High hopes for Lady Aztecs
BARSTOW • Last year, they made it a threepeat. Will this year be four in a row? That’s the question for the Barstow High School softball team as the 2013 season gets underway. The Lady Aztecs have...
View ArticleClosing the books: Army, Marines cut tuition assistance
BARSTOW • Fort Irwin combat engineer Justin King has been taking community college courses on base through Barstow Community College, and he hoped to enroll in more classes next school year. That may...
View ArticleFirst Avenue Bridge to be replaced
BARSTOW • City officials announced federal funding was approved for replacement of the nearly 83-year-old First Avenue Bridge, and reconstruction is expected to begin by 2017. The cement and steel...
View ArticleVikings defeated by Eagles
BARSTOW • The Vikings are having a hard time handling the Eagles. The way the baseball schedule is set up in the Foothill Conference this year, teams play each other in series’ of three games, then...
View ArticleLady Vikings hang on for win
VICTORVILLE • Sometimes a sheer desire to win can propel a team to victory. According to its coaches, that was the case with the Barstow Community College softball team on Friday. The Lady Vikings took...
View ArticleBoy killed in Newberry Springs crash
NEWBERRY SPRINGS • A 13-year-old Bakersfield boy was killed Sunday on Interstate 15 in Newberry Springs when the car he was riding in was rear-ended while stopped in heavy traffic, authorities said....
View ArticleBNSF to pilot change to natural gas
BARSTOW• BNSF Railway Co. will test liquefied natural gas in a small number of its locomotives later this year. “The use of liquefied natural gas as an alternative fuel is a potential transformational...
View ArticleThree mobile homes destroyed in weekend fire
BARSTOW • A weekend fire caused by an electrical system malfunction destroyed three mobile homes inside a mobile home park on West Main Street, authorities said. The Barstow Fire Protection District...
View ArticleStudent diagnosed with TB, potentially exposed others
BARSTOW • After Cal Poly Pomona officials advised students of possible exposure to tuberculosis last week, the Desert Dispatch has learned that Barstow Community College did the same thing a week...
View ArticleConsecutive life sentences for Ige, Hughes in double homicide
BARSTOW • Two men convicted of double homicide were sentenced to serve two consecutive life sentences in state prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday. Garrett Ige, 27, and Lawrence Hughes,...
View ArticleBill requiring additional court judges introduced
BARSTOW • A new bill that would call for more judges and a funding increase for California’s judicial system was introduced to the State Assembly by Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, on Monday. Assembly Bill...
View ArticleMedal of Honor recipients recognized
SAN BERNARDINO • The military community joined with college students in a reception to recognize seven Medal of Honor recipients at California State University, San Bernardino on Tuesday morning. Fort...
View ArticleDrones becoming hallmark of Obama Administration
Who would have thought that the Presidency of Barack Obama would become practically synonymous with the frequent and systematic use in the war on terrorists of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) known as...
View ArticleTwilight Wish Foundation forms Barstow chapter
BARSTOW • A non-profit that grants wishes to low-income adults and permanent nursing facility residents announced the formation of a Barstow chapter on Tuesday. The Twilight Wish Foundation,...
View ArticleVikings beat Roadrunners to snap losing streak
PALM DESERT • The Barstow Community College baseball team halted its losing streak at three games by beating College of the Desert, 4-0, on Tuesday. The Vikings were outhit by the Roadrunners by a 10-8...
View ArticleBUSD schools go solar
BARSTOW • Henderson Elementary School will operate on all solar power by the end of the week, Barstow Unified School District Superintendent Jeff Malan said on Tuesday. The elementary school and seven...
View ArticleSpecial election to be held for Rubio’s state Senate seat
BARSTOW • The date has been set for the special election to fill the California Senate seat vacated by Michael Rubio, D-Bakersfield, three weeks ago. The upcoming May 21 primary for the special...
View ArticleAztecs take down Bears
BARSTOW • Putting all the pieces together and earning a good win is always fun for a team. As is beating the undefeated. The Big Bear baseball team came to town with a 5-0 record on Wednesday, but it...
View ArticleLocals nabbed for sprinkler equipment theft
NEWBERRY SPRINGS • Charges were filed Thursday against two Newberry Springs men suspected of ripping off more than $6,000 worth of irrigation sprinkler equipment from a local farmer. The San Bernardino...
View ArticleSemi catches fire in pre-dawn I-15 crash
LENWOOD • Two men suffered major injuries after the semi-truck they were riding in caught fire following a pre-dawn Thursday morning crash on Interstate 15, Barstow California Highway Patrol Officer...
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