Victorville Daily Press
One driver was critically injured Thursday morning in a nine-vehicle collision that authorities say occurred when a semi-trailer hit another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 395 and Joshua Street in Hesperia.
San Bernardino County Sheriff s officials said evidence at the scene and witness statements led them to believe that a 2021 Freightliner semi-trailer traveling south on Highway 395 failed to stop for a red light. The semi then collided into a 2002 Pontiac that had been traveling west on Joshua Street.
The impact of the collision sent both the Freightliner and Pontiac in a southwesterly direction until they entered a park and ride located on the southwest corner of the intersection and hit seven other vehicles that sustained minor to major damage.
Elderly driver dies at local hospital after collision on Bear Valley Road in Victorville on Friday
Victorville Daily Press
Despite life-saving measures at a local hospital, a 65-year-old man died Friday after he was involved in a traffic collision on Bear Valley Road in Victorville, authorities said.
The Victorville Sheriff s Station Major Accident Investigation Team said the unidentified man attempted to turn east onto Bear Valley Road from Industrial Boulevard when his driver s side was hit by a second vehicle traveling west on Bear Valley Road.
After receiving a call at about 5:40 a.m. Friday, deputies and Victorville Fire Department personnel arrived at the scene and began performing CPR on the senior driver from Victorville, sheriff’s authorities said.
Victorville man arrested in Barstow after 17-year-old shot and killed in Adelanto
Victorville Daily Press
Authorities arrested a 20-year-old Victorville man in Barstow over the weekend on suspicion of killing an Adelanto teenager following an argument with another person, San Bernardino County sheriff s officials said.
Tyrese Williams Lawrence was arrested Sunday in connection to the shooting death of 17-year-old Angel Martinez that occurred a day earlier. Booking records show that Lawrence is being held at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga as of Monday, with bail set at $1.75 million.
Authorities arrested Lawrence at 1984 E. Main Street in Barstow, sheriff s spokesperson Jodi Miller said. Google Maps show the address as belonging to a hotel near Interstate 40.
Mayor s View: New and expanding business in downtown Freeport
Jodi Miller
Special to The Journal-Standard
Wednesday is Cinco de Mayo, a celebration of Mexican heritage. It commemorates the date of the Mexican Army’s victory over the French invasion led by Napoleon III in 1862. The city of Freeport has many establishments that offer specials to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and our diverse community.
We also have a few new or expanding businesses to celebrate. A new salon, Ci Ci’s, has opened at 9 North Van Buren Ave.. Kurt Koester Studio at 26 W. Main St. in downtown has expanded to include a framing business. Both of these add destinations in our downtown. Congratulations to both of you.
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Photo by Alan Olson
Ohio County Library Treasurer Greg Marquart speaks before the Ohio County Board of Education, asking them to revisit the funding issue next year.
WHEELING In a tightly contested 3-2 vote, the Ohio County Board of Education voted to lessen payments to the county library by a third.
At Monday evening’s board meeting, the board voted to reduce the funding provided to the Ohio County Public Library from three cents per $100 of assessed county property value, as has been the standard previously. David Croft, Molly Aderholt and Christine Carder voted in favor of reducing the funding to two cents per $100. Grace Nolte and Pete Chacalos voted against the measure.