Sherman Oaks Hospital Opens New Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Reopens Behavioral Health Facility for Seniors Aug 26, 2009
Prime Healthcare Services, Victorville, Calif ... With more than 8,000 employees, PHS, by and through its subsidiaries, currently owns and operates thirteen acute care hospitals: in Inglewood (370-beds), in Chino (126-beds), in Victorville (83-beds), in Encino(151-beds), in Garden Grove (167-beds), in Huntington Beach (141-beds), in La Palma (131-beds), in Montclair (102-beds), in National City (301-beds), in San Dimas (93-beds), (246-beds), in Sherman Oaks (153-beds), and in Anaheim (219-beds)... (PR Newswire)
Valley loses extraordinary volunteer Aug 21, 2009
The co-owner of Big Bear Marina who recently moved back to Big Bear passed away at Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville after a brief illness. He leaves a legacy of volunteerism and a passion for protecting the Big Bear Valley community he loved. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
CA state government hired 3,600 in past year... Aug 11, 2009
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Fusilier ready to play for Victor Valley (Calif.) Junior College Aug 3, 2009
He arrived in Victorville on June 8 for summer camp. The team opens the season on Sept. 5 at home against Riverside Community College. (New Iberia, LA)
Karate's biggest kid Jul 30, 2009
Fisher still goes rounds with some of the UFC fighters while they train with him at his Big Bear dojo, including Victorville s Joe Stevenson, the number one lightweight fighter in the UFC. Fisher never let cancer slow him down, not even when doctors told him last fall that he had six weeks to live. I m 73 and I feel like I m 40, he says with a huge grin, even showing off his huge knuckles, war wounds from his years spent breaking boards. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Explore a Mythical Place As You Discover Proof of Atlantis -- New Book Explores the Truth and the Possibilities of a Lost Civilization Jul 28, 2009
He has been published in newspapers, magazines and has written for the news department for the local television station in Victorville, California. Charles' writings cover a broad spectrum of genres which include murder, mysteries, science fiction, drama, westerns and children's stories. (Primezone Releases)
Tears, Fanfare as Troops Depart Jul 7, 2009
Nicholas Navarro, 24, of Victorville, "but for his mother's heart, it's tough. I'm praying for him.". Also saying goodbye to the young soldier, who worked in a skateboard-shoe shop before being called up, were two sisters; his wife, Rhiannon, 25; and 10-month-old daughter, Makenna. (FOX61, CT)
Woman allegedly pranks her grandma 45 times in day Jul 7, 2009
Woman held in Victorville home 3 days by ex. Investigators say a battered woman held hostage three days by her ex-boyfriend in her Victorville home has been saved by a chance visit from a bill collector seeking a car payment. (Fresno Bee)
Coming Soon: High Speed Rail to Vegas? Jul 3, 2009
The electric train would run between Las Vegas and Victorville, Calif. at up to 150 mph. (CBS News)
California Sprinter Signs with Washington State Track & Field Jul 3, 2009
47), Named Yakima Valley Male Track Athlete of the Year Shawna Fermin, a quartermiler and long jumper from Victorville, Calif. - PR time in 400m is 55. (Wsucougars.com)
Dispatch flips switch Jul 2, 2009
When the dispatch center was eliminated and the service moved to Desert Comm in Victorville, there were worries about confusion and delayed response times ... When San Bernardino County Fire assumed operations of Victorville Fire Department and moved its dispatch with it, Desert Comm could no longer afford to continue operations, according to Big Bear City Fire Chief Jeff Willis. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Save Big Bear court system Jun 29, 2009
All criminal cases for Big Bear are being transferred to Victorville, a minimum of an hour s drive ... If hours were reduced at Fontana and those cases were sent to Victorville or Barstow, the drive would be about half the time and distance. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
A welcome visit from a ... bill collector Jun 26, 2009
(06-25) 12:15 PDT Victorville, Calif ... Bill collector saves woman held hostage in home Articles (06-25) 12:15 PDT Victorville, Calif. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
2 found dead, 1 wounded in Calif. desert shooting Jun 25, 2009
A woman called 911 around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday after seeing a man covered in blood screaming in the middle of U.S. Highway 395 in Victorville, northeast of Los Angeles. Detective Doug Hubbard says the man had been shot and he told deputies there were two other victims. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Alaska USA to snap up troubled High Desert Federal credit union Jun 21, 2009
But by the end of last year, one third of those loans were at least two months delinquent - more than 20 times the average delinquency rate for California credit unions at the time, according to the local newspaper, the Victorville Daily Press. It's not alone. (Juneau Empire)
