Recently added articles from Daily Press (Victorville, CA):
Street racer guilty of vehicular manslaughter: Jury rules Hesperia man wasn't intoxicated; he could get six years in prison.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Orr Oct. 10--VICTORVILLE -- A Hesperia man was found guilty Tuesday of a manslaughter charge stemming from a street-race accident that killed his passenger. The jury found Giovanni Esequiel Martinez, 25, guilty of vehicular manslaughter with gross ...
Bush faces off against Texas: Mexican national who raped and killed could escape death penalty.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Orr Oct. 10--A decision by the International Court of Justice is pitting President George W. Bush against Texas, the state he formerly governed. Bush, who as governor of Texas presided over 152 executions, wants to stop the execution of Jose Ernesto ...
Robber snatches purse, caught by witnesses.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Katherine Rosenberg Oct. 10--VICTORVILLE -- Before witnesses could even call 911, a local deputy was tracking down a robber who snatched a purse and ran from an area restaurant. Around noon Tuesday, Deputy James Marshall of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's ...
First to be called: Mobile Field Force reacts to worst-case scenarios.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Katherine Rosenberg Oct. 10--When the worstcase scenario happens, the Mobile Field Force teams are the first to be called. On Thursday, practicing with realistic scenarios, two regional teams of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department special units ...
Encore charter could bring arts to Hesperia: Founders say they will balance arts with rigorous academics.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Hillary Borrud Oct. 10--HESPERIA -- Like many parents of artistic, busy children, Denise Griffin spends a lot of time on the road shuttling her daughters to different activities. "You end up eating a lot of Del Taco," Griffin said. Denise and her ...
Man held for attempted murder: Woman beaten, abused and left for dead in Honda Valley.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Orr Oct. 10--VICTORVILLE -- A 31-year-old man was in court Tuesday for allegedly slitting a woman's throat, beating her and leaving her for dead in the desert. Michael Allan Thompson is charged with attempted murder; kidnapping to commit forced oral ...
Tuskegee Airman Russell Desvignes dies.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--BARSTOW -- Former Tuskegee Airman Russell Desvignes, 87, who lived in the California Veterans Home in Barstow, has died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Loma Linda. On Dec. 7, 1941, the then-22-year-old New Orleans native was a shipyard worker at Pearl Harbor ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Oct 10, 2007 ... -- To RSVP for the Doris Davies Roast, call Glenn Salas at 951-3812. The incorrect phone number ran in the B1 story Tuesday. -- In the story about longtime reader Lillie Jenkins on page B1 of Tuesday's paper, it was reported that Jenkins has three great-grandchildren. She ...
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Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Orr Oct. 10--HELENDALE -- A Helendale man is selling a World War II flight jacket he wore while flying B-24 Bombers over Europe, and all proceeds will go toward helping local residents. John Sonneborn, 88, came across the jacket while cleaning his house ....
S CO U T I N G N E W S.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--Alec Wieczorek, 15, a sophomore at Granite Hills High School, has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He did his Eagle Scout project at Mojave Mesa Elementary School, where he attended 4th and 5th grades and both his parents have been teachers. Alec decided to re-paint the ...
Excelsior honored as 'Certified Charter School'.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Oct. 2--T h e C a l i fo r n i a C h a r t e r Schools Association announced that Excelsior Education Center in Victorville has been honored as one of 17 "Certified Charter Schools" through a program that validates charter public schools that have demonstrated a commitment to quality ...
Bigger, better Costco makes its debut: 160,000-square foot warehouse opens today.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tatiana Prophet Oct. 2--VICTORVILLE -- Instead of the brand new Costco opening today, the city almost got another indoor swap meet. Costco wanted to expand, but there was no empty space to spread out from 104,000 square feet to 160,000. At the ...
Damage from power surge estimated in the millions: Edison now accepting damage claims.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tatiana Prophet Oct. 2--VICTORVILLE -- Melanie Hareski woke up early Saturday morning to a flash of light and a bang. "It scared the daylights out of us," said the Victorville resident, who lives near Village Drive. "It woke us out of a dead sleep." ...
Martinez's story: Editor's note: The following is excerpted from a story that was originally published July 20, 1997. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. ? John 15:13.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Don Holland Oct. 2--It was December 1966, and Pfc. Manuel F. Martinez Jr. was finishing up his third month of combat in a place called Vietnam. Two months earlier, the 20-year-old infantryman from Victorville started doubting that he'd ever make it home alive ....
County gets grant to prevent West Nile: Poorly maintained pools are biggest risk.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Orr Oct. 2--SAN BERNARDINO -- County officials are planning to beef up aerial surveillance of dirty swimming pools and take other measures to fight mosquitoes carrying deadly West Nile Virus. A bird in the Barstow area was recently found to be positive of ...
County to get $3.7 million for children's dental care: Educating children of the importance of dental care ages five and under.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Orr Oct. 2--SAN BERNARDINO -- Children ages 5 and under throughout the state and particularly San Bernardino County are in dire need of better dental care and dental education. Many parents and young children are under the impression that because kids ...
BRIEF: Man arrested during mail fraud investigation.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--VICTORVILLE -- A Victorville man was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm after a search warrant was served by United States Postal Inspectors. Inspectors served the search warrant in the 11700 block of Old Ranch Road as part of an ...
Going green: Cities helping county fight global warming.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Hillary Borrud Oct. 1--Since Attorney General Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown filed a lawsuit against San Bernardino County in April for not including global-warming impacts in its March general plan update, media and activists have focused attention on the county. ...
Man stabbed during altercation in Victorville: Fight may have started over drugs, officials say.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Orr Oct. 1--VICTORVILLE -- A man was stabbed in the abdomen over an argument -- according to witness accounts -- that started over drugs. David Cernac is in stable condition at Loma Linda University Medical Center after being stabbed Saturday night in the ...
BRIEF: Off-road accident results in death.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Orr Oct. 1--JOHNSON VALLEY -- A 19-year old man was killed after being ejected from an all terrain vehicle just before 1 a.m. Sunday. Matt Helton, 30, of Yorba Linda, was driving an off-highway Toyota truck on a dirt road located in the Anderson Dry Lake Bed Area. A ...