Paola Baker
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Court dates set for mother, aunt accused of missing boy’s murder
VICTORVILLE — The mother and aunt of a missing Apple Valley boy are expected to face murder charges this week, according to booking records.Jackee Raquel Contreras, 29, and her sister, Jennifer Rachel Contreras, both 29, are scheduled to appear in a Victorville courtroom Monday and Tuesday in connection to the alleged murder and disappearance of Jackee’s six-year-old son, Duke Flores.Jackee… → Read More
One killed, five injured in Sunday crash
APPLE VALLEY — One person was killed and five others injured in a head-on crash on Bear Valley Road Sunday afternoon.Authorities with the Apple Valley Fire Protection District responded to the crash, which happened in the 19900 block of Bear Valley Road near Deep Creek Road at 2 p.m. Sunday.Details on how the crash occurred are still forthcoming, but AVFPD officials said it was a head-on crash.… → Read More
Good ‘clean’ fun: Hundreds volunteer their time at clean up events Saturday
VICTORVILLE — Brandy Burnett has always encouraged her children to volunteer.So when her 12-year-old son Tyler, who is on the autism spectrum, wanted to spend Saturday morning helping with community clean up efforts, his mom and grandma were happy to join in as well."He wanted to do something for Earth Day, so we chose to join in by cleaning up our desert," Burnett said.The Burnetts joined close… → Read More
Officials investigate local woman’s death at West Valley
RANCHO CUCAMONGA — Authorities are investigating the death of a 50-year-old woman at West Valley Detention Center last week.Perla Alvarado, of Apple Valley, was found “unresponsive and cold to the touch” when San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies tried to clean her cell at 1:10 a.m. that morning. Alvarado had been housed in a one-person cell.Despite life-saving measures from… → Read More
Oro Grande water alert linked to E.coli lifted Saturday
ORO GRANDE — Water restrictions were lifted Saturday after a positive E.coli bacteria test at a nearby well sparked a precautionary alert and a → Read More
Scales, tails, and crawlers
VICTORVILLE — It was Jesse and Xavier Bahana’s first time ever attending a reptile exhibition, and the Victorville father and son → Read More
‘She’s at home now’
APPLE VALLEY — Pastor Richard Wood got to know Krystie Stuart very well as she was growing up. After all, he saw her at every Wednesday night Bible → Read More
Pedestrian killed in Barstow crash
BARSTOW — Police said a man died when he was struck by a vehicle here early Tuesday morning.Fred Lawrence Eylicio, 61, of Barstow, was identified → Read More
Three hurt in Hesperia Road crash
VICTORVILLE — Three people were injured in a crash on Hesperia Road early Thursday, authorities said.The crash involved two vehicles, a gray Kia Sorrento SUV and tan Toyota Avalon sedan, and occurred on Hesperia Road near the intersection of Green Tree Boulevard just after 9:30 a.m.Victorville Sheriff’s station spokeswoman Mara Rodriguez said the crash occurred when the driver of the Toyota… → Read More
Sierra Fire burns nearly 150 acres
FONTANA — Firefighters got a handle on a fast-moving brush blaze that began late Tuesday.Dubbed the Sierra Fire, the blaze scorched 147 acres after it broke out near Sierra and Riverside Avenues at around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.Driven by strong winds, the blaze grew quickly, with San Bernardino County Fire Department officials reporting it had spread to 20 acres by 10:15 p.m. that night.The flames… → Read More
Driver killed in I-15 rollover crash
CAJON PASS — Authorities said a tractor-trailer driver died when he was trapped in his truck in a rollover crash on Interstate 15 Thursday. → Read More
Nevada man arrested after brief I-15 chase
BARSTOW — Officers arrested a Nevada man who led them on a chase on Interstate 15 Monday.Ronald Taylor, 35, of Henderson, was arrested after failing to stop for California Highway Patrol officials as he headed south on I-15, near Barstow Road, at around 3:30 p.m. Monday.Officials with the CHP’s Barstow office said Taylor was reported to be a possible armed suicidal subject heading south into… → Read More
Hesperia woman linked to fatal hit-and-run crash arrested
HESPERIA — Officials have arrested the driver allegedly responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed an Apple Valley man on Sept. 12.Leann Nadia → Read More
'Don't let anybody forget it'
VICTORVILLE — Shonteze Williams admits he’s had a hard time pronouncing his cousin Lajuana Phillips’ middle name, despite their → Read More
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease cases reported at High Desert schools
School officials throughout the High Desert are urging families to take heed of simple protective measures to prevent the spread of a common, highly → Read More
Pizza delivery robbery suspect arrested in Victorville; 2 others still at large
VICTORVILLE — Authorities nabbed an 18-year-old man who allegedly held a Domino’s pizza delivery driver at gunpoint late Tuesday, but two other suspects remain at large.Jayveyon Louis Burley, of Victorville, was arrested after San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials linked him to the robbery, which occurred late Tuesday in the 15100 block of Ivy Court.Officials say they believe… → Read More
Early morning blaze tears through Barstow building
BARSTOW — Fire crews fought a blaze that tore through a vacant home here early Wednesday morning.Reported at 4:14 a.m., Barstow Fire Protection → Read More
Cajon Pass fire contained
CAJON PASS — Fire crews expected to continue mopping up overnight a stubborn wildfire that shut down Interstate 15 for several hours when it first broke out Wednesday morning.Dubbed the Keenbrook Fire, the blaze burned through 50 acres and was at 50 percent containment as of 8 p.m., just a little over six hours after flames first began to spread off southbound I-15 and Kenwood Avenue in… → Read More
Authorities arrest Adelanto man in connection to Victorville woman's slaying
LUCERNE VALLEY — Authorities made an arrest in the murder of a Victorville woman whose body was found here Sept. 6. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials said James Hottinger, 40, of Adelanto, was arrested Sept. 20 in connection to the death of Marion Russell. Sheriff’s officials launched an investigation after Russell, 50, was found dead in a desert area south of Waverly Road… → Read More
Authorities: Two Barstow men arrested in connection to body dumped along Highway 58
BARSTOW — Authorities say they have connected two local men to the murder of a 30-year-old man whose body was found along Highway 58 earlier this month.Nicholas Yarbrough, also known as “TS”, 28, and Vee Alaimalo, 25, both of Barstow, were arrested after the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department linked them to the death of Jaime Hernandez on Sept. 5.“Investigators have determined that the… → Read More