BACK ON THE FIELD Jun 20, 2009
Newman will attend Victor Valley College in Victorville, Calif. on a football scholarship. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Guidelines Set for High Speed Train Jun 19, 2009
That project would put a high speed train from Victorville, California to Las Vegas. It already has the support of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Senator Harry Reid. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Track & Field Signs Four Prep Standouts for 2009-10 Jun 19, 2009
The two prep women to most recently sign are Shawna Fermin, a quartermiler and long jumper from Silverado High in Victorville, Calif. and Shaquana Logan, a hurdler from Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma. (Wsucougars.com)
Court hours set to be slashed Jun 16, 2009
Criminal and time-senstive cases will be heard in the Victorville District court. The Victorville District court clerk s office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Crash case dismissed after long legal trip Jun 16, 2009
Snell's 2001 Ford pickup crashed into a 1968 Chevrolet pickup traveling east and driven by Heather Nielsen, 20, of Victorville, Calif. who was pronounced dead a short time later at Miners' Colfax Medical Center in Raton. (Raton Range, AL)
Man charged with raping, impregnating stepdaughter Jun 6, 2009
(06-05) 16:39 PDT Victorville, Calif ... Deputies on Friday arrested Slone's wife Anita, the girls' mother, in Victorville ... Anita Slone is charged with one count of child abuse and was expected to be arraigned on Monday in Victorville. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
More of this story... Jun 4, 2009
During this period he had assignments in Victorville, Visalia, Eureka, Gold Run, Los Angeles and Sacramento. In 1983 he was appointed Director of the Division of Law Enforcement at the State Department of Justice. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Kids get to go crazy at Mountain Fun Day Jun 4, 2009
Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 9:32 AM PDT Hundreds of physically challenged students from Big Bear Valley, Barstow, Lucerne Valley, Apple Valley and Victorville enjoyed the Kiwanis Club s annual Mountain Fun Day at Meadow Park in Big Bear Lake May 29. Share this Article. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Vehicles that drive on their own May 28, 2009
The DARPA Urban Challenge was held at a former air force base in Victorville, California in late 2007, and offered a 3. 5 million dollars purse to competitors who could design the fastest and safest vehicles that could traverse a 60 mile urban course in moving traffic in less than six hours. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Healing wounds with lasers, vehicles that drive themselves, other cutting-edge optics May 27, 2009
Held at a former air force base in Victorville, Calif. in late 2007, the DARPA Urban Challenge offered a $3. (EurekAlert!)
Verizon Employees in California Donate $23,000 Worth of Household Items to Domestic Violence Shelters May 22, 2009
High Desert Domestic Violence Program Inc. in Victorville. Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments in Fremont. (PR Newswire)
Phoenix woman solves 20-year adoption puzzle May 22, 2009
Suszczewicz's brothers, Greg Berube, 44, of Victorville, Calif. and Scott Kimbrell, 53, of Orlando, were raised as only children and still marvel at saying "my sister" and "my brother.". (AZCentral -- News)
ATF agents raid Victorville gun shop, seize guns May 16, 2009
-- Federal agents have raided a Victorville gun shop, seizing 196 firearms and business records. Mike Hoffman, spokesman for the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, says agents conducted the raid Friday at the Lock Stock l store and also searched the Apple Valley home of the owner, Steven Mitchell. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Hawaii inmate killed in California prison May 15, 2009
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a Hawaii man who was incarcerated at a federal penitentiary at Victorville, Calif ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the death of a Hawaii man who was incarcerated at a federal penitentiary at Victorville, Calif. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Inmate from Hawaii dies after being attacked in California prison May 15, 2009
An inmate from Hawaii died last night of injuries suffered in an attack at the federal prison at Victorville, Calif. The Victorville Daily Press reported that Gregory Francis Ritter, 30, was attacked by several other inmates on Monday afternoon ... United States Penitentiary-Victorville is a maximum-security facility opened in 2004. (Honolulu Advertiser)
DC-10 fire-bomber pilot graduated from Righetti High May 13, 2009
On Friday, its first day on the blaze, DeGeus piloted four flights from Victorville, where the aircraft is based, to drop a total of 48,000 gallons of retardant on the fire ... After dropping the first load of retardant on a ridge where a large plume of smoke was rising, DeGeus said, he flew back to Victorville for reloading ... 10 Tanker Air Carrier of Victorville, and are under exclusive contract with the state. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Big air tanker fights Santa Barbara wildfire May 9, 2009
