Search warrants net meth, gun over weekend
BARSTOW• Search warrants served at two separate Barstow residences after ongoing investigations resulted in arrests for drugs and possession of a firearm over the weekend. The Barstow Police Department...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 30 years in family molestations
BARSTOW• A Barstow man who pleaded guilty to three counts of forcible lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday, according to court records. Scott...
View ArticleBoys and Girls Club continues efforts to stay open
This article was updated to attribute a portion of information to the source. BARSTOW • The Barstow Boys and Girls Club is continuing its fight to stay open. The club recently inducted a new Board of...
View ArticleCourt talks 'productive'
SAN BERNARDINO • The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors are expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution supporting efforts to adequately fund County courts. The Board of Supervisors meeting will...
View ArticleVikings roll past Victor Valley
BARSTOW • It’s still early in the season, but the Barstow Community College baseball team continues to show its fast start was no fluke. The Vikings have improved their record to 9-2 with a win in...
View ArticlePaper operating normally; building up for sale
BARSTOW• The Desert Dispatch office building was recently listed for sale on the commercial real estate market — but the newspaper’s operations are continuing as normal. “Rest assured that our papers...
View ArticleClosing time
BARSTOW• Inside a cramped room at the Barstow Unified School District headquarters Tuesday night, more than 100 heard the votes: Unanimous for Thomson Elementary, 4-1 for Hinkley School — closing both...
View ArticleMy coded email messages reveal sequestration truth
Since I changed my email service, I have been receiving annoying messages with no relationship to my emails. But then it dawned on me that a savvy Washington insider was communicating in code what was...
View ArticleCourt cases officially reassigned
SAN BERNARDINO • San Bernardino County Supervisors on Tuesday voted to adopt a resolution seeking adequate funding from the state to keep courthouses open in Barstow, Needles and Big Bear. The formal...
View ArticleA win for Angelcor
POMONA • Barstow’s Drew Angelcor has added another win to his boxing resume. Angelcor, a member of the Sugar Shane Mosley Team, beat Jacob Valdez, out of the Duarte Gym, last weekend. It was a...
View ArticleBody found in desert identified
BARSTOW• The body of a man found in the desert north of Home Depot almost two weeks ago was identified as 62-year-old Jim David, according to Barstow Police. David had been located in the area, lying...
View ArticleColleagues, students say farewell to Armstrong
BARSTOW• Directors, deans and students at Barstow Community College stepped into the campus’ administrative conference room Wednesday afternoon to say goodbye to outgoing President Dr. Thom Armstrong....
View ArticleCivilian employees bracing for sequestration
BARSTOW • The U.S. Department of Defense budget will incur a 20 percent — or approximately $500 billion — reduction over the next 10 years if automatic spending cuts take effect on Friday. Fort Irwin...
View ArticleVegas shooting suspect arrested in Los Angeles
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A felon sought in a shooting and fiery crash that killed three people on the Las Vegas Strip was taken into custody Thursday in Los Angeles, police said. Ammar Harris was arrested by a...
View ArticleSoldier dies from Fort Irwin training exercise
FORT IRWIN • A 26-year-old soldier injured in a training exercise at the National Training Center died last week, a U.S. Army spokesman confirmed Thursday. Spc. Robert Sonnenburg III was on rotation at...
View ArticleFormer gas station sites undergo underground cleanup
BARSTOW• Two desert lots off of Main Street which were once gas stations are now being treated for fume releases and leaking underground storage tanks, according to the State Water Board’s GeoTracker...
View ArticleMan arrested for attempted murder of ex-girlfriend
BARSTOW • David Alan Chavez is scheduled to appear in court Friday following allegations he repeatedly strangled and then threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend while he held her captive inside a home...
View ArticleMinor injuries in I-15 rollover
BARSTOW • A woman and man sustained minor injuries Thursday afternoon after their car struck a hill adjacent to southbound Interstate 15 and rolled over, according to authorities. At 12:50 p.m., the...
View ArticleVikings defeat Marauder
BARSTOW • The Vikings had full intentions of halting their losing streak at one game. After losing to Antelope Valley, 9-1, on Tuesday, the Barstow Community College baseball team hosted the Marauder...
View ArticleAztecs victorious in first game
PHELAN • The Barstow High School baseball team kicked off its season at the San Gorgonio Tournament on Thursday and won its first game, 6-4, over Serrano. Kenny Phillips takes over the head coaching...
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