Hesperia News

HESPERIA Kingston Elementary School's Gifted and Talented Education teacher Mike Apodaca is taking his students on a path to the real world.

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, 29, of Hesperia, Calif., assigned to 766th Ordnance Company, 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Stewart, died May 14, in Sanjaray, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked with an improvised explosive device.

VICTORVILLE High Desert communities have banded together for the world's largest retail trade convention, hoping to bring new business and development to the area.

VICTORVILLE A Hesperia man led deputies on a chase through the side streets of Victorville in a stolen car before fleeing on foot and being apprehended Thursday morning, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

"He was in Iraq and he was scared," Joseph Wiscowiche said. "I told him to stay focused and to remember his training." On Thursday, almost 10 years after the young Marine was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, his parents were given a special handcrafted memorial by a group of former Marines.

HESPERIA A vegetation fire burned approximately one acre in the area of Maple Avenue and Cromdale Street on Tuesday night.

San Bernardino County Chief Executive Officer Greg Devereaux presented the first budget projections for the next fiscal year to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

Tommy Salazar, who owns and operates One Way Mobile Detailing in Hesperia, was one of a dozen hand-picked, high-end Pacific Coast detailers chosen to help in the detailing process of a historical World War II B-24J Bomber on Thursday.

APPLE VALLEY The town of Apple Valley hopes the smell of barbecue will revitalize the struggling Apple Valley Golf Course.

HESPERIA A popular eatery in the Mall of Victor Valley best known for its hot dogs and colorful employee costumes will create a little history on the east side of Interstate 15.

APPLE VALLEY Deputies made seven arrests during a weekend juvenile gang suppression sweep, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Apple Valley Station.

As one family mourned the loss of a loved one on Mother's Day, two others were hailing an Inglewood man as a hero for helping save the lives of two Santa Ana residents from a multi-vehicle crash here.

HESPERIA The sound of live Nortena music flooded the campus of Hesperia Junior High, as families gathered to celebrate their children's academic victories Thursday night.

HESPERIA San Bernardino County officials helped to dedicate the new High Desert Public Safety Operations Center in Hesperia on Friday, a joint-agency emergency hub to deal with regional and countywide catastrophes.

The sight of preschool-aged children playing in the street was allegedly nothing compared to what awaited authorities inside the house on Victor Avenue.

VICTORVILLE A man entered plea deals and was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for two separate robberies, including the holdup of a Lenwood convenience store at gunpoint, court records show.

HESPERIA To comply with demands put forth by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Hesperia Unified School District agreed to make changes to its student handbook on Wednesday night.

HESPERIA A Hesperia man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of grand theft and felony vandalism after he allegedly stole thousands of dollars' worth of wiring from a Verizon facility, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

An infant with trauma was hospitalized in Loma Linda and the little girl's 18-year-old father was held behind bars Thursday on suspicion of willful cruelty to a child, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said.

David Booth Jr. was named as the new Sultana football head coach recently. He becomes just the fourth coach since the school opened in 1995.