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• GOP pushes for no-tax budget

  VICTORVILLE Despite a lot of theatrics and little progress in Sacramento this week, two Victor Valley state representatives say they're confident that the GOP will succeed in negotiating a no-tax budget by the end of the month.

• Engagement: Skuster - Starr engagement

  Anne and Phil Starr of Nevada City have announced the engagement of their son, Eric Starr to Sarah Skuster, both of San Diego.

• Samaritan killer sentenced to 40 years to life in prison

  VICTORVILLE A 24-year-old man extradited from Mexico was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Thursday for murdering an Apple Valley good Samaritan.

• Suspects stalled by flat tires

  Two men suspected of stealing power tools from a Southern California Home Depot were arrested on Aug.

• Victorville parents accused of torturing daughter

  A Victorville couple who is suspected of beating and starving their 3 1/2-year-old daughter was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of torturing a child, sheriff's officials said.

• Senior volunteers recognized

  Assistant Chief Steve Webb and Capt. Todd Sturges of the Victorville California Highway patrol recently presented a select number of the Victorville CHP senior volunteers with the United States of America President's Volunteer Award for their unselfi sh dedication to the officers and staff.

• Man kidnaps, rapes former girlfriend

  VICTORVILLE A man kidnapped then savagely beat, raped and robbed his former girlfriend before threatening to harm her if she reported the crime to law enforcement, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Victorville station officials said on Thursday.

• A.V. man convicted of murdering 16-month-old girl

  VICTORVILLE An Apple Valley man charged with murdering his girlfriend's 16-month-old daughter was convicted Wednesday morning at Victorville Superior Court.

• State funding mess forces 26 hospital layoffs

  "The real story here is what the state is doing to hospitals and other businesses" - Lovella Sullivan, Victor Valley Community Hospital spokeswoman VICTORVILLE Victor Valley Community Hospital laid off 26 employees this week, about 5 percent of its workforce, a spokeswoman for the medical facility said.

• SEC investigation heats up

  VICTORVILLE The Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered the city not to destroy or alter any records, as the federal agency's investigation into Victorville's bond offerings moves forward.