Losing streak reaches 10
LANCASTER ? The High Desert Mavericks failed to hold onto a late lead for the second straight night at Clear Channel Stadium on Tuesday and lost to the Lancaster JetHawks 8-5.
Suicide bomber kills 43 at Algerian police academy
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) ? A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a line of applicants at an Algerian police academy Tuesday, killing at least 43 people in the deadliest terror attack to jolt this energy-rich U.S.
Man missing in the desert
ORO GRANDE ? Sheriff?s personnel, including Search and Rescue, are looking for a man in his 60s who has not been seen since Monday after he became separated from a friend he was camping with, officials said.
Man causes three-car collision in car chase
VICTORVILLE ? A man was airlifted to an area hospital after apparently swallowing a baggy of drugs following a traffic accident on El Evado Road and Mojave Drive on Tuesday morning, officials announced.
Drug testing committee proposed
SAN BERNARDINO ? In light of allegations that Assessor Bill Postmus has used methamphetamines, one county supervisor Tuesday requested that a committee be formed to analyze and improve the county?s drug testing policy.
New injunction sets precedent
SAN BERNARDINO ? A new gang injunction filed in the City of Colton set precedent by being the first to request ?banishment,? of a particular gang, officials said Tuesday.
County hospitals get $1 million grant
SAN BERNARDINO ? A state grant of nearly $1 million will go toward making county hospitals more prepared for public health emergencies, officials said Tuesday.
Man sought in home invasion, beating of elderly man
HESPERIA ? Sheriff?s officials are asking for the public?s help in identifying a man who assaulted a wheelchair-bound elderly man during a home invasion robbery early Tuesday morning, officials announced.
Activist brings antics to board
SAN BERNARDINO ? Wearing a clown outfit and a mask of Assessor Bill Postmus? face pasted over his own, a local activist leading an effort to recall Postmus addressed the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
$20 million in marijuana seized near Silverwood Lake
SILVERWOOD LAKES ? Investigators seized more than $20.4 million worth of marijuana and arrested two Apple Valley men after discovering an outdoor pot farm in the San Bernardino National Forest, authorities announced on Tuesday.
Making a bad economy even worse
The State of California has a $15.3 billion deficit, and that deficit stands in the way of budget approval by the Legislature.
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Conservatives should secede from CaliforniaCalifornia is a state that is becoming more and more divided politically.
Apple Valley actresses wannabe ?Wicked?
APPLE VALLEY ? Singing their hearts out, three aspiring actresses native to Apple Valley are finalists in a chance to perform with the musical ?Wicked.?Originating in the United Kingdom, the ?Wannabe Wicked? has crossed the pond and Chelsea Franko, 18, Emily Yates, 18, and Tiffany Nutter, 28, are among the 15 finalists chosen from a nationwide singing competition.
H.D. loses 9th straight
LANCASTER ? The High Desert Mavericks couldn?t hold onto an early lead as they fell to the Lancaster JetHawks 4-2 Monday night at Clear Channel Stadium.
Postmus will not appear
SAN BERNARDINO ? San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus will not be at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, despite being asked by the chairman to answer questions about a grand jury report slamming his management of the department.
Musharraf era ends
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) ? On the day he reluctantly quit as Pakistan?s president, Pervez Musharraf offered a last defense of his nine-year record.
Four-day work week grows in popularity
More local governments across the country are considering four-day work weeks as a result of rising energy prices and strict budgets.
Mall to screen film on national debt
VICTORVILLE ? With the national debt topping $9.5 trillion, the former head of the Government Accountability Office, David Walker, is screening a documentary film on Thursday that seeks to alert the country of a looming financial crisis ? and open a town hall discussion.
Officer fires four shots at burglar
APPLE VALLEY ? Three men burglarized an Apple Valley pharmacy and fled, but not before dodging one officer?s bullets, officials said Monday.
Spring Valley Lake may get new entrance
SPRING VALLEY LAKE ? The long-standing arch over Spring Valley Parkway won?t serve as the main entrance to the community much longer, if a plan to relieve traffic congestion moves forward.
