By Ryan Orr, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Jan. 29--ROCK SPRINGS -- A flooded Mojave River continued surging over Rock Springs Road on Monday, cutting off at least 11,000 motorists who use the road daily.

By Rachel Byrd, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Jan. 6--SPRING VALLEY LAKE -- Faced with the ever-present challenge of water conservation, the Spring Valley Lake Association will focus on decreasing costs in 2008 by replacing water-dependent landscape with desert-friendly landscape.

By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Dec. 18--Most of the new homebuilding in the Victor Valley is happening in the western part of Victorville and in Adelanto -- the same area that is projected to run out of water, or run very low, by 2010, according to a study.

By Rachel Byrd, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif. Dec. 12--SAN BERNARDINO -- The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved the funding agreement for the design and environmental work on the Yucca Loma Bridge on Tuesday.

By Desert Dispatch, Barstow, Calif. Nov. 26--BARSTOW -- The regional water board will meet on We d n e s d ay at 8:30 a.m. to discuss a clean-up plan for Chromium 6 contamination in Hinkley and to review a $300,000 fine recently assessed to the city of Barstow for a May 2006 sewage spill.