Ex-Assemblyman Brooks’ case postponed
VICTORVILLE • Steven Brooks was in court for a pre-trial hearing on Friday for multiple criminal charges after a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 15 ended with his arrest in Victorville the day we was...
View ArticleNo big changes at BCH, officials say
BARSTOW • Officials from Community Health Systems, which owns Barstow Community Hospital, say their acquisition of Health Management Associates won’t have a significant effect on day-to-day operations...
View ArticleBarstow crushes Granite
BARSTOW • The Barstow defense was just too much for the Lady Cougars to handle. Some stifling defensive play by the Lady Aztecs had Granite Hills back on its heels all night, as the Barstow girls...
View ArticleAztecs wrestle to DSL win
BARSTOW • The Barstow wrestling team won its first Desert Sky League match of the season, handily defeating Burroughs, 61-18, on Wednesday night. It was the last time the two schools will meet as...
View ArticleBarstow looking to increase business activity, development, jobs
BARSTOW • The City of Barstow is optimistic it will find ways to attract manufacturers and businesses to help boost revenue while increasing the number of local jobs in the coming year. Barstow...
View ArticleBig rigs overturn on I-40, I-15
NEWBERRY SPRINGS • The High Desert saw three separate traffic collisions involving tractor-trailers on Monday. A truck traveling on Interstate 40, near Newberry Springs, overturned into the center...
View ArticleVikings begin Foothill play
BARSTOW • In a Saturday afternoon of basketball, the Lady Vikings tacked on another win in their quest for a league title. It was the Foothill Conference opener, and the home team was ready. The Lady...
View ArticleFatal collision on 395 kills 1, injures 3 juveniles
KRAMER JUNCTION • A 17-year-old Adelanto female was killed and three other Victorville female juveniles were transported to trauma centers with major injuries following a traffic collision on Highway...
View ArticleRebuilding and going green in 2014
FORT IRWIN • As 2014 begins, construction workers at Fort Irwin are still repairing major damage from last year’s flood season. The Army base was battered by a series of thunderstorms in July and...
View ArticleLeadership kickoff mixer set for Jan. 31
BARSTOW • The Barstow Chamber of Commerce will hold its 4th annual Leadership Kickoff Mixer at the historic Harvey House in partnership with the Career Institute. The mixer will take place inside the...
View ArticleRobert Gates, the “moderate” and “realist,” speaks out
D r. Robert Gates was the 22nd secretary of defense. This week his book, “Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War,” will be published by Knopf. His excerpted comments in the Wall Street...
View Article70-foot IHOP sign coming to Lenwood
BARSTOW • The International House of Pancakes will soon have the tallest sign in Lenwood. The Barstow Planning Commission, at its bi-weekly regular meeting Monday night, unanimously approved a proposal...
View ArticleBurros beat Lady Aztecs
BARSTOW • The Lady Aztecs had their work cut out for them on Tuesday. The Barstow girls basketball team has been doing well so far this season, but faced a daunting challenge in its latest game. The...
View ArticleClose win for girls soccer
BARSTOW • The Barstow girls soccer team pulled out a 4-3 win over Burroughs on Tuesday. It was a game in which the home team took an early lead, then had to scramble as the Lady Burros got back into...
View ArticleAztec wrestlers beat Cougars
APPLE VALLEY • The Barstow wrestling team was able to overcome a slow start to beat Granite Hills, 41-38, in a Desert Sky League road match on Monday. Through the first four weight classes, there was a...
View ArticleJudge denies restraining order against Fikstad
BARSTOW • A judge denied a petition for a restraining order against Desert Manna President and CEO Darrin Fikstad on Wednesday. Former Desert Manna employee Alida Burhan and Fikstad appeared before...
View ArticleBeat illness — build a healthy body — like Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris pummels his enemies and opponents. When it comes to martial arts and his acting roles in television and films (Walker, Texas Ranger/Delta Force), Norris knows how to take care of business....
View ArticleFowler stepping down as CEO
BARSTOW • The CEO of Barstow Community Hospital is resigning at the end of January. Sean Fowler will step down at the end of the month to accept a CEO position at another hospital in Southern...
View ArticleHawks take first-place honors
ADELANTO • The Barstow Junior High Hawk Marching Band has accumulated a number of awards in recent months, and the BJHS band received its latest accolade at Adelanto City Hall on Jan. 8. The Hawk...
View ArticleMLK Jr. Peace March set for Saturday
BARSTOW • Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored with a local peace march, set to take place Saturday morning. The annual Martin Luther King. Jr. peace march is organized yearly by the Art and...
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