perea to be featured on the big screen
Local mixed martial arts fighter Ernie Perea will be featured in a documentary called “Unscripted.” The cameras followed Perea and two other fighters into their homes, private lives and fighting arenas off and on for three years. The premiere...
Area Roundup 03-11-10: Chilton wins it for Sun Devils
APPLE VALLEY • Apple Valley’s Kevin Chilton knocked in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to give the Sun Devils a 5-4 victory over Big Bear on Thursday.Chilton’s single scored Clayton Nelems, who reached base with a...
Police release image of headless woman
BARSTOW • Police have released a composite image they hope will help identify a woman whose head was found in a backpack near Lenwood Road in February.In early February, a man searching for cans along Lenwood Road found the black backpack. Inside...
Report: February housing market not for the finicky
HESPERIA • All the signs of a buyers market in Victor Valley real estate hold true.If only there were houses to buy.That’s the lament from Realtors who saw housing inventories hover at levels not seen since 2005, according to a monthly report...
More Victorville employees jumping ship
VICTORVILLE • The city’s director of Public Works has resigned along with a top management analyst from the department, as employees still reeling from salary and benefit cuts have been told to expect more layoffs soon.Public Works Director Amer...
Uphold our laws: Stop the hate and assimilate
I am not putting down any minority. I am simply deeply concerned over the sovereignty and culture of the United States. The country I love dearly and fought for — I nearly died in the service of this wonderful country.I stopped at the Social...
Fighter jet exercises planned over Victor Valley Thurs.
Fighter aircraft are scheduled to hold exercises Thursday over a wide swath of San Bernardino County and neighboring areas, including Victorville, Needles, Hector, Anza-Borrego State Park and the western Salton Sea area of Southern California,...
Best of the Desert 2009: Shopping & Services
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