The jet, based in Victorville, flew its first mission Friday afternoon, dropping 12,000 gallons of retardant along ridgelines. Joe Waterman, the incident commander from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said thick smoke and wind direction made it impossible to use the big plane any sooner. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Bank Demolishes Foreclosed New Homes May 6, 2009
The housing tract in Victorville, Calif. about 85 miles from Los Angeles, had been taken over by vagrants who painted graffiti on the walls and littered the ground with drug paraphernalia. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Study: $50B needed to fix aging US rail systems May 1, 2009
The fully electric DesertXpress trains will reach top speeds of 150 miles per hour and travel 184 miles from Victorville, CA to Las Vegas, NV in 84 minutes. Most read. (AZCentral -- Business)
Helping hand up Apr 16, 2009
The couple moved to Victorville, and she continued her education at Clarmont School of Technology, where she received another master s degree. After Ed served four years in the military, the Glaize family moved to Atlanta, where he went to seminary and she worked as a youth director at Mount Zion Methodist Church. (Brewton Standard, AL)
A passion for high speeds Apr 14, 2009
The IMCA modifieds race in Victorville. Neither track is far away, so maybe I will see you there. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
DEATHS FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2009 (915) Apr 11, 2009
Survivors include his wife Maxine Watkins of Carthage; son Jason Watkins of Princeton, Texas; daughter Brenda Juniel of Bearden; brothers James Watkins of Little Rock, William Watkins of New Edinburg; sisters, Eveline Juniel of Victorville, Calif. Annie Pearl Davis of Arkadelphia; Bernice Nelson of Jacinto; and two grandchildren. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
NASA review finds jumbo jets can fight some fires, OR Apr 5, 2009
Rick Hatton, managing partner of 10 Tanker Air Carrier, LLC, of Victorville, Calif. says the company's McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 jet can turn as sharply and maneuver as well as the big military surplus propeller-driven planes in the air tanker fleet. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Jetliners Hit The Desert Apr 5, 2009
At Southern California Aviation's parking and maintenance facility in Victorville, Calif. the influx of planes surprised President Jeff A. Lynn. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Grounded planes filling up aircraft 'boneyards' Mar 16, 2009
Space for grounded aircraft is filling up at the 2,500-acre Southern California Logistics Airport, a former Air Force base in Victorville. Last week, nearly 200 aircraft were sitting on the tarmac, making the facility more crowded at times than Los Angeles International Airport. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Fatal crash closes Highway 166 Mar 9, 2009
The two identified tractor-trailer drivers are Mario Marroquin of Victorville, and Leonard Todd Steffan of Sioux Falls, S.D.. They all had minor or no injuries, the CHP said. (Lompoc Record, CA)
New look at sentencing guidelines for cocaine Mar 8, 2009
She was released from the federal women's prison in Victorville (San Bernardino County) a year ago, in the first wave of inmates to have their sentences re-evaluated under the Sentencing Commission's revised guidelines. Originally, Candler was sentenced to almost 16 years for 2 kilograms of crack. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Snitches too risky for Levy case? Mar 5, 2009
Prosecutors expect it will take 45 to 60 days to move Guandique to Washington from his cell at United States Penitentiary, Victorville, about 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles, where he's serving a 10-year sentence for attacking two other women in Rock Creek Park ... This places the witness inside the Victorville prison. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Warrant moves Levy case ahead Mar 4, 2009
Guandique will be taken from the high-security U.S. penitentiary in Victorville, in the Southern California desert, and flown to Washington within six to eight weeks, Taylor said. Guandique is serving a 10-year sentence for attacking two other women in Rock Creek Park, where Levy's skeletal remains were found in May 2002. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Prison inmate charged in Chandra Levy's death Mar 4, 2009
Guandique will be taken from the high-security U.S. penitentiary in Victorville, Calif ... Last September, investigators obtained a warrant to search Guandique's cell in Victorville. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Break in Levy case pleases students Mar 3, 2009
Ingmar A. Guandique, 27, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador known to be of interest to investigators in the Levy case, is in the federal penitentiary at Victorville. The college club has 100 to 150 members on four campuses, according to director Sheryl McCollum, who started the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute in 2005. (Modesto Bee, CA)
