Public defender’s office maintains Barstow presence
BARSTOW • A defense attorney is available to meet with clients every Thursday inside the Barstow courthouse, even though the court has since ceased hearing criminal cases. At least one attorney from...
View ArticleDrawing retailers to the desert
BARSTOW • Barstow’s Assistant City Manager Oliver Chi estimates that he and his staff walked nearly 12 miles a day networking at the Las Vegas Convention Center this week. City managers of the four...
View ArticleLady Vikings end Barstow's season
COVINA • “We’ve been living on the edge, winning all these one-run games,” said Lady Aztecs head coach Richard Johannsen. “It was bound to catch up with us.” If that was an inevitability, it came to...
View ArticleMemorial Day Service to be held at local cemetery
BARSTOW • The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2143 will host the annual Memorial Day Service at the Mountain View Cemetery on Monday at 11 a.m. Guest speakers will be Barstow Mayor Julie...
View ArticleBarstow man guilty of teen sex crimes
JOSHUA TREE • A Barstow man is scheduled to be sentenced June 26 after a jury found him guilty of multiple teen sex crimes, court records show. Darnell Brown, 32, was convicted of four felonies...
View ArticleMental health questions delay drive-by shooting case
VICTORVILLE • Questions surrounding the mental health of a man suspected of shooting a woman at an Armory Road bus stop have suspended criminal proceedings, court records show. Antonio Mosby, 26,...
View ArticleWind energy project near Mojave approved
MOJAVE • The Alta East Wind Energy Project to be located approximately three miles northwest of Mojave and expected to generate millions in local tax revenue was approved Friday by the Bureau of Land...
View ArticleTrial for former Barstow mayor delayed again
SAN BERNARDINO • Trial delays continue in the case against Joe Gomez, the former Barstow mayor accused of misdemeanor sexual battery three-and-a-half years ago. Trial for Gomez was scheduled to begin...
View ArticleSafety Logs, May 23, 2013
Police Log Thursday Janna Archuleta of Barstow was arrested on or about Thursday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence. James Sedillo of Barstow was arrested on or about...
View ArticleA space for Caleb
BARSTOW • Six-year-old Caleb Lucas has outgrown his space, but he’s too ill to leave his residence. His space is a bedroom equipped with wall-adorned glow-in-the-dark stars and more that hang from the...
View ArticlePaying respects
BARSTOW • Tiny American flags, red poppy flowers and patriotic pinwheels blew in the gentle breeze on Monday, each placed next to military veterans’ gravestones at the Mountain View Memorial Park in...
View ArticleFrom Aztec to Blue Hawk
BARSTOW • It’s a special achievement for an athlete to be able to keep putting on a uniform after high school. On Friday, another Barstow student/athlete ensured himself of doing just that for the next...
View ArticleWeekend boat crash injures three
NEEDLES • Three people were severely injured when two boats collided on the Colorado River near Park Moabi in Needles, officials said Tuesday. Antonio Barbosa, 39, was operating a 20-foot day cruiser...
View ArticleSafety Logs, May 24-27, 2013
Police Log Friday — Monday Randall Allen of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of petty theft. Barry Little of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San...
View ArticleHigh winds spawn weather, health advisories
Strong winds on Tuesday caused both the National Weather Service and the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District to issue separate advisories to High Desert residents. With gusts up to 50 mph...
View ArticleLovingood applauds court funding progress
First District Supervisor Robert Lovingood is applauding the most recent progress to restore money to California courts, but the local effect of the funding is not yet known. A state Assembly...
View ArticleI-15 pursuit ends in shootout
BAKER • A man engaged in a shootout with law enforcement Tuesday after he crashed his damaged Volvo into a gas station fence near Cima Road, ending a low-speed pursuit along northbound Interstate 15,...
View ArticleSCE substation complete in Hinkley
HINKLEY • Southern California Edison’s new Sandlot substation located in Hinkley will become operational on June 7, according to SCE spokesman Paul Klein. The substation will connect and receive...
View ArticleSoldier for a day
FORT IRWIN • By the time 14-year-old Adam Wolf left his 6 1/2-hour tour of the National Training Center on Tuesday, he had already made it to the second-highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Army. The...
View ArticleWhy limited government is so vital to securing liberty
If there was ever any doubt about it, it is now clear that the Obama Administration is hostile to constitutional government. It is therefore more important than ever to make the case for the limits on...
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