Barstow's All-American
CHICO • When he prepared to run track and cross country for Chico State University, Isaac Chavez probably wasn’t planning on collecting All-America titles. As his junior year closes, the count is up to...
View ArticleBarstow celebrates Juneteenth
BARSTOW • The Arts and Industrial Women’s and Men’s Club held their 12th Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday at Sturnacle Park. Juneteenth is a worldwide celebration commemorating the ending of...
View ArticleEmpty cupboard?
BARSTOW • The Barstow Senior Citizen Center began serving leftovers on Friday as a direct result of automatic federal budget cuts, according to one center official. The Senior Center provides a daily...
View ArticleMan dies, another injured in I-15 solo crash
CIMA • A man pulled by authorities out of a burning vehicle following a solo crash Friday night on Interstate 15 near Cima Road later died from his injuries, according to a California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleProbation sweep nets fugitive
BARSTOW • A two-agency probation sweep resulted in the arrest of a Barstow man wanted in a knifepoint robbery at an apartment last month, authorities said. Demetrius “Panic” Porter, 23, is due in court...
View ArticleFireworks spark Hinkley quarter-acre fire near dairy farm
HINKLEY • Fireworks were blamed for a weekend fire in Hinkley which burned a quarter of an acre field adjacent to a dairy farm, according to San Bernardino County Fire Department Spokeswoman Tracey...
View ArticleWoman suspected of bat beatdown
BARSTOW • A Barstow woman is due in court Tuesday after she was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, alleged by police to have bludgeoned her elderly boyfriend with a baseball bat during an...
View ArticleVeterans uninformed about Medicare
BARSTOW • Medicare eligible, senior-aged military veterans may disproportionately be making costly Medicare mistakes, according to initial results of a study conducted by the company 65 Incorporated....
View ArticleA journey of hope
Cyclists (from left to right) Kevin Jiang, Branden Harron and Adam Cooper from the non-profit organization Push America ride through the desert on their way to Barstow on Monday. The Journey of Hope...
View ArticleLARRO training for local firefighters
BARSTOW • Local firefighters took to a P Street desert hilltop Tuesday for Low Angle Rope Rescue Operations training — the first such effort to expand department-wide in at least six years, according...
View ArticleSafety Logs, June 17, 2013
Police Log Monday Asaad Mcneil of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of vandalism. Joseph Siereno of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San Bernardino...
View ArticleLocal fire hero recounts memorable day
BARSTOW • For John Lee, a medically retired veteran of the National Guard, one early morning last November began as any other. At about 7 a.m. he was on his third cup of coffee and reading the...
View ArticleArrest follows missing child report
BARSTOW • A Barstow man was arrested after allegedly pulling a handgun on a 14-year-old and his father during an argument over the whereabouts of his then-missing 5-year-old son, authorities said. Pete...
View ArticleNarcissism, irresponsibility and equivocation: thy name is Obama
Barack Obama is likely the most narcissistic President this nation has ever had. One characteristic feature of this personality disorder is a sense of entitlement. According to one account,...
View ArticleWeight limit removed from First Street Bridge
BARSTOW • By recommendation of Caltrans and city management, the City Council voted to remove the 15-ton weight restriction on the First Street Bridge on Monday. The weight limit was put in place in...
View ArticleCity officials win softball tourney against other HD cities
Barstow city officials took first place Saturday in a softball tournament against officials from four other High Desert cities. The tournament, which included officials from Adelanto, Apple Valley,...
View ArticleCharges filed in firearm assault
VICTORVILLE • The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against Pete Quintana on Wednesday, accused of pointing a firearm at a 14-year-old and his father during an altercation...
View ArticleSafety Logs, June 18, 2013
Police Log Tuesday Robert Brooks of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of burglary. Arthur Weiler of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San...
View ArticleRash of burglaries in Heights
BARSTOW • A rash of burglaries in Barstow Heights extending over the last two months has kept local law enforcement on continued heightened alert. “There’s been a definite increase of activity,” San...
View ArticleCity officials continue petition for Barstow Casino
BARSTOW • City officials will travel to Sacramento to attend meetings with California Governor Jerry Brown’s office and the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indian Tribe on July 2 to continue...
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