Up to $93 million from special funds to support trial courts
SAN FRANCISCO • The California Judicial Council will decide this week where to allocate up to $93 million of special funds to support trial courts. The council will consider recent recommendations from...
View ArticleMilitary awards breakfast set for Tuesday
BARSTOW • The Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau is scheduled to host the Quarterly Military Awards Breakfast at the Hampton Inn on Tuesday. According to Joseph Hisquierdo, Director...
View ArticleSafety Logs, Aug. 16-18, 2013
Police Log Friday--Sunday Zella Saddler of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of petty theft. Gabriel Manley of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in...
View ArticleStorms knock out power locally
BARSTOW • Officials sought Monday evening to restore power for approximately 500 Barstow residents affected by a mid-day storm which brought lightning and thunder to area skies. “Our crews are working...
View ArticleYou are not prepared for a health miracle
Michael Kirsch, MD, in Can prayer heal the sick? wrote about a woman who, after going through a surgery in 1985, was informed that she most likely had only 1 to 2 years to live. “The patient and her...
View ArticleSafety Logs, Aug. 19, 2013
Police Log Monday Stephanie Ramnanan of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault. Willie Hooker of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San...
View ArticleWoman in jail for ampm beer theft
YERMO • A woman was arrested Monday afternoon after she allegedly stole several cans of beer from the ampm minimarket in Yermo, authorities said. Tina Mancha, 51, was located by authorities at a nearby...
View ArticleGround broken on Excelsior Charter Schools' new Barstow campus
BARSTOW • The ground broke Tuesday afternoon on Excelsior Charter Schools’ new Barstow campus — a project expected to begin by late September and take approximately seven months to complete, officials...
View ArticleIs ‘The Butler’ a witness to history or a rewriting of it?
Last week’s no. 1 movie at the box office struck me as an unassuming man’s brush with American history, but professional movie reviewers tended to see more of Forrest Gump. Or is it ‘Chump’? I quarrel...
View ArticleMarines bask in recognition, awards
BARSTOW • Two marines stationed at Marine Corps Logistics Base were honored on Tuesday at the Quarterly Military Awards Breakfast held at the Hampton Inn. Lance Corporal Luis Castro and Sergeant Julio...
View ArticleUPDATED: Authorities search home of missing Barstow woman
BARSTOW • The family home of a Barstow woman reported missing a month ago was searched by sheriff’s deputies Wednesday, though they have not officially ruled her disappearance a crime or named any...
View ArticleSCE: About 500 customers lose electricity due to lightning strikes
BARSTOW • A damaged transformer left the Desert Dispatch office and a neighboring Del Taco restaurant without power Monday and Tuesday. About 500 Barstow households experienced power outages Monday due...
View ArticleBoys and Girls Club hopes more teenage members join
BARSTOW • Barstow Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Malan was the guest speaker at the Boys and Girls Club on Wednesday and spoke to children about Internet and social media safety. Malan...
View ArticleSafety Logs, Aug. 20, 2013
Police Log Tuesday Michael Gross of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault. Michele Molly of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San...
View ArticlePAL finds new home, renewed mission
BARSTOW • The Police Activities League has found a new home for its after-school program in an unused section of the Harvey House. PAL officials needed to move the program July 15 from its location at...
View ArticleJudokas win at Nikkei Games
LONG BEACH • Six Barstow judo students traveled to Long Beach on Aug. 11 to compete in the Nikkei Games Judo Tournament, held at the Pyramid Sports Complex. Four of the Barstow judokas emerged as...
View ArticleLocal DJ dreams big
BARSTOW • Barstow High School graduate and aspiring DJ Jonathan “DJ Nutron” Medina is striving to become well known and has entered a radio station contest seeking the “next big DJ.” Medina, 27,...
View ArticleState proposes nation’s first chromium-6 water standard
HINKLEY • A long-anticipated state drinking water standard was released Thursday, and it could impact how Hinkley residents perceive the levels of hexavalent chromium in their groundwater. The...
View ArticleBig rig fire forces lane closures on I-15
Two lanes of Interstate 15 were closed Thursday for six hours after a big rig was fully engulfed in flames just south of the Nevada border, according to California Highway Patrol spokesman Don Spiker....
View ArticleCongressman Cook to honor two local women
BARSTOW • When Julie Hackbarth-McIntyre was informed she would be honored by Congressman Paul Cook, the Barstow mayor felt honored to hear the news. “It’s an honor anytime anybody recognizes you,”...
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