California is governed by nincompoops: Evidence is AB 1266
Is it possible that California legislators could pass a law more absurd than AB 1266, authored by Democrat Tom Ammiano, 17th Assembly District, in San Francisco? The key provision is section 1,...
View ArticleMobile home fire sparks $50k in damages
BARSTOW • A double-wide mobile home caught fire on the 2100 block of Soapmine Road, resulting in “major damage” to the trailer, according to local fire officials. The Barstow Fire Protection District...
View ArticleSafety Logs, Aug. 27, 2013
Police Log Tuesday Steven Miller of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of dangerous drugs. Sarah Gonzalez of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San...
View ArticleBarstow seeks input for neighborhood improvements
BARSTOW • The City of Barstow is hosting a meeting Thursday to seek input from residents and property owners of the West Section 7 neighborhood. The meeting is scheduled to discuss the planned...
View ArticleDrive-in enters contest to pay for digital
BARSTOW • The owner of the Skyline Drive-In is asking that the public vote for the outdoor theater in Honda Motor Co.’s Project Drive-In contest, which will award costly digital projectors to the...
View ArticleQuigley’s Restaurant closing down
LENWOOD • A staple of the Barstow community for the past 22 years will shut its doors Sunday afternoon, making way for a new International House of Pancakes. Quigley’s Restaurant in Lenwood will be...
View ArticleBUSD, SVUSD increase average API score
Barstow Unified and Silver Valley Unified school districts saw an increase in last school year’s average Academic Performance Index score — the only two districts in the High Desert which can make that...
View ArticleDUI checkpoint scheduled Friday night
BARSTOW • The California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the Barstow area Friday between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., according to a CHP news release. The exact location will be announced...
View ArticleMan sentenced for child sex crimes
SAN BERNARDINO • A hearing to report HIV test results is scheduled Dec. 18 for a Baker man sentenced earlier this week for multiple child sex crimes. Juan Salazar, 43, was sentenced to 58 years in...
View ArticleSafety Logs, Aug. 28, 2013
Police Log Wednesday Amanda Patterson of Barstow was arrested on or about Wednesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving offenses. Alisha Vallo of Barstow was arrested on or about Wednesday...
View ArticleGutierrez MA students compete and win
SAN DIEGO • On Aug. 24, eight members of the Gutierrez Martial Arts Studio in Barstow traveled to San Diego to compete in the AKA American Open Martial Arts Championships. The Championships is one of...
View ArticleAztecs set for kick-off
BARSTOW • It may still be summer, but an autumn tradition gets underway tonight, as the Barstow High School varsity football team is set to take the field to start the 2013 season. The squad has been...
View ArticlePower out again at Fort Irwin
FORT IRWIN • For the third time since July 22, the power was knocked out at Fort Irwin, according to Director of Public Affairs Pamela Portland. The post was hit by the outage at approximately 3 p.m....
View ArticleSCE warns of possible outages this weekend
BARSTOW • Unstable weather over the weekend might interrupt electric service, Southern California Edison warned. With the High Desert set for high temperatures and thunderstorms forecast through the...
View ArticleFeds Feed Families and fill Desert Manna's pantry
BARSTOW • The summer food drive “Feds Feed Families,” which is geared towards filling the Desert Manna’s pantry, wrapped up Friday morning. The fifth annual Feds Feed Families kicked off over the...
View ArticleDriver trapped in flood water rescued
NEEDLES • Firefighters in Needles rescued a driver Thursday night who had become trapped in 16 mile-per-hour flood waters. San Bernardino County Fire Department personnel responded shortly after 9:30...
View ArticleFloods cause campground closures
MOJAVE DESERT • The two campgrounds in the Mojave National Preserve are temporarily closed due to last weekend’s flash floods, but visitors to the area with high-clearance vehicles are free to camp...
View ArticleAztecs start with win
ADELANTO • Both the Barstow Aztecs and Adelanto Saints came into their 2013 season opener with a lot of question marks. When the game was over, the Aztecs had found themselves a running back while the...
View ArticleTrojans run all over Saints
IRVINE • The Silver Valley football team started off its season with a rewarding road trip on Friday. The Trojans had staked themselves to a 28-0 lead by halftime, and went on to crush Crean Lutheran,...
View ArticleBluesman’s attacker possibly spotted in Barstow
BARSTOW • The woman wanted by authorities in the Bay Area for allegedly assaulting bluesman Lester Chambers on stage in July may have been spotted in Barstow recently, though local police say Hayward...
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