APPLE VALLEY After pouring their sweat and hearts into perfecting unique performances, two High Desert school marching bands Saturday will compete against some of the best bands in the state.

APPLE VALLEY When Patricia Baker's husband passed away, she and her children needed to stay with family and keep their belongings in storage until they got back on their feet.

Moments before a Korean War-era helicopter crashed into power lines and killed all three persons aboard this month near Adelanto, the pilot of another vintage helicopter radioed a warning but received no reply, federal crash investigators say.

A family managed to escape their home shortly before a late-night fire gutted the structure, San Bernardino County Fire Department officials said.

When Patricia Baker's husband passed away, she and her children needed to stay with family and keep their belongings in storage until they got back on their feet.

APPLE VALLEY The town has dropped its partnership to develop an affordable senior living complex, after the project didn't go quite as planned.

APPLE VALLEY The controversy swirling around the town's purchase of the Apple Valley Country Club appears far from over, after Mayor Rick Roelle reports a resident came forward with "serious allegations" about a "backroom deal" orchestrated by several town officials.

APPLE VALLEY Looking to get faith-based films into mainstream theaters, the Church of the Valley joined a national movement to sponsor "The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry" currently screening at the local UltraStar Cinemas - and the seats just keep filling up.

Winco Foods LLC, a privately held Boise, Idaho, discount grocer that has expanded its footprint in the two-county region, says its plans to open additional outlets remain on track despite the area's economic instability.

Robert William Tell, 39, of Apple Valley was in a day-room area at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga on Monday afternoon when another inmate - Jimmy Dale Kelley, 41, of Yucca Valley - assaulted and stabbed Tell with a home-made weapon, said Cindy Beavers, spokeswoman for the Sheriff's Department.

Brian Nassif, a 2000 graduate of Apple Valley High School, son of Scott and Susan Nassif of Apple Valley, won the silver medal in the 2009 Governors Teacher of the Year Spotlight Awards recognizing teachers who positively impact the fitness levels and wellbeing of California children.

Community-wide rent freeze supports local residents of Bear Valley and enables new buyers to use the Federal home buyers tax credit to best advantage.

From a press release issued by M1GP M1GP announces its race schedule for 2010 with an eight sprint-race series championship with at least one night race.

Jack Briner brings more than 40 years of banking experience to his CEO position at First Mountain Bancorp, the small Big Bear Lake-based holding company behind First Mountain Bank.

Following a 24-year career with the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department, Mike Bell has been promoted to fire chief, leading an organization of 125 employees.