Sports update: Boys basketball team back in action this week
Wrestling, girls B-ball also returnBy KRIS REILLY, EditorWith a winning record before Winter Break, the Lucerne Valley High School boys basketball team is set to begin league play this week.The...
View ArticleBell honored by staff, students
By KRIS REILLY, EditorAs students return from Winter Break this week, Lucerne Valley’s campuses are more or less the same as when they left. But there’s a little something missing: One of the town’s...
View ArticleSheriff's blotter and booking logs selected items 1-9-13
NOTE: The following are selected items from The Leader's weekly sheriff's blotter and booking logs. The full blotter and booking logs appear only in the print edition of the newspaper. All information...
View ArticleUPDATE: Runaway teen contacts grandmother
FROM STAFF REPORTSLUCERNE VALLEY • A 15-year-old girl who ran away from home in dangerously cold temperatures Monday night has contacted her grandmother.Pam Hardwick said her granddaughter Bretina M....
View ArticleSelected items from this week's sheriff's blotter and booking logs (1-16-12)
NOTE: The following are selected items from The Leader's weekly sheriff's blotter and booking logs. The full blotter and booking logs appear only in the print edition of the newspaper. All information...
View ArticleVelasquez: From ‘terrible student’ to standout teacher
By KRIS REILLY, EditorShe now has a master’s degree, but Cory Velasquez says that once upon a time she was “a terrible student.” Velasquez, the Lucerne Valley Elementary School Staff Member of the...
View ArticleOne airlifted after garage catches fire in Gem Tract
By KRIS REILLY, EditorLUCERNE VALLEY • Three people suffered smoke inhalation but firefighters saved a home from destruction after a detached garage caught fire near Carnelian Road early Saturday...
View ArticleLocals asking for more time to comment on solar projects
By KRIS REILLY, EditorIn an area of Lucerne Valley already prone to flash flooding, some residents are worried that a pair of planned solar projects could make the problem worse.A firm called WDG...
View ArticleShooting suspect found in A.V. home
By KRIS REILLY, EditorAfter a chase through an Apple Valley neighborhood Thursday, deputies arrested a Lucerne Valley man wanted for allegedly shooting at three people a month earlier.William Lester...
View ArticleThis week in the print edition...
-Full versions of all our news stories-The full version of the sheriff's blotter and booking logs-Photos of the planetarium visit at Lucerne Valley Elementary school-A concert pianist is coming to...
View ArticleBeloved local educator dies at 67
By KRIS REILLY, EditorLongtime local educator and volunteer Julia Bell died at home Saturday afternoon, according to her family. She was 67.Further information was not provided. The family members are...
View ArticleMustangs to the rescue: Students help residents during fire
By KRIS REILLY, EditorLUCERNE VALLEY • “Heroic” is a word sports writers tend to misuse when describing athletes. But Mike Alarcon, Camden Beavers, Kenny Kaiser, Lonye Logan and Robert Rodriguez have...
View ArticleOff-roaders petition White House as Hammer time nears
FROM STAFF REPORTSThe website that promotes the annual King of the Hammers race is spearheading the latest effort to halt the U.S. Marine Corps’ expansion into the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle...
View ArticleSelected items from 1-23-13 sheriff's blotter and booking logs
NOTE: The following are selected items from The Leader's weekly sheriff's blotter and booking logs. The full blotter and booking logs appear only in the print edition of the newspaper. All information...
View ArticleBasketball team takes winning record into home stand
By KRIS REILLY, EditorThe Lucerne Valley High School boys basketball team finished up a long road trip with a winning record and was set to return home this week.The Mustangs entered this week’s games...
View ArticleJohnson, Carlos, Escalante honored
By KRIS REILLY, EditorHe doesn’t ask for any extra attention, but Earl Johnson quietly does a lot for his students.Johnson was named staff member of the month at Lucerne Valley Middle/High School....
View ArticleLocal suspect arrested in Apple Valley
By KRIS REILLY, EditorA Lucerne Valley man suspected of running from authorities during a traffic stop last month was arrested Friday in Apple Valley, sheriff’s records show.Wesley Ezekiel Burrows, 31,...
View ArticleL.V. High School teams staying at home this week
FROM STAFF REPORTSLucerne Valley High School’s Sgt. Brian L. Walker Gym will be buzzing with activity this week, as all three of the school’s winter sports teams will host events. The Lucerne Valley...
View ArticleSheriff's blotter and booking logs 1-30-13
EDITOR’S NOTE: All information for these reports comes from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. The most recent events are listed first. We publish the names of those who are arrested in...
View ArticleSchool district asking for input
By KRIS REILLY, EditorThe Lucerne Valley Unified School District is asking for a little advice.On Feb. 6, LVUSD will hold a strategic plan workshop from 3 to 6 p.m. at the district offices, located at...
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