Hesperia News

Serious crimes are down in Hesperia, and overall arrests are up, thanks to more deputies being on the street, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

Vanessa Rodriguez didn't expect to spend her day off mourning the King of Pop. Hesperia resident Rodriguez, 21, full-time student at Victor Valley College -- she's hoping to get into the school's nursing program -- and bank teller was going to spend Tuesday at Raging Waters in San Dimas.

It's been two months since the secretary of state's office gave the go-ahead to petitions to recall Inland Assemblyman Anthony Adams.

Dear Traffic Tuner, It appears the signal traffic sensors are defective at the intersection of Muscatel Street and Escondido Avenue in Hesperia - specifically the left-turn sensors.

JULY 06: General view outside Forest Lawn Memorial Park on July 6, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

HESPERIA Andrea Banks and her fianc, Robert Morales of Hesperia may have missed the fireworks on July 4th, but still experienced a lot of excitement Saturday.

"His music will live forever. That's why I'm here today. It's like closure. I'm a person who believes in miracles, and I'm witnessing one today," said Jenee Huitt of Los Angeles, referring to her gold wristband allowing her to be among the lucky fans to attend the memorial service.

Maricela Castellanos sat at her desk, the telephone pressed to her ear, a chill running through her body.

Not long ago, the school board voted to lay off 183 teachers due to the budget woes.

All that remain are his Marine dress blues and a half dozen pets that survived the Father's Day blaze that left an elderly couple homeless.

HESPERIA San Bernardino County sheriff's officials are searching for at least two people involved in the armed robbery of a liquor store, authorities said.

A Hesperia man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a Hesperia Unified School District work van.

Life would never be the same for Chet Gilliatt, Sr., after the great fire of 1979 swept unmerciliously through east Hesperia.

An elderly and handicapped Hesperia man suffered burns last night before fire fighters were able to pull him out of his blazing bedroom and airlift him to a hospital, according to San Bernardino County Fire Department dispatchers.

A distinctive car led to the arrest of a Hesperia man Thursday, and an accusation that he robbed a check-cashing store the day before.

Months after Ty Pennington and the rest of the Extreme Makeover Home Edition team piled back on their bus and left the High Desert, the finishing touches are being put in place on the animal shelter they renovated.

HESPERIA An armed robber escaped with an undisclosed amount of money from the Check Into Cash store on Main Street, according to initial reports.

HESPERIA In 1999, Paul Hornak first got introduced to the world of Pokmon, a card game, videogame, television and movie franchise that features young people competing in head-to-head battles fought by proxy with animated monsters.

HESPERIA A new college campus in the city will be open to students next month. San Joaquin Valley College, an accredited private junior college, is opening a Hesperia campus offering classes in business, medical and other technical fields.

Soon after Jacob Ramsey's death, his father and two brothers went to a tattoo parlor near their home in Hesperia.