10 February 2012, 12:34 am
Just as it's held down the No. 1 ranking in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 rankings for the second half of the season, the Victor Valley wrestling team will head into the CIF-SS Dual Meet Championship on Saturday at Quartz Hill as the top seed.The brackets were released for the one-day...... Read More »
9 February 2012, 9:17 am
VICTORVILLE As the High Desert struggles to rebound from the recession, a new certificate program at Victor Valley College aims to help cultivate a local work force in a booming field: geographic information systems.For years GIS technology has been widely used in the agricultural industry,...... Read More »
8 February 2012, 11:53 pm
VICTORVILLE Silverado jumped out to 3-0 advantage after 15 minutes and rolled to an easy 7-2 win against Barstow, picking up its fifth Desert Sky League title in seven seasons.Silverado tied (13-2-4, 9-2-1 DSL) Granite Hills atop the DSL to share the title with the Cougars.Silvano Gonzalez...... Read More »
7 February 2012, 3:55 pm
BARSTOW • The California Geological Survey has installed new equipment in the Barstow area to take measurements during earthquakes. The three new “accelerographs” collect data about how buildings respond to shaking ground and transmit it to...... Read More »
2 February 2012, 11:37 pm
BARSTOW The Victor Valley boys basketball team continued its late push for the postseason with a crucial Desert Sky League win Thursday night, beating Barstow 53-39.The Jackrabbits led by only five points going into the fourth quarter, but outscored Barstow 17-8 in the...... Read More »
2 February 2012, 5:35 pm
BARSTOW • A jury convicted Arturo Hernandez, a Pomona man, Thursday of murdering his own grandmother and dumping her body in the Mojave Desert in 2008. Hernandez, 23, was convicted of first-degree murder and could serve a maximum sentence of 55...... Read More »
31 January 2012, 4:50 pm
BARSTOW • Attorneys made closing statements Tuesday in the jury trial of a Pomona man accused of smothering his grandmother to death and dumping her body in the Mojave Desert in 2008. Arturo Hernandez, 23, was arrested days after the body of his...... Read More »
27 January 2012, 12:35 pm
Situated between Interstates 15 and 40, the preserve boasts solitude, Joshua tree forests, snow-dusted peaks and desert horizons, and it may be our best-kept secret. For a nation in perpetual motion, to cross the lands that make up the Mojave National Preserve has long meant only one thing: You are ... Read More »
11 January 2012, 6:15 pm
A training program at Barstow Community College that prepares people for jobs as heavy equipment mechanics at a rare earth mine in the Mojave Desert got a $100,000 boost from the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.... Read More »
11 January 2012, 4:47 pm
BARSTOW • Trial began Wednesday in the case of a Pomona man charged with murdering his grandmother and dumping her body in the Mojave Desert. Arturo Hernandez, 23, is accused of smothering to death his 58-year-old grandmother, Aguilar Ventura, and...... Read More »
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