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Junior College Football preview: Victor Valley College, fresh meat
Scan through the list of players on Victor Valley College’s 2010 football roster and one fact about this year’s squad overshadows all other roster trends.Out of a 95-man roster, only 14 are sophomores. That’s not just young. That’s...

Mavs exact revenge on Quakes
RANCHO CUCAMONGA • The Mavericks got their revenge for a sloppy loss the day before against the Quakes.High Desert won Thursday 4-3 and by doing so took the season series against the Quakes.The Mavericks (35-31) lost an 8-2 lead Wednesday night...

GOP pushes for no-tax budget
VICTORVILLE • Despite a lot of theatrics and little progress in Sacramento this week, two Victor Valley state representatives say they’re confident that the GOP will succeed in negotiating a no-tax budget by the end of the month.“I truly...

DUI checkpoints planned Friday, Saturday
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials will be setting up two sobriety checkpoints in Victorville and Apple Valley this weekend.Victorville officials will hold their checkpoint Friday from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. and Apple Valley’s will be on...

Police arrest four on counterfeiting charges
BARSTOW • Barstow police arrested four people suspected of passing counterfeit money at the Tanger Outlet Center on Wednesday afternoon.Police began to receive reports of suspected counterfeit money from several stores at the outlet mall shortly...

Foundation fires back in water rights suit
APPLE VALLEY • Confident in its case, the High Desert Community Foundation is asking a judge to preempt a scheduled jury trial and end a nearly two-year battle over $3.8 million in water rights tied to Apple Valley Country Club.If that request...

Photo contest deadline is Friday
The deadline to submit entries for the Daily Press 2010 Amateur Photo Contest is Friday.This year’s significant changes include expanding to five entries per person, yet still only $1 per entry. Also black-and-white prints will have their own...

AT&T activates new tower in Adelanto
ADELANTO • AT&T activated a new wireless communications tower in Adelanto on Thursday to help improve its network in the Victor Valley, company officials said.The tower is near Cambridge and Palm streets, near the junction of Highway 395 and...

Samaritan killer sentenced to 40 years to life in prison
VICTORVILLE • A 24-year-old man extradited from Mexico was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Thursday for murdering an Apple Valley good Samaritan.Joaquin Escobar, formerly of Victorville, was convicted of second-degree murder of Richard...

Parents arrested for torturing their 3-year-old daughter
VICTORVILLE • After a month-long investigation, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station authorities arrested a couple for abusing and starving their 3-year-old daughter, officials said Thursday.The toddler was described as looking...

Woman robbed at gunpoint in her driveway
HESPERIA • As a woman was returning home from a night out, two men jumped out, put a gun to her head and robbed her early Thursday morning, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Hesperia station officials said.Deputies are still searching for the...

Man kidnaps, rapes former girlfriend
VICTORVILLE • A man kidnapped then savagely beat, raped and robbed his former girlfriend before threatening to harm her if she reported the crime to law enforcement, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station officials said on Thursday....

Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges.The 29-year-old rapper and his...

Nicolas Cage lawsuit against biz manager dismissed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Court records show a lawsuit in which Nicolas Cage accused a former business manager of mismanagement has been dismissed.A counterclaim by the manager, Samuel J. Levin, also was dismissed.The 46-year-old Cage sued Levin for $20...

Hilton banned from Wynn resorts after Vegas arrest
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Paris Hilton was banned Wednesday from two Wynn resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, and her boyfriend was dismissed as a nightclub partner following their arrests in a vehicle that police said reeked of marijuana.Wynn Resorts Ltd....

The lose weight and save money lifestyle
With some simple steps, you can improve your diet and your bank balance at the same time. Start with these tips:1. NO FAST FOOD AND NO SODA — EVER.This one is a no-brainer by now — fast food is quick, and cheap, but really costly in terms of...

Celebrations 09-02-10
Madyson LillehaugMadyson Lillehaug, daughter of Adam and Wendee Lillehaug of Lakeside, celebrated her first birthday.Madyson was born Aug. 5, 2009, at Victor Valley Community Hospital. Bananas are her favorite food. Her favorite activities include...

Senior volunteers recognized
Assistant Chief Steve Webb and Capt. Todd Sturges of the Victorville California Highway patrol recently presented a select number of the Victorville CHP senior volunteers with the United States of America President's Volunteer Award for their unselfi...

Military News 09-02-10
Marine Corps Pvt. Travis J. Moore, son of Kent D. Moore of Apple Valley, recently graduated from the Marine Corps basic combat engineer course at Marine Corps Engineer School at the Marine Corps Base in Camp Lejeune, N. C.During the five-week...

Overriding Obama
During his 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama vowed to add $1 billion annually to the U.S. fund that George W. Bush and Congress created to fight AIDS in Africa and other developing nations.Instead, as president, Obama proposed only a $366...

Letters to the Editor 09-02-10
Collusion, suppression and ClimategateIt is evident that people like Robin Carstairs (“In the minority,” Letters, Sept. 1) don’t seem to demonstrate progress in the critical-thinking-about-science-department. While it is true that one does not...

Feds sue Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday, saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics.The...

State funding mess forces 26 hospital layoffs
“The real story here is what the state is doing to hospitals and other businesses” — Lovella Sullivan, Victor Valley Community Hospital spokeswomanVICTORVILLE • Victor Valley Community Hospital laid off 26 employees this week, about 5...

Mitzelfelt sees bright future beyond hazy economy
VICTORVILLE • Even through a seemingly endless haze of dreary economic statistics, the High Desert’s top county representative came through with one clear conviction.There is a better future for the region, Brad Mitzelfelt said, and businesses...

Prep Football Preview: Silver Valley in state of permanent change
Freezy Smalls repeatedly heard the four words that have haunted the Silver Valley football program for years as the Trojans coach was preparing for the 2010 season— permanent change of station.Silver Valley draws students from the Yermo, Newberry...