Property tax deadline is Thursday
The deadline to file your income taxes is less than a week away, but property tax bills are due even sooner. San Bernardino County Tax Collector Larry Walker reminded property owners on Tuesday that...
View ArticleBarstow Council holds coin tosses to determine delegation to China
BARSTOW • All it took was a coin toss and Council member Merrill Gracey was approved to go to China. Well, actually three coin tosses. The first two didn’t qualify as proper coin tosses. The Barstow...
View ArticleFort Irwin, UCLA Health Services partner to battle brain injuries
FORT IRWIN • Fort Irwin and the UCLA Health System have formed a partnership to help soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injuries. Fort Irwin’s commander of the United States Army medical...
View ArticleTop apps heal mind and body
Do you want to control your own health care? If so, you’re not alone. A societal shift to a more patient-centered, empowered care is taking place. Influential game changers in this adjustment, allowing...
View ArticleBridging the GAP one display at a time
“A picture is worth 1000 words.” This has been said so many times that it has practically become a cliché. But the well-informed eye that frames the picture teaches us that some things are too horrible...
View ArticleAlleged robber’s mental health hearing delayed again
VICTORVILLE • For the fifth time since December, criminal proceedings remain suspended in the Robertiroz Mexican Restaurant robbery case. Anthony Torres was in a Victorville courtroom Wednesday for a...
View ArticleNONPROFIT SPOTLIGHT: Greater Hope Foundation
BARSTOW • Since opening in 2002, Greater Hope Foundation has been dedicated to providing services to children in need. The nonprofit group serves children and young adults ages newborn to 21 who have...
View ArticleMiss Barstow Pageant prepares to shine bright
BARSTOW • In its 75th year, the Miss Barstow Pageant is the oldest continually running city beauty pageant in the country, according to Kris Watson. Watson, the pageant’s director, said the first Miss...
View ArticleSome local businesses upset with new sign ordinance
BARSTOW • The Barstow City Council’s decision Monday night to modify the city’s sign ordinance may force some sign handlers out of work, according to two businesses. “He will probably lose his job,”...
View ArticleDaughter remembers Yermo woman as a true outdoorswoman
YERMO • Janice Sibley remembers one thing about her mother — she loved the outdoors and animals. Jacqueline Teube also enjoyed cooking, not just for her family, but for anyone who was hungry, animals...
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Prosecutor drops charges against Christian Bunty in '95 Barstow double-homicide case, court records show.
View ArticleMan, 64, accused of stealing car pleads not guilty
BARSTOW • A 64-year-old Barstow man is facing a felony charge after allegedly stealing a car and briefly leading authorities on a pursuit. Richard Lee Callecod pleaded not guilty to unlawfully taking...
View ArticleBarstow man to face felony drug charge
A Barstow man who police believe was selling methamphetamine from a local motel will face a felony drug charge, court records show. David Burch, a convicted felon, pleaded not guilty to possession of a...
View ArticleAssembly candidate to host meet-and-greet Saturday
Art Bishop, candidate for the 33rd Assembly District seat being vacated by Tim Donnelly, will host a meet-and-greet at the Idle Spurs Restaurant at noon Saturday. “The Idle Spurs Restaurant reflects so...
View ArticleBarstow tax preparer says clients like convenience
BARSTOW • With the tax filing deadline looming next week, a majority of Americans say completing a federal tax return is easy, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The findings defy...
View ArticleCity to negotiate with firm on water cleanup project
BARSTOW • The City Council on Monday authorized staff to negotiate a design-build contract with Kana Engineering Group for the Soapmine Road groundwater remediation project. Assistant City Manager...
View ArticleEconomic study projects slow, steady growth regionally
Amid consistently strong population growth, the local region in coming years is projected to continue its slow and steady economic recovery but will need to address lacking educational achievement...
View ArticleProsecutors drop murder charges against Bunty
VICTORVILLE • Prosecutors have dismissed charges against an Idaho man stemming from a 1995 double murder in Barstow. Charges were dismissed against Christian Bunty in a Victorville courtroom Thursday...
View ArticleWoman killed in vehicle rollover on I-15
LENWOOD • A woman traveling southbound on Interstate 15 was pronounced dead at the scene of a single vehicle collision early Friday morning, coroner officials said. Barstow-area California Highway...
View ArticleWoman killed in vehicle rollover on I-15
LENWOOD • A woman traveling south on Interstate 15 was pronounced dead at the scene of a single vehicle accident early Friday morning, coroner officials said. Barstow-area California Highway Patrol...
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