Adelanto News

ADELANTO An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing his neighbor's car after deputies found his prescription medication in the vehicle early Friday morning, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

VICTORVILLE An Adelanto man on felony probation was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of attempted murder, kidnapping to commit rape and aggravated mayhem after he brutally assaulted a woman overnight in her Seneca Road apartment, San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies said.

San Bernardino County's newest jail in Adelanto, expected to accommodate an influx of new inmates as a result of prison realignment, received $8 million in additional funding Tuesday due to unforeseen problems during construction.

The costs for San Bernardino County's Adelanto jail expansion continue to increase, with the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 21, approving an $8 million increase for the project's budget.

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.

ADELANTO Three people were arraigned on felony drug charges Wednesday after authorities busted a suspected drug dealing operation in the 18500 block of Rhode Island Street.

San Bernardino County plans to fund several long-delayed projects, including a crime lab expansion and a new animal shelter, in its proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

VICTORVILLE The Victor Valley will be without a Department of Motor Vehicles office for more than two weeks this summer as the agency moves equipment from a temporary site to its revamped office.

Like many local educators, Hesperia Junior High School teacher Laurie Lebron felt optimistic Tuesday when she discovered that the state might be spending more money on her students.

VICTORVILLE An Adelanto man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for his involvement in a double homicide in November 2009.

A group of parents appear ready to force the Los Angeles Unified School District to enact sweeping changes at their elementary school.

VICTORVILLE A job fair for High Desert residents seeks to connect local employers with career-minded people at the High Desert Events Center this Wednesday.

ADELANTO A deputy recovered pants and other gear stolen from a county fire truck and made two unrelated arrests in the process, according to a Wednesday news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Victor Valley Station.

ADELANTO A couple was arraigned on child cruelty charges after San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies say they found their toddler wandering barefoot through a home filled with cockroaches, broken glass, dirty diapers and trash.

The City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to support a Civil Rights Memorial Park in the Civic Center as a response to a failed earlier attempt to name the La Mesa/Nisqualli Interchange after Martin Luther King Jr.

VICTORVILLE A Barstow man will find out how much restitution he owes at a hearing in Victorville May 28 after he was sentenced to five years in prison for shooting another man in the chest last November, court records show.

ADELANTO An Adelanto probationer was arrested recently on suspicion of being in possession of loaded weapon and a controlled substance for sale, according to a Monday news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

ADELANTO The rehabilitation of inmates will be a major focus of the Adelanto Detention Center expansion, a jail official said.

VICTORVILLE Students at one Victorville high school will enjoy a half-day, after an electrical problem cut power to the campus Monday morning.

APPLE VALLEY In an effort to stamp out hunger, postal carriers across the High Desert will join others across the nation to collect food during the 21st annual National Association of Letter Carriers National Food Drive.