Nurses protest
BARSTOW • Registered nurses, a California Nurses Association (CNA) representative and local supporters picketed outside Barstow Community Hospital in two increments Tuesday, citing an unwillingness by...
View ArticleLaughs on his menu
Updated March 19 to reflect Peggy Sue's Diner location as being in Yermo. BARSTOW • It took 31-year-old Charles Warren approximately 30 years to step out underneath the incandescent lights which hang...
View ArticleLiberalism and racial justice don’t mix well
The United States of America has made tremendous progress toward equal justice but remains mired in racial and ethnic conflict. One would think that, with the passage of epochal civil rights...
View ArticleExtra-innings win for Aztecs
HESPERIA • With DSL play about to begin, the Aztecs are putting the finishing touches on a nearly unblemished non-league schedule. The Barstow baseball team traveled to Hesperia on Tuesday, and found...
View ArticleVikings outduel Coyotes
BARSTOW • The Vikings have a winning record this season due in good measure to their corp of accurate arms. Tuesday’s game was no exception. After losing a 13-inning battle to College of the Desert on...
View ArticleFlames win Spring Training Championship
The High Desert Flames 10-U travel baseball team traveled to Arizona the weekend of March 9-10, and won the Spring Training Championship 2 Tournament, hosted by USSSA. The Flames took three wins in the...
View ArticleSkateboard thefts lead to serious charges
BARSTOW • The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office filed robbery and assault charges against an 18-year-old Wednesday in connection with his role in the theft of two skateboards earlier...
View ArticleResearch from abroad
BARSTOW • Cornwall, located at the southwestern tip of England, boasts a historically rich mining history — something it shares with the Barstow area and a reason why students from a Cornwall college...
View Article‘Something Wonderful’ happening on BCC stage
BARSTOW • Thespians at Barstow Community College held a dress rehearsal Wednesday in preparation for the Spring 2013 production of “Something Wonderful,” which begins Friday. The Barstow Community...
View ArticleInvestigation ongoing into possible suicide
BARSTOW • Authorities are still Investigating the death of a young man who apparently hung himself from a tree inside a mobile home park on West Main Street. An individual reported the incident...
View ArticleHelendale CSD to host ‘water smart’ landscaping workshop
HELENDALE• The Helendale Community Services District in conjunction with the Mojave Water Agency will host a free workshop about landscaping techniques for High Desert homeowners, according to a Mojave...
View ArticleRecyclers cash in on CRVs
BARSTOW • Karen Lynn has recycled for more than 15 years and estimates she earns $10 to $15 an hour collecting aluminum cans and plastic bottles. “It’s extra money and it’s quick,” Lynn said. “You need...
View ArticleBHS student, principal honored by ITEP
SAN PEDRO • Barstow High student Arturo Alcazar and BHS Principal Derrick Delton were honored by International Trade Education Programs — a partner of the high school which establishes connections...
View ArticleThirty-two arrests in sweep
BARSTOW • Law enforcement activity was high Thursday as four separate agencies collectively sought out suspected and potential violators of probation and parole, yielding 32 arrests in a one-day sweep....
View ArticleFederal funds cut for SCLA
VICTORVILLE • Southern California Logistics Airport was named as one of 149 air traffic control facilities nationwide targeted for closure by the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday. SCLA was...
View ArticleArmy tuition assistance reinstated
FORT IRWIN • The majority of Fort Irwin soldiers enrolled in courses through Barstow Community College on base will not be affected by changes to the popular tuition assistance program, according to...
View ArticleComeback win for Lady Aztecs
BARSTOW • The Lady Aztecs kicked off their home schedule in fine style. The Barstow softball team played its first home game and first Desert Sky League match on Friday. Burroughs came to town, with...
View ArticleLady Aztecs rally over Scorpions
BARSTOW • Hesperia has a perennially strong track program and it’s always a challenge to compete against the Scorpions. On Thursday, the Barstow girls rose to meet that challenge. Hesperia came to town...
View ArticleAztecs edge Burros
RIDGECREST • While the Barstow softball team won in dramatic, walk-off fashion on Friday, the baseball team was less flashy, but also got a win. The Aztecs played a road game in Ridgecrest and beat...
View ArticleBarstow native working for NASCAR team
Barstow athletes recently have been catching the public eye with the likes of NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzedeh, Angels third base coach Dino Ebel, Mark “the Beerman” Johnson and Toronto Blue Jays...
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