The natural
NOTE: Find this story and the 2009 Softball All-Area Team at HighDesertVarsity.com When you ask B.B. Bates about the Desert Sky League Softball Player of the Year award, she refuses to say one word that might sound bitter or negative.But
Mavs fall to Quakes
RANCHO CUCAMONGA • Starting pitcher Nate Adcock threw six no-hit innings, and Jamie McOwen extended his hitting streak to 40 games on Friday night, but it wasn’t enough for High Desert.The Mavericks lost to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 6-4
ACORN/Census link sparks controversy
VICTORVILLE • One local councilman is adding his voice to those raising concern over the connection between the 2010 U.S. Census and the controversial organization ACORN.The Association of Community Organizations for Reform is the national activist
Car crook tries to hide at police station
VICTORVILLE • Sgt. James Evans still has a hard time believing he wasn’t part of some elaborate practical joke, after helping to catch a stolen-vehicle suspect as he tried to hide inside the Victorville sheriff’s station.“They’re
VVC cancels winter session to balance budget
VICTORVILLE • Victor Valley College has canceled its winter courses session, and the cost of credits could jump by 30 percent this fall, officials said.Generally some 4,500 students attend winter session, which includes more than 230 intensive
Social services recipients, kids protest cuts
LANCASTER • More than two dozen children grouped with their government-funded child care providers held up signs and blew whistles outside state Sen. George Runner's office, begging lawmakers in Sacramento to pass a budget that does not eliminate
Adelanto fire destroys garage, occupants are safe
A fire ripped through the garage of a house in the 11400 block of Bristol Court in Adelanto at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Thursday evening.Eleven firefighters battled the blaze that was contained as of 7:11 p.m., according to officials on the scene.Three
One arrest, one still sought in Kramer Junction robberies
KRAMER JUNCTION • The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has identified two suspects in a series of armed robberies in Kramer Junction.Delon Johnson, 20, and Perry Lewis, 49, were named as suspects following an investigation into
Teen arrested for attempted purse snatching
HESPERIA • Officials arrested a 16-year-old after he tried to snatch a woman’s purse, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Hesperia station authorities.The victim was in her car in the Albertson’s parking lot on Main Street
Family business
NOTE: Find this story and the 2009 Boys Track and Field All-Area Team at HighDesertVarsity.comRunning always came naturally for Isaac Chavez.He’s been the fastest in his age group since he began organizedrunning in middle school. Although
Superintendent: VVUHSD jobs safe through 2012
VICTORVILLE • The Victor Valley Union High School District adopted a budget this week that calls for zero layoffs over the next three years — a feat achieved by few public school districts across the state.While most Victor Valley school
Victorville still among fastest growing cities in U.S.
VICTORVILLE • Once again Victorville made the list of the 25 fastest growing cities in the nation, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released this week — though it dropped from the No. 2 spot to No. 14.The city’s population grew
McOwen, Hume lift Mavericks
RANCHO CUCAMONGA • Jamie McOwen extended his California League-record hitting streak, and Donnie Hume struck out seven as the High Desert Mavericks beat the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 6-2 on Thursday night at The Epicenter.McOwen used his speed to extend
Vegas train gets federal clearance
VICTORVILLE • Developers of the DesertXpress train from Victorville to Las Vegas cleared one more hurdle Thursday, as federal officials declared the route along Interstate 15 between Southern California and Sin City a high-speed-rail corridor. While
The real deal
NOTE: Find this story and the 2009 Girls Track and Field All-Area Team at HighDesertVarsity.comShawna Fermin first thought it was a joke when her new coach told her she could make it to state.But Silverado’s first-year sprint
Floating Doctors prepare to set sail
APPLE VALLEY • For the next year and a half, a group of “Floating Doctors” will sail along the Central American coast and throughout the South Pacific bringing free medical treatment and supplies to the neediest populations.On board
Teens arrested for memorial park graffiti, theft
LUCERNE VALLEY • Four teenagers have admitted to vandalizing the Lucerne Valley Memorial Park — which included swastikas painted on tombstones, officials said.Three 13-year-old boys and one 11-year-old girl were linked to the crime, which
Politically Speaking: Ending the cozy lunch deals
While City Manger Jim Cox tries to clean up the various messes at Victorville City Hall, we’re told that he’s laid down the law about key city officials meeting privately with “vendors” outside of City Hall.Some council members
Quakes top Mavericks
RANCHO CUCAMONGA • Jamie McOwen extended his league-record hitting streak to 38 games, but the High Desert Mavericks lost 7-3 to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Wednesday night at The Epicenter.McOwen drove in all three High Desert runs with a double
Local economy back in growth mode
The regional economy may be teetering on the edge of an upswing again, according to the monthly Inland Empire Report on Business released Wednesday.For the second month in a row, the report says the Purchasing Managers Index is above the 50 percent
Wednesday crime round-up
Escaped inmate recaptured in jail parking lotDEVORE • An escaped inmate trying to skirt deportation was recaptured when he was spotted in the Glen Helen Rehabilitation Center’s employee parking Monday evening, officials said.Rudy Salinas
Grand jury urges capping campaign donations
SAN BERNARDINO • In its final report, the San Bernardino County Grand Jury Wednesday recommended campaign contribution limits for elected county officials and streamlining reports of gifts. (Click here to read the 94-page grand jury report.)The
Do you have student loan debt?
For those struggling to make student loan payments, the federal government is offering a lifeline through its new Income-Based Repayment program. The program allows payments on federal loans to be tied to your income level and offers balance forgiveness
VESD trims compensation for classified workers
VICTORVILLE • The Victor Elementary School District Board is trimming all classified employees’ salaries by 2 percent and reducing their work year by seven days — and union officials are negotiating similar cuts to teacher and management
Man arrested for stealing HUSD truck
HESPERIA • Officials arrested a man who stole a Hesperia Unified School District work truck, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Hesperia station officials said.A sheriff’s helicopter helped lead deputies to the stolen vehicle Monday evening,