At Canyon, new fears of air pollution over cement plant Mar 1, 2009
" Kokoris and other landowners say they're worried because Cemex has run afoul of environmental regulations in other states. Run-in with EPA In January, Cemex reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency, over alleged air quality rule violations at its cement plant in Victorville, Calif. The consent decree resolved the agency's claims that in 1997 and 2000, the company made major changes to the California facility without getting required permits. Those changes allowed the plant... (AZCentral -- Business)
Livestock key component of fair Feb 27, 2009
I have also done this job for the San Bernardino County Fair in Victorville, as well as the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona. I have 33 years in the industry, whether it s as an exhibitor, mother of an exhibitor or as management. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Chandra Levy probe heads to California Feb 26, 2009
Ingmar A. Guandique, 27, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador known to be of interest to investigators in the Levy case, is in the U.S. Penitentiary at Victorville ... "I know he's been declining interviews," Chuck Ringwood, executive assistant at the Victorville penitentiary, said by telephone Wednesday. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Man's arrest in death of Levy may come today Feb 23, 2009
Guandique, now 27, is incarcerated in U.S. Penitentiary Victorville, in the Southern California desert. He is scheduled to be released in 2011, at which point he would be subject to deportation. (Fresno Bee)
Levy's parents waiting for news Feb 23, 2009
Guandique, now 27, is incarcerated in U.S. Penitentiary Victorville, in the Southern California desert. He is scheduled to be released in 2011, when he would be subject to deportation. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Suspect in Levy case attacked others in D.C. park Feb 22, 2009
He is serving a 10-year sentence in California at the high-security U.S. Penitentiary in Victorville after passing through lower-security federal prisons. He's scheduled for release Oct. 5, 2011, although he then would face deportation to his native country as a criminal alien. (Fresno Bee)
Police Close to Charges in Levy Case Feb 22, 2009
Guandique, 27, is in the high-security Victorville federal prison in Adelanto, Calif. the source told FOX.. (Fox News)
Arrest imminent in 2001 murder of former Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy, parents told Feb 22, 2009
Previous news reports have noted investigators' interest in Ingmar Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador now in federal prison in the Victorville, Calif. on charges related to attacks on two women in Washington's Rock Creek Park. (Anchorage Daily News)
Misery has a long reach in California Feb 20, 2009
"I found one cul-de-sac in Victorville where every house was foreclosed," Huang says. "You had gangs go in there, and there's nobody to call the police. There are some communities we look at and say this is not going to recover in two years. Nobody in their sane mind wants to be in that neighborhood.". (USA Today)
Blast disrupts California prison search Feb 15, 2009
No one is hurt in the incident at the Victorville Federal Penitentiary ... The incident happened in the recreation area of the Victorville Federal Penitentiary. (CNN -- US)
Snow Closed Highway For About 4 Hours Friday Feb 14, 2009
-- The snow started falling early Thursday afternoon, and that is when one woman who was visiting her daughter in Bear Valley decided it would be a good time to head back home to Victorville. Suzanne Gabel said, "We were eating lunch and it started snowing and I thought uh oh, I better start heading home now. And they closed the gates right before us, so we didnt make it home.Due to the weather, Gabel opted to get a hotel room and she wasn't the only one booking a room. One Sacramento couple... (KERO 23, CA)
Vandermost to Head Public Affairs for Western Emulsions Inc. Feb 13, 2009
For the past eight years he was a principal in his own firm overseeing public affairs projects for organizations such as the Orange County Transportation Authority, City of Anaheim, City of Victorville, Shea Properties, John Laing Homes, and Stirling Enterprises. Prior to launching his own firm, Vandermost had public affairs management roles at The Walt Disney Company and The Koll Company. (PR Newswire)
The Power Directory Feb 9, 2009
4781 Irwindale Ave.Irwindale, CA 91706(626) 430-3300Ownership: CharterBasic Subs: 391,800 (Los Angeles metropolitan area; Long Beach, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Riverside, the San Gabriel Valley, Malibu, Calabasas, Cerritos, West Covina, Alhambra, Monterey Park, Hesperia, Victorville, Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear lake, San Bernardino, Ventura, Whittier; other communities)Top Executive: Fred Lutz, vice president, general manager (). 53 Time Warner Cable South Texas. (Multichannel News)
