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1. Renovated Kelley Park to Celebrate Grand Opening With Food Trucks, Live Music and New Purple Bear Playground (limitless-news.com) — Apple Valley families will soon get a fully renovated Kelley Park, with a new Purple Bear Playground, splash pad, larger stage, and more parking, all celebrated at a free grand opening festival on September 26, 2026. The city's proclamation encourages residents to attend the combined food truck festival and ribbon cutting, where a mobile LED screen and live music sponsored by the Apple Valley Arts Foundation will anchor the festivities.
2. Cassidy Kelsay Killed In Hit-And-Run On Highway 18 In Apple Valley; Family Creates GoFundMe (vvng.com) — Apple Valley authorities are investigating a deadly hit-and-run on Highway 18 that killed 41-year-old pedestrian Cassidy Kelsay early Friday morning. Deputies are seeking tips while Kelsay's family has launched a GoFundMe to help cover cremation costs and bring him home, urging community support and information for the ongoing investigation.
3. Street Race Ends In Horror – Sliced Teen's Car in Half (theconservativebrief.com) — An Apple Valley man is facing two murder charges after prosecutors say he raced through a Victorville intersection at up to 117 mph, crashing into a car and killing two 16- and 17-year-old best friends. The case, which also involves child cruelty and street-racing allegations, is now moving through Victorville court and could set an example for how aggressively such crashes are prosecuted.
4. 30 burglars break into train in Helendale, $57K in cargo recovered (vvdailypress.com) — Deputies recently stopped a U-Haul in Helendale and recovered about $57,000 in stolen Brooks running shoes after roughly 30 people were seen looting a train, and one suspect from San Bernardino was arrested. For High Desert residents, including those in Apple Valley, investigators are still seeking tips from the public as they work to identify additional suspects in this unusual cargo theft.
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