Last presidential debate of 2008
VICTORVILLE ? With Americans everywhere still uncertain about the economy, wondering if the bailout will work and the stock market bouncing up and down, the last presidential debate will be held tonight.
Civic center coming to A.V.
APPLE VALLEY ? A civic center is in the works, thanks to the prodding of the new town manager.
Mother arrested after taking daughter to a fight
VICTORVILLE ? Sheriff?s deputies arrested a Victorville mother after she took her 12-year-old daughter to fight another 12-year-old, officials said Wednesday.
Unmanned aircraft get closer to deployment
EL MIRAGE ? A new fleet of unmanned aircraft that may one day patrol the skies over Iraq and Afghanistan is one step closer to deployment, the manufacturer said.
Man arrested after assaulting store owner with cane
HESPERIA ? After unsuccessfully attempting to rob a market, a Hesperia man tried to assault the store owner with a cane and was later arrested, sheriff?s officials said.
While prices drop, home sales soar
While prices continue to fall, the number of High Desert homes sold last month jumped by nearly a third, due largely to the glut of bank-owned properties.
Pair arrested for burglarizing airport
EL MIRAGE ? Sheriff?s officials arrested two people after they were found inside the El Mirage Airport attempting to steal copper, authorities said.
Historically delicious
In the beginning, chocolate was a bitter and mostly cold drink - and it stayed that way for some 2,500 years.
Obama and Acorn
At the recent Emmy Awards, historian Laura Linney averred that America's Founders had been "community organizers" - like Barack Obama.
Today?s Woman Expo grows
VICTORVILLE ? Nearly 3,000 people are expected to attend the annual reprise of the Today?s Woman Expo, with actress Dixie Carter the scheduled keynote speaker.
Former HDC worship leader dies
VICTORVILLE ? The closeknit community of High Desert Church is grieving after learning that a former worship leader committed suicide in his car in the parking lot of a local school.
Deputies look to public to find carjacker
ADELANTO ? Sheriff?s officials are asking for the public?s help in locating a carjacker who victimized a private citizen trying to sell his car.
GREEN Burials
Apoplar tree towers above the forest floor, its trunk riddled with holes bored by yellow-bellied sapsuckers.
What he stands for
OK, so the market gained back a chunk of that lost ground Monday; the Dow Jones Industrial Average went up 936.42 points, or 11.1 percent, to 9387.61.
Letters 10-14-08
Facts don?t matterRe: ?Obama?s associations are not a big deal? (Letters, Press Dispatch, Oct.
Two Barstow men arrested for robbery
BARSTOW ? Two men were arrested after allegedly robbing a man and shooting him in the back and then holding up a liquor store later the same day, police officials said.
Boy killed in Lytle Creek identified
LYTLE CREEK ? A 17-year-old boy killed over the weekend after a boulder dropped and hit him in the head has been identified.
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