Postmus back to work
SAN BERNARDINO ? San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus resumed work Friday after being off 11 1/2 weeks for undisclosed medical reasons.
Euthanasia policies stir controversy
A policy at local shelters, requiring a vet?s permission to euthanize pets, is an inaccurate interpretation of state law and may cause added suffering, according to experts.
Two teens arrested for residential burglary
ADELANTO ? A 15-year-old and 14-year-old were arrested for residential burglary after someone saw the pair trying to break into a neighbor?s home, officials said.
Chamber launches ?shop local? campaign
HESPERIA ? In an effort to promote local spending, the Hesperia Chamber of Commerce is selling Hesperia CertifiChecks, gift certificates that can be redeemed only at businesses in the city.
A town is born
APPLE VALLEY ? The same year I was coming into the world at St.
Autumn harvest
It doesn't matter how many iPhones or iPods fill our lives when fall is in the air with that certain blush of pink in the morning sky and the dew that settles heavily on the landscape.
A great country?
From the Wall Street Journal's "Notable and Quotable," Oct.
Letters 10-10-08
Government destroys students' motivationWho needs an education nowadays, anyway.
N. Korea preparing to restart atomic facility
VIENNA, AUSTRIA ? North Korea moved closer Thursday to relaunching its nuclear arms program, announcing that it wants to reactivate the facility that produced its atomic bomb and banning U.N.
Adelanto man arrested for burglary
ADELANTO ? Sheriff?s deputies arrested a man for burglary after he entered a vacant home, officials said,Neighbors called 911 at about 10:40 p.m.
Body of woman identified a decade later
DEVORE ? The body of a woman found on the side of a road in 1998 has been identified as that of a Pomona woman, officials said.
Girl, 8, found hanged at home
RIALTO ? An 8-year-old girl was found hanged in her bedroom and investigators were trying to determine if it was suicide or an accident, police said Thursday.
Adelanto candidates speak on local economy
VICTORVILLE ? With Cabo Yachts announcing 100 more layoffs, candidates for Adelanto City Council discussed how they will stimulate the economy and keep industrial parks afloat in their ?Rapid Fire with Ryan Orr? interviews.
Candidates plot how to rally retail
HESPERIA ? When Hesperia?s SuperTarget has its grand opening on Sunday, shoppers will begin contributing to a major boost in commercial revenue for the city ? a goal that is one of the top priorities for all of the City Council candidates.
Wrightwood man burned in house fire
WRIGHTWOOD ? A Wrightwood man on Thursday was airlifted to an area hospital with second-degree burns as a result of a two-alarm fire that destroyed a home and threatened several structures, official said.
Man charged with murder for third DUI
VICTORVILLE ? A Phelan man is charged with murder for an alcohol-related crash that led to the death of his girlfriend and injured three others, prosecutors said Thursday.
100 workers laid off at Cabo Yachts
ADELANTO ? In the third wave of layoffs since May, Cabo Yachts is eliminating 100 more positions, bringing the total number of jobs cut in the past five months to about 240, the company said Thursday.
