A bear that wandered around a Hesperia residential neighborhood weighed about 200 pounds, authorities said Wednesday night. The young adult male bear was spotted Wednesday morning by residents, who called authorities. The animal was tranquilized and carried by Deputies Scott LaFond, Jeremy Deberg and Jason Dell to a California Department of Fish and Game vehicle, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The animal was taken to Fawnskin and will be relocated to the mountains near Big Bear. It was unclear how the bear ended up in the neighborhood. ALSO: Franciscan clergy sex-abuse case records released Mountain lion killed in Santa Monica was wild, not exotic pet Sex harassment claim against ex-LAUSD chief settled for $200,000 — Robert J. Lopez twitter.com/LAJourno Photos: Bear that ... Continue reading →
LAKE ARROWHEAD — A hiss rose from the front row as the Republican-turned-independent took a swing at his grand old party. Voters in Southern California's vast frontier of mountains and desert can break from the GOP's "tyranny of the minority" in the June 5 primary, congressional candidate Anthony Adams told the crowd. A hundred or so people, ranging from "tea party" adherents to gay-marriage defenders, had come to hear him and other hopefuls at a forum inside the Lake Arrowhead Resort. The sneers came from supporters of candidate Gregg Imus, a local home builder, tea partier and founding member of the anti-illegal-immigrant border-patrol group known as the Minutemen. Imus calls government regulations "parasites" and ends his campaign emails with "Victory or Death.'' Scorching rhetoric has ... Continue reading →
A large bear roaming a residential neighborhood in Hesperia on Wednesday was tranquilized and returned to the forest. No one was injured in the incident, which began Wednesday morning when residents saw the bear wandering the streets, officials said. Continue reading →
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The trio was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of trying to kill the mother of one of the students, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The victim’s 13-year-old daughter apparently was upset over a curfew and other rules placed on her by her mother, said Susan Rose, a sheriff’s spokeswoman. Talk of an alleged murder plot by three Hesperia teenagers was rampant at Ranchero Middle School on Wednesday morning, where students were supposed to be enjoying their final day of the school year. Mark McKinney, superintendent of the Hesperia Unified School Districts, said the arrests were shocking, and "sad news to hear." “It’s a tragedy, and we really feel for those involved," McKinney said Wednesday morning. “It’s the last day of school and we’re ... Continue reading →
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Three Hesperia middle school students were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of plotting to kill the mother of one of the students, authorities said. The mother called the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday morning to report that she had been attacked inside her home in the 8500 block of C Avenue and that her 13-year-old daughter was missing. Dets. Joseph Necochea and Paul Bader concluded that the woman's daughter was involved in the alleged murder plot with two other juveniles, identified only as a 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, according to Susan Rose, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s Hesperia station. The three teenagers “conspired, formulated a plan and attempted to kill” the mother, Rose said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. The Daily Press ... Continue reading →
Three Hesperia middle school students were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of plotting to kill the mother of one of the students, authorities said. The mother called the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday morning to report that she had been attacked inside her home in the 8500 block of C Avenue and that her 13-year-old daughter was missing. Dets. Joseph Necochea and Paul Bader concluded that the woman's daughter was involved in the alleged murder plot with two other juveniles, identified only as a 14-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, according to Susan Rose, spokeswoman for the sheriff’s Hesperia station. The three teenagers “conspired, formulated a plan and attempted to kill” the mother, Rose said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. The Daily Press ... Continue reading →
