Police deliver suspected Texas bank thief to jail
BARSTOW • Fluky bull’s-eye timing caused a local pizza delivery driver and Barstow police officers to arrive simultaneously at the motel room of a suspected Texas bank thief Saturday night, leading to...
View ArticleSafety Logs, May 10-12, 2013
Police Log Friday — Sunday Virgil Knight of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault. Charley Galbreath of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San...
View ArticleHealth officials launch Toddler Immunization Month
SAN BERNARDINO • The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health launched Toddler Immunization Month this month, according to a county news release. TIM is an annual observance which highlights...
View ArticleInternet upgrades cause road construction on Main Street
BARSTOW • East Main Street at the intersection of Yucca Avenue buzzed with construction projects Monday afternoon. On the north side of the intersection, telecommunications contractor SECC Corporation...
View ArticleFive Vikings are All-Stars
BARSTOW • This year, the Barstow Community College baseball team came the closest it ever has to making the postseason as a member of the Foothill Conference. That effort culminated in five Vikings...
View ArticleTrojans fight setbacks at Prelims
CARPINTERIA • Despite some unexpected setbacks, the Silver Valley track & field teams put in some good performances at the CIF Division 4 Prelims on Saturday at Carpinteria High School. “The team...
View ArticleDA files attempted murder charges against Mesa, Olivares
VICTORVILLE • Two Barstow teenagers face attempted murder charges in connection with a weekend shooting after the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office filed the paperwork Tuesday, court...
View ArticleSafety Logs, May 13, 2013
Police Log Monday Mello Mason of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault. William Abbey of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San Bernardino...
View ArticleWho’s in charge at the White House?
The continually unraveling Benghazi scandal has finally got the attention of at least some of the national media as White House press secretary Jay Carney will doubtless admit after he had to endure...
View ArticleCivilian furloughs reduced to 11 days
FORT IRWIN • U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday in a Department of Defense memo that unpaid time off would in fact be required for about 680,000 civilian employees —...
View ArticleYoung vet finds healing
BARSTOW • Michael Johnson was the kind of son any father would be proud of. In high school, he was strong, competitive and excelled in fast-paced sports such as basketball, track and water polo. With...
View ArticleTour de Irwin on Saturday
FORT IRWIN • Fort Irwin will hold its 7th Annual “Tour de Irwin,” a 41-mile bicycle race, on Saturday. The competition route will begin at the base’s Outdoor Recreation building and through NASA’s...
View ArticleCondors end Aztecs' season
WHITTIER • The Aztecs had a goal of returning to the postseason this year. They accomplished that goal. In their latest game, they tried to keep the season going, but came up short. The Barstow...
View ArticleChamps crowned as dart season wraps
BARSTOW • The season just concluded for the High Desert Dart 301 League, and the champion team and players have been determined. The team sponsored by Desert Springs Bar and Grill took the league...
View ArticleDA’s office forms unit to protect peace officers
SAN BERNARDINO • Stepping up efforts to “deter, prosecute and punish those who attack, threaten or interfere” with law enforcement, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office announced...
View ArticleSafety Logs, May 14, 2013
Police Log Tuesday Donald Moffett of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of unspecified drugs. Andy Coombs of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San...
View ArticleNo injuries in auto body shop fire
BARSTOW • A Wednesday morning blaze at J’s Auto Body Shop caused damage to interior office space and charred much of the West Main Street business’ street-facing metal exterior. The fire at 1440 W....
View ArticleMan posing as Boys & Girls Club rep arrested
BARSTOW • A man falsely presenting himself to passersby as a Boys & Girls Club of Barstow employee was arrested Tuesday night after collecting $22 worth of donations outside Stater Bros.,...
View ArticleMotorcyclists ride through MCLB
BARSTOW • Scores of motorcyclists zipped through Joseph Boll Avenue at the Marine Corps Logistics Base on Wednesday en route to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. The “Run for the Wall” riders...
View ArticleLocal athletes compete at Hershey's Games
BARSTOW • The Hershey’s Games track & field competitions were held at Barstow High School earlier this month, and some local athletes took part. Among girls 9-10 years old, Charlotte Smalls won the...
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