11-12 All-Stars to play in Sectionals
VICTORVILLE • The Barstow 11-12 year-old All-Stars is another team that will be moving on to the next level next week. Barstow blew through the District 49 tourney with a record of 5-0. On Saturday...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 3, 2013
Police Log Wednesday Samantha Robledo of Barstow was arrested on or about Wednesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence. Jimmy Stamper of Barstow was arrested on or...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 4, 2013
Police Log Thursday David Ford of Barstow was arrested on or about Thursday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of drunkenness. Martin Telles of Barstow was arrested on or about Thursday in San...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 5-7, 2013
Police Logs Friday—Sunday Rudolpho Flores of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of drunkenness. Nero Diggs of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San...
View ArticleLuck of the draw
BARSTOW • A MEGA Millions lottery ticket valued at $338,643 was sold at the AM/PM minimarket on Montara Road, according to California Lottery officials. The winning ticket contained all five numbers...
View ArticlePolice investigate Ralph Lauren theft following two arrests
BARSTOW • After two men were arrested recently for burglary at Polo Ralph Lauren, officials continue to investigate the possibility that the crimes extend beyond the city. “We think that they’re part...
View ArticleBraga taking helm as new garrison commander at Ft. Irwin
FORT IRWIN• A new officer will head up Fort Irwin’s Garrison Command on Thursday. Col. Jon Braga will succeed outgoing garrison commander Col. Kurt Pinkerton, according to a Fort Irwin news release....
View ArticleBarstow Mayor: Casino still in preliminary stage
BARSTOW• The process of bringing a casino to Barstow was still in “preliminary talks,” said Barstow Mayor Julie Hackbarth-McIntyre upon her return from Sacramento. Hackbarth-McIntyre and three other...
View ArticleFootball about to kick off
BARSTOW • If it’s the middle of summer, it’s football and cheer time in Barstow. Registration is presently ongoing for Barstow Community Football and Cheer, with practices starting on the 22nd of this...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 8, 2013
Police Log Monday Carl Stanley of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault and battery. Johnny Chambers of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San...
View ArticleThree-year sentence in DUI crash on I-15
VICTORVILLE • A man whose footprints led to his capture in the open desert following a solo DUI crash on Interstate 15 was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday, court records show. Jose Luis...
View ArticleNo charges in human fetus case
BARSTOW • Authorities will not currently pursue criminal charges against a woman responsible for leaving in public a human fetus too premature to sustain life. The fetus was found in a cup June 29 in...
View ArticleThe Illegal immigration and amnesty conundrum: a practical solution
The United States Senate has passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill which President Obama would probably sign but which the House of Representatives will not concur in. Once again, Washington...
View ArticleNew groundwater study to be conducted in Hinkley
HINKLEY • A new background study to determine the naturally occurring level of hexavalent chromium, or chromium 6, found in the Hinkley valley has been commissioned by Pacific Gas and Electric and the...
View ArticleNew Aztecs gridiron coach
BARSTOW • The Barstow High School varsity football team has begun practices for the upcoming season, and is doing so with a new head coach in charge. Even though he’s new to the team, however, he’s...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 9, 2013
Police Log Tuesday Reggie Teagues of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of burglary. Joseph Clark of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San...
View ArticlePolitical arena suits three BHS students
BARSTOW • Three Barstow high school students recently partook in the American Legion-sponsored Boys State program in Sacramento, where they briefly became a police chief, mayor and city treasurer....
View ArticleControversial solar plant completed in Newberry Springs
NEWBERRY SPRINGS • A solar plant that caused an outcry from its Newberry Springs neighbors and spurred the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors to pass a moratorium for future solar projects has...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 10, 2013
Police Log Wednesday Monte K. Lindsey of Barstow was arrested on or about Wednesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of motor vehicle theft, unspecified theft. Justin Reeck of Barstow was arrested...
View ArticleRailroad Museum suspect gets 2 years in prison
VICTORVILLE • A third person was sentenced Thursday for involvement in causing upward of $100,000 worth of damages to a local railroad museum. John Phillip Blakenship, 46, pleaded guilty to attempted...
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