Buyer’s market
BARSTOW • The city of Barstow was home to the most affordable real estate market in Southern California between April and June, according to a report published by the Los Angeles Times. The median...
View ArticleBarstow PD to host 'National Night Out'
BARSTOW • The Barstow Police Department will host “National Night Out” on Aug. 6 at Dana Park. The nationally recognized event is held to promote a coalition between local residents and the police...
View Article$2.2 billion Ivanpah solar plant nears completion
IVANPAH• The giant Ivanpah solar plant in the Mojave Desert approximately 110 miles east of Barstow and five miles west of the California-Nevada border will soon go online. Construction on the $2.2...
View ArticleLocal hurt in weekend shooting
BARSTOW • Authorities are investigating a weekend shooting which sent a Barstow man to the hospital. Police responded to reports of a gunshot victim Sunday at a residence on the 600 block of East...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 26-28, 2013
Police Log Friday—Sunday Kathy Montoya of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of unspecified drugs. Herman Currenton of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday...
View ArticleResidents hope to raise money for man with rare disease
BARSTOW • Local residents are banding together in hopes of raising $10,000 for a former prominent community figure in Barstow who was recently diagnosed with two rare medical conditions. Mark Sielski,...
View ArticleBarstow judokas win in San Diego
SAN DIEGO • Four Barstow judokas traveled to San Diego to compete in the California State Games Judo Championships, held July 14 at the Town and Country Hotel. Approximately 300 competitors were...
View ArticleCHP hopes to make I-15 safer still
BARSTOW • The 150-mile long distance between Barstow to Las Vegas on Interstate 15 once was considered one of the deadliest stretches of highway in America, according to California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 29, 2013
Police Log Monday Dustin Dazzi of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence. Richard Marinelli of Barstow was arrested on or about...
View ArticleLenwood Outlet area to receive two new streets, traffic light
BARSTOW• The city’s largest area for generating sales-tax revenue, the Lenwood Outlet region, will soon get infrastructure updates, including two new roads and a traffic light. “There are traffic...
View ArticleMan, girlfriend arrested in shooting
VICTORVILLE • A Barstow man and his girlfriend were arrested Tuesday afternoon in Victorville for a weekend shooting in Barstow which sent a local man to the hospital. Jessie Hernandez, 30, was shot in...
View ArticleThe not-so-harmless “redefinition” of marriage blunders forward
Crusaders for same-sex marriage see nothing to be concerned about in redefining marriage away from a relationship between one man and one woman. They remind me of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland:...
View ArticleBarstow PD to contract narcotics canines to BUSD
BARSTOW • The Barstow Police Department will provide contraband detecting canine services for the Barstow Unified School District for the second consecutive year. The continuing contract was approved...
View ArticleSummertime means more stray animals
BARSTOW• Animal control officers working with the Barstow Humane Society collect between three and five stray or confiscated dogs per day during the summer months, according to the agency’s Board...
View ArticlePG&E submits alternative plume map
HINKLEY • Officials of Pacific Gas and Electric presented an alternative plume map to the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board in its latest report Tuesday. The company hopes to begin a...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 30, 2013
Police Log Tuesday Dwuan Puckett of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault. Brian Essex of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San Bernardino...
View ArticleSafety Logs, July 31, 2013
Police Log Wednesday Shondra Taylor of Barstow was arrested on or about Wednesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault. Quintasha Johnson of Barstow was arrested on or about Wednesday in...
View ArticleFive years in prison for apartment robbery
VICTORVILLE • A Barstow man received the same sentence Thursday as his accomplice in an apartment robbery — five years and eight months in prison. Demetrius “Panic” Porter, 23, pleaded guilty June 26...
View ArticleNo attempted murder charge in shooting
VICTORVILLE • A Barstow man arrested for a weekend shooting which sent another local resident to the hospital will not immediately face attempted murder charges. Steven “Bird” Harris, 45, was charged...
View ArticleEnvisioning Barstow in 2020
BARSTOW • A new city-wide bicycle path network, housing that appeals to middle- and higher-income earners, more family entertainment, or a golf course are just a few of the ideas that may be posed to...
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