Posts from Victor Valley News | VVNG.com for 07/18/2017

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[Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Deadly head-on crash closes Highway 395 in Adelanto on Facebook]( [Nassif named WeTip Mayor of the Year]( By VVNG Staff on Jul 17, 2017 08:00 pm Apple Valley, CA (PRESS RELEASE) – July 17, 2017: Well known for his support of the Apple Valley Police Activities League, safety improvements in The Village business district and his membership on the Apple Valley Fire Protection District board for several years, Apple Valley Mayor Scott Nassif has been named this year’s WeTip Mayor of […] The post [Nassif named WeTip Mayor of the Year]( appeared first on [Victor Valley News | VVNG.com](. [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Nassif named WeTip Mayor of the Year on Facebook]( [Victorville Man Arrested in Connection With Construction Site Theft]( By VVNG Staff on Jul 17, 2017 07:39 pm VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) Keith Edward Brown, 24, from Victorville was arrested for vandalizing and stealing from a construction site, authorities said. On Saturday, July 15, 2017, at about 9:19 am, deputies with the Rural Crime Task Force responded to the Skanska Construction site on Highway 138. “Multiple pieces of construction equipment were vandalized and items […] The post [Victorville Man Arrested in Connection With Construction Site Theft]( appeared first on [Victor Valley News | VVNG.com](. [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Victorville Man Arrested in Connection With Construction Site Theft on Facebook]( [Elderly woman struck by car while jaywalking on Victorville street]( By VVNG Staff on Jul 17, 2017 05:30 pm [An elderly woman was struck by a car as she was jaywalking across a street in Victorville. (Gabriel D. Espinoza, Victor Valley News)] VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) An elderly woman suffered minor injuries when she was struck by a car while jaywalking in Victorville, authorities said. The woman was hit around 4:50 p.m. Monday as she walked west across La Paz Drive towards a McDonalds. She was not in a crosswalk. Officials said the driver of the 2005 Chevy […] The post [Elderly woman struck by car while jaywalking on Victorville street]( appeared first on [Victor Valley News | VVNG.com](. [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Elderly woman struck by car while jaywalking on Victorville street on Facebook]( [Local Veterans Recall Korean War 64 Years Later]( By VVNG Staff on Jul 17, 2017 04:40 pm [Jack Holland, left, of Spring Valley Lake, and Bob Ginn, right, of Apple Valley, are Korean War veterans who served through the armistice, which was signed July 27, 1953. The two veterans recently met for the first time. (courtesy photo)] Op-ed / Column by Robert A. Lovingood: With the anniversary of the Korean War Armistice on July 27, I wanted to share a story with you. In 1950 during the Korean War, my father-in-law, Bob Ginn, saw heavy combat in an Army artillery unit. As enemy troops amassed, American fighter-bombers would come to the rescue […] The post [Local Veterans Recall Korean War 64 Years Later]( appeared first on [Victor Valley News | VVNG.com](. [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Local Veterans Recall Korean War 64 Years Later on Facebook]( [Parents Killed, 2 Teens Airlifted After I-15 Freeway Crash]( By VVNG Staff on Jul 17, 2017 03:14 pm YERMO, Calif. (VVNG.com) Two teenagers were injured in a car accident that claimed their parents lives on Monday, July 17, 2017. The crash occurred on the northbound Interstate 15 Freeway just north of Minneola Road in the town of Yermo, at 6:39 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. When CHP and medical personnel arrived on […] The post [Parents Killed, 2 Teens Airlifted After I-15 Freeway Crash]( appeared first on [Victor Valley News | VVNG.com](. [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Parents Killed, 2 Teens Airlifted After I-15 Freeway Crash on Facebook]( [Man dies after car falls on him in Adelanto]( By VVNG Staff on Jul 17, 2017 02:05 pm [A man died after the car he was working on fell on top of him in Adelanto. (Gabriel D. Espinoza, Victor Valley News)] ADELANTO, Calif. (VVNG.com) A man is dead after the vehicle he was working on fell on top of him Monday Afternoon. The man was working on a 1999 Mercury Cougar outside the Ridgeview apartment complex on the 12000 block of Auburn Avenue and Larkspur Road, when according to the preliminary reports, the car jack became dislodged […] The post [Man dies after car falls on him in Adelanto]( appeared first on [Victor Valley News | VVNG.com](. [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Man dies after car falls on him in Adelanto on Facebook]( [Victorville man accused of shooting brother arrested]( By VVNG Staff on Jul 17, 2017 01:36 pm [A man suspected of shooting his brother was arrested Monday afternoon. (Gabriel D. Espinoza, Victor Valley News)] VICTORVILLE, CALIF. (VVNG.com) A man was arrested after he was accused of shooting his brother in the stomach Monday afternoon. At around 12 pm, deputies received a call from staff at Victor Valley Global Medical Center regarding a man with a gunshot wound. When deputies arrived at the hospital they learned the shooting occurred at […] The post [Victorville man accused of shooting brother arrested]( appeared first on [Victor Valley News | VVNG.com](. [Read in browser »]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Victorville man accused of shooting brother arrested on Facebook]( [More News]( Copyright © 2017 Victor Valley News Inc., All rights reserved. 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