A 22-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of burglary is being held on $1 million bail after a standoff with authorities on Saturday, booking records show.Priscila Navarro was booked at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday for burglary after she was taken to a hospital as a precaution following the standoff.Additional information regarding Navarro’s arrest was not immediately available Sunday afternoon.Booking records show that ..read more

Several large dust devils swept through parts of the High Desert on Saturday as heat warnings and a flood advisory were issued for the area.The rapidly moving columns of swirling wind abruptly lifted dirt and debris off the desert floor in Oak Hills, and caused vehicles to slow on Interstate 15.As the dust devils churned east through nearby homes, what appeared to be a large, inflatable toy was seen flying through the air ..read more

Deputies took a suspected burglar into custody Saturday morning after warning nearby Victorville residents to stay indoors during a standoff that lasted several hours."The female suspect exited the residence and complied with deputies," San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Cindy Bachman said shortly after 1 p.m. "She will be transported to the hospital as a precaution and then booked once she is medically cleared."Bachman said the woman ..read more

Residents in the area of Highway 395 and Bear Valley Road were urged to stay indoors Saturday morning as Sheriff’s deputies and SWAT responded to a burglary.San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Cindy Bachman said deputies were in the area of Garlock Road and Sequoia Road in Victorville after receiving a call at 6:55 a.m."Based on the info in the call it sounds like the suspect is still inside or on the property somewhere and they are ..read more

Chief Greg Benson has stepped down as head of the Victorville Fire Department, and a former city fire official will fill in until a replacement is selected.City spokesperson Sue Jones said in an email that Benson gave his resignation Monday. Jones did not provide a reason for his departure, saying her response was limited because the matter was related to human resources.Interim Fire Chief John Becker will oversee the department "until a permanent fire chief can be ..read more

As new COVID-19 cases have climbed past 35,000 in San Bernardino County, health officials reported there have been 158 new cases in the High Desert over the past two days.The county now has 35,712 positive cases, and since Friday’s update, Victorville saw the largest increase locally with 71 new cases, followed by Hesperia at 28.The county surpassed 500 deaths on Saturday, and added 44 additional deaths bringing the total to 546.Additionally, the ..read more

Authorities have arrested a father who they say shot and killed his 30-year-old son in Victorville on Friday.Clyde Buschbaum Sr., 49, was booked on suspicion of murder Saturday morning. He is being held without bail at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto.Buschbaum is scheduled to appear in Victorville Superior Court on Tuesday.Deputies responded to the 16700 block of Yucca Avenue on Friday night to "911 calls of gunshots heard near an apartment ..read more

A search warrant served at a Victorville home has led to the seizure of over 100 pounds of cannabis, and the discovery of large capacity magazines and gun-making parts.Deputies first received a tip the morning of July 31 from a caller who believed a residence in the 13100 block of Arvila Drive "was being used as an illegal, marijuana cultivation site," the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said.When deputies arrived at the home, authorities said several ..read more

A transient authorities say they arrested after he allegedly exposed his genitals to a woman and threatened to kill her inside a Victorville doughnut shop pleaded not guilty to multiple charges Thursday.Barron Edward Boyd, 44, appeared via video in a Victorville courtroom for arraignment Thursday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment and making a criminal threat — both felonies — and to two counts of misdemeanor indecent exposure, court records show ..read more

Establishing an independent committee for a proposed sales tax measure and rejecting bids for a runway reconstruction project were among the decisions made by the Victorville City Council Tuesday night.The tax measure the Council voted to place on November’s ballot last month would raise the city’s sales tax from 7.75% to 8.75% if ..read more