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Teen gets 13 years in prison for melee stabbing

VICTORVILLE • A 17-year-old girl convicted of stabbing another teen girl with a knife during a melee in a Victorville neighborhood received the maximum possible prison term Friday. Judge Jules Fleuret sentenced Kaieesha Franklin to 13 years in... »

High-demand schools draw parent campouts

VICTORVILLE • Joel Martinez didn't mind setting up camp outside West Palms Conservatory School around 6 p.m. Thursday to be among the first in line to register his soon-to-be kindergartner — until nightfall brought colder, windier weather and... »

A.V. man gets life in prison for shooting death of teen

VICTORVILLE • Convicted of murdering an 18-year-old after a fight among children escalated, an Apple Valley man will virtually spend the rest of his life in prison. Victorville Judge Jules Fleuret sentenced 31-year-old Rayford Newsome to 74 years... »

Jury to deliberate 2009 shooting on deputy

VICTORVILLE • A jury will begin deliberating Friday to decide the fate of an alleged Crip gang member accused of shooting at a female deputy through her windshield. Dameyion Tyshon Kennedy, 36, is charged with the attempted murder of San Bernardino... »

Victorville prepares for Route 66 summer festival

VICTORVILLE • Victorville will host the 2012 International Route 66 Festival in less than four months, and organizers expect to entertain thousands of visitors with a classic car show, food trucks and Route 66-related events. The festival is held... »

Locals, celebrities join March of Dimes

VICTORVILLE • Walking is anything but new to Apple Valley's Tom Schibusch. Despite being born with cerebral palsy, Schibusch will be walking in his 36th March of Dimes on Saturday. As a 13-year-old, Schibusch started the annual March of Dimes in... »

Area Roundup 4-26-12: Two Rams headed to Tabor College

VICTORVILLE • Two Victor Valley College men’s basketball players will continue their college careers at Tabor College, an NAIA school located in Hillsboro, Kan.Justin Malan, an Victor Valley High graduate, averaged 8.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per... »

Probationer gets four years for domestic violence

VICTORVILLE • A 30-year-old man who was on probation was sentenced to four years in state prison for attacking his girlfriend and holding her against her will in a hotel room. Michael Goode accepted the prosecution's offer and pleaded no contest to... »

Transient operation aims to help

VICTORVILLE • Big Mike doesn't talk much about his time in the military as part of a special forces team. He'd rather talk about his friends and how they've become like family to him. It’s the strong bond he’s built with his family that’s... »

Hospital gets thumbs up

VICTORVILLE • St. Mary Medical Center inched closer to opening a Victorville campus, as planning commissioners easily approved the project Wednesday despite city staff’s concern that the architectural design didn't meet city standards. Planning... »

MMA Update: Walraven in title fight tonight

Jason Walraven will take on Tony Lopez for the King of the Cage heavyweight title belt tonight at San Manuel Indian Bingo Casino in Highland. Walraven, 31, has been training at Joe Stevenson’s Cobra Kai in Victorville since 2008 and has an MMA... »

Old Town's event center closes door — again

VICTORVILLE • It was supposed to change the dynamics of crime-ridden Old Town, becoming a catalyst to draw businesses to the boarded-up neighborhood. Scott Sikoff leased the Victorville Event Center on Seventh Street in 2010 to host music shows at... »

Victor Elementary closes escrow on new district office

VICTORVILLE • The Victor Elementary School District has closed escrow on a $2.15 million new district office on Second Avenue next to Desert Valley Hospital. The two-story, 30,000-square-foot office will replace the aging, smaller district office... »

Probation Department searches for expansion solution

VICTORVILLE • San Bernardino County Probation authorities are searching for alternative locations and solutions after the city of Victorville denied a conditional use permit to open a day reporting center near Victorville Superior Court. “One... »

Victorville man gets 6 months in jail after 3-hour standoff

VICTORVILLE • A Victorville man who refused to come out of his estranged wife's attic for three hours was sentenced to 6 months in jail. Maurice Richardson, 40, accepted the prosecution’s offer and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of... »

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