Hesperia

'Parent Trigger' Petition Rejected by Adelanto School District After Teacher-Backed Rescission Campaign

A group of parents at Desert Trails Elementary, located two hours east of L.A. in the dusty desert town of Adelanto, saw months of hard work thrown back in their faces last night. The "parent union," as they call themselves, guided by controversial ed-reform org Parent Revolution, have been going d ... More >>

Ninja Murder? Teen Dressed in Black Fatally Stabs Saskia Burke, Murrieta Valley High School Student, Cops Say

Updated at the bottom: Simpson was arrested over the weekend. First posted at 12:32 p.m. on Dec. 21. They're calling this teen an alleged ninja murderer. Police say 19-year-old William Gary Simpson Jr. entered 40025 Milkwood Lane in Murrieta at 3:55 a.m. yesterday and fatally stabbed an 18-year-ol ... More >>

Cajon Pass Fire on 15 Freeway Stalls Vegas Plans for Labor Day Weekend

Las Vegas SunView of the fire from those lucky enough to already be in Vegas.​Updated after the jump: The 15 South will reportedly be closed all night. The northbound lanes are open, but moving like molasses. Your Vegas trip: Officially a bust. Originally posted at 3:50 p.m. All those early b ... More >>

Whittier Stolen-Goods Suspect Inadvertently Calls Cop, Who Comes to Make Arrest

Not the alleged caller.​Ring-ring. Who is it? It's me, man. Got the stuff. Good work. We'll pick you up. Something like that conversation happened this week and, unfortunately for the suspect with the alleged stuff, he was talking to a cop, and not the friend he thought he was ringing. That's ... More >>

Man Claims He has Videotape of San Bernardino Deputies Beating Him Unconscious

www.charlydmiller.comCruz (not pictured) claims he was restrained and beaten​Lawsuits alleging physical abuse against police officers are notoriously difficult to win. They're the ultimate he-said, she-said, and since there is generally not much proof other than bruises and black-eyes, most folks ... More >>

SoCal Girl Jesse Marie Bender, 13, Destined For Pakistan For Arranged Marriage, Authorities Say

APJesse Marie Bender​A 13-year-old girl appeared destined for Pakistan from Southern California for an arranged marriage, authorities alleged this week. Instead, she apparently ran away and hid out in an Apple Valley hotel room in the Inland Empire. San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials ... More >>

Melanie Soliz Gave Marijuana Pipe To Her Baby To Suck On, SoCal Police Say

FacebookSuspect Melanie Soliz.​Video showing a baby putting its mouth to a pot pipe put SoCal authorities on alert, and when they visited the Hesperia home of mom Melanie Soliz over the weekend, they say they found enough evidence to prove that the imagery wasn't lying. The 20-year-old was ar ... More >>

O.C. Cop Scott Cole Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 17-Year-Old Girl While On The Job

'The Bad Lieutenant.'​You think of The Bad Lieutenant as a demented, Hollywood vision of a bad cop. But sometimes facets of the darkside are true. At least according to the Orange County District Attorney's office, which Thursday charged an O.C. sheriff's deputy with sexually assaulting an un ... More >>

Tim Donnelly's Revolution

Tea Party newcomer wants Legislature to adopt Arizona immigration law

The Tortoise and the Tank Face Off at Fort Irwin

A battle in the desert over territory and resources, starring hard-shelled refugees, burger-loving insurgents and a couple of dazed road warriors

Splendid Company at Disney Hall

L.A. Phil's Music from Hesperia; L.A. Opera's high C's

Christopher Columbus: "Lost Paradises"

A voyage of musical discovery

Musical Voyage of Discovery

Love, Love, Love

The romantic songs that shape our hearts: A special Valentine’s Day report

Up Deep Creek Without a Paddle

Best naked escape

They Also Served

So long, Mojave burros

Paradise Created

Mysterious, private and sensual . . . the backyard in Los Angeles

Mr. Spray

Ecology of Fire

Why the empire wanted to burn so badly

Better Living Through Electro-Politics

Francis DellaVecchia’s revolution will be Webcast

Riding Out the Apocalypse

the best place to bike when the big one hits