Traffic to be shifted to south side of East Rimrock Road
BARSTOW • After numerous delays, construction on the south side of East Rimrock Road is scheduled to be finished Thursday and traffic moved to the south side of the street so repairs can begin on the...
View ArticleCook lobbying to stop closure
BARSTOW • Rep. Paul Cook is among a growing contingent of officials and locals opposing a plan to close the Barstow Social Security office and consolidate it with the Victorville office. Cook, R-Apple...
View ArticleWalk-A-Thon set for Saturday
BARSTOW • The Babies So Special Five-Mile Walk-A-Thon is set to take place Saturday, and Mayor Julie Hackbarth-McIntyre will be in attendance to kick off the event at noon. The walk-a-thon will begin...
View ArticleMan stabbed in brawl in stable condition
BARSTOW • Authorities say a Barstow man is in intensive care after being stabbed early Wednesday morning during a brawl between several people, and his alleged attacker is behind bars. According to...
View ArticleFirefighters use Jaws of Life to remove woman from car in crash near Baker
BAKER • San Bernardino County firefighters used Jaws of Life tools to extricate a 78-year-old Chatsworth woman from her vehicle after a crash on Wednesday. According to a news release, firefighters...
View ArticleChildren abducted from Miami found safe in Barstow
BARSTOW • Three children are set to be reunited with their father after being abducted by their mother and her boyfriend in Miami last week and being found in Barstow on Thursday. At approximately 2:31...
View ArticleIN THE SPOTLIGHT: Peggy Sue's Diner
Last week was such a busy news week for my colleague, Geoff Fisk, and myself, that we didn’t have time to hit the town and spotlight a business. So when I was assigned to cover the Silver Valley High...
View ArticleMan deemed competent to stand trial
VICTORVILLE • Criminal proceedings were reinstated Thursday for a man accused of shooting at a woman at an Armory Road bus stop one year ago. Antonio Mosby, 27, was deemed mentally competent to stand...
View ArticleRoute 66 Corridor Management Plan to be discussed this week
BARSTOW • The Route 66 Corridor Management Plan will be discussed in a series of meetings this week, beginning with Monday night’s Planning Commission meeting. Consultant Jim Klein of Lardner/Klein...
View ArticleSchool board meetings set for Tuesday
BARSTOW • Both the Barstow Unified School District and the Silver Valley Unified School District will conduct their monthly board meetings Tuesday night. The BUSD board meeting open session starts at 7...
View ArticleNew Hope Village, Desert Sanctuary awarded money
BARSTOW • The City Council awarded New Hope Village and Desert Sanctuary funding from the Community Development Block Grant program at a special meeting Thursday. The city was allocated $176,162 for...
View ArticleNewborn left in intensive care after assault
BARSTOW • A Barstow man is due to be arraigned Tuesday on felony charges after authorities say he attacked his girlfriend and her baby last week, leaving the newborn with a depressed skull fracture....
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty in brawl stabbing
VICTORVILLE • The Barstow man accused of stabbing another man during a large brawl last week has pleaded not guilty. During his arraignment on Friday at the Victorville courthouse, Andrew Perez...
View ArticlePolitics requires patience as well as commitment
Many conservatives were disappointed that the House Republican leadership did not attempt to extract concessions from Senate Democrats and President Obama when the latter asked for an increase in the...
View ArticleBarstow man pleads not guilty to attempted murder charge
VICTORVILLE • A Barstow man pleaded not guilty to an attempted murder charge on Tuesday at the Victorville courthouse after allegedly firing a gun at two people during an argument in Barstow over the...
View ArticleBarstow man pleads not guilty to assault on woman, newborn
VICTORVILLE • A Barstow man accused of attacking his girlfriend and her newborn baby last week pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four charges filed against him. Edwin James Jackson was arraigned via video...
View ArticleSergeant Major of the Army visits Fort Irwin
FORT IRWIN • Soldiers at Fort Irwin got a visit from the nation’s highest-ranking enlisted soldier, as Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III stopped by during a recent tour of Southern...
View Article'Outdoor museum'
BARSTOW • The Bureau of Land Management and the California Historic Route 66 Association are teaming in an effort to have California’s portion of Route 66 designated as a scenic byway. Public scoping...
View ArticleResidents invited to Viva Las Irwin Casino Night
FORT IRWIN • Residents of Fort Irwin will have a chance to travel back in time to the “Rat Pack” era Saturday night. The Viva Las Irwin Casino Night fundraiser will take place on the post from 6 to 11...
View ArticleStand-alone car washes addressed
BARSTOW • The Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday to allow stand-alone car washes in the city’s general commercial, highway commercial, light industrial and general industrial zoning...
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