Victorville News

Two men escaped with cash during an armed robbery in Victorville Friday night. San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies responded at 7:48 p.m. to the Rite Aid at Amethyst and Bear Valley Roads after getting reports of an armed robbery.

A transient accused of abandoning her infant son with a stranger was located Thursday and booked into the Victorville jail.

VICTORVILLE A man shot a woman in the chest Friday afternoon and then barricaded himself in a home, prompting a stand-off into the night with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's SWAT team.

Four men and a teen were caught Wednesday stealing scrap items from an abandoned military base in Victorville, officials said.

VICTORVILLE One of two men charged with robbing and then beating their mother to death allegedly told a relative that it took 10 minutes and three attempts to kill her, according to court testimony Wednesday.

VICTORVILLE A local couple who say they were scammed by a loan modification company are the first in the country to use a new organization that guided them through the small claims court process and helped win a fight to get their money back.

A Victorville woman killed in a car crash Friday while driving her brother to school has been identified as 19-year-old Cyndy Diaz.

It sounded too good to be true -- working security at Hugh Hefner's annual Playboy Mansion Halloween bash -- and it was.

By CHEETO BARRERA / The Daily Independent VICTORVILLE Silverado clinched no worse than a share of the Desert Sky League title on Friday, defeating Burroughs 35-21. Silverado can win the league outright for the third time in four years next week when it takes on Granite Hills.

More than two dozen eager people waited patiently at the Victorville Denny's parking lot for what many believed to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: Working security for the Playboy Mansion during one of the organization's largest and well-known parties of the year.

VICTORVILLE Two brothers charged with murder in the beating death of their mother pleaded not guilty Thursday morning.

A High Desert jury has found a Victorville man guilty of murder in the horrific slaying of a convenience store clerk who was shot nearly a dozen times during a robbery.

PHELAN, Calif. -- Just after fire officials saved more than 50 animals from a Phelan rescue center, paramedics were called to help save the life of a woman across the street from the burned-out structure, San Bernardino County Fire Department officials said.

Two men face drug-related charges after being stopped for traffic violations on Interstate 15 in two separate incidents recently.

Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. has acquired a 39,200-square-foot former Wickes Furniture store on 2.3 acres along the 15 Freeway from Wells Fargo Trust for $4.2 million and plans to have it open for business in November after remodeling.

VICTORVILLE After three days of testimony, a prosecutor delivered an impassioned, hour-long closing statement Tuesday in the murder trial of a man accused of the March 2006 robbery and killing of a 7-Eleven clerk.

A Victorville man fired at least 11 bullets into a neighbor's house on Monday, injuring one man, after the neighbor spoke up on behalf of a child being yelled at by the shooter, authorities said.

A Victorville father is facing charges for repeatedly abusing his 7-month-old son, who authorities say has suffered brain trauma and broken bones at the hands of his father.

A San Bernardino County man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after his girlfriend was thrown from the hood of the truck he was driving following an argument.

Two teens are accused of using a broken bottle to slice the throat and arm of a middle-aged man they believe stole their money at a Victorville party on Saturday, authorities said.