Ex-Bell leader gets 12 years in prison
LOS ANGELES • The former city manager of Bell was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison and ordered to make restitution of $8.8 million in a corruption scheme that nearly bankrupted the small,...
View ArticleCity’s finances ‘relatively strong’
BARSTOW • Despite an aggressive street and infrastructure improvement program, City Manager Curt Mitchell says Barstow is in a “relatively strong financial position, and we plan on maintaining that...
View ArticleProtesters send a message on tax day
BARSTOW • “I’m scared.” That’s why retired Barstow resident Gil Burke was sitting on the corner of Barstow Road and Virginia way in front of the Barstow Fire District fire station on Tuesday — the...
View ArticleHeads-up California!
Agenda 21 is coming to your neighborhood, soon. Calwatchdogs’ James Paulo’s editorial concerning California Sprawl is the beginning of the clamor to concentrate the people of this state into high rise...
View ArticlePlea bargain reached in Robertiroz robbery case
VICTORVILLE • After nearly four months of suspended criminal proceedings, only one suspect remains to be tried in the 2013 Robertiroz Mexican Restaurant robbery case. The second of the three suspects...
View ArticleBoy, 14, arrested in connection with Tuesday fire
BARSTOW • Barstow police arrested a 14-year-old boy whom they believe was involved in starting a vegetation fire Tuesday. The Barstow Fire protection District received a report of the fire in a desert...
View ArticleBarstow police officers to sport body cameras in coming weeks
BARSTOW • Barstow Police Department patrol officers will soon sport body-worn cameras, becoming the third agency in San Bernardino County to do so. On Thursday, police officers began training,...
View ArticleBCC promotes tech education to create jobs
BARSTOW • Barstow Community College has a plan, according to Vice President of Administrative Services George Walters, to get the institution in compliance with the California 50 percent law. At the...
View ArticleWebsite listing salary information expanding
A state website that offers a look at public employees’ salary and retirement information is being expanded, a spokesman for Controller John Chiang said. The website — publicpay.ca.gov — was launched...
View ArticleEscapee found, arrested in Las Vegas casino
The Barstow man who escaped from local authorities after being arrested in March was found and arrested in Las Vegas on Wednesday, police said. Diante “Butchie” Yarber was located walking in the Planet...
View ArticleOfficials’ weeklong trip to China postponed
BARSTOW • A weeklong trip by city officials to China to review sites similar to the $1.5 billion aluminum plant proposed south of a defunct golf course has been postponed. Two council members, two...
View ArticleCasino’s final impact statement released
BARSTOW • A proposed $160 million casino and resort off Lenwood Road near Interstate 15 has been cleared of any major negative impact on the environment by the U.S. Department of Interior. The final...
View ArticleNewly hired firefighter relishes dream job
BARSTOW • Graham LaBarge said he narrowed his career choices to two professions after high school: Professional soccer player or firefighter. On Monday, LaBarge began his first shift as a recently...
View ArticleGOP still dominant regionally
VICTORVILLE • In a state of mostly Democrats, this region has historically been a rare pocket of majority Republicans. Data released this week by the San Bernardino County Elections Office — specific...
View ArticleRatepayer group takes issue with gas rate hike figures
The Office of Ratepayer Advocates takes issue with Southwest Gas Corporation’s interpretation of how much more customers can expect to pay each month if the California Public Utilities Commission...
View ArticleAdministrators from County Schools office to receive regional awards
SAN BERNARDINO • San Bernardino County Superintendent Gary Thomas will be among four representatives of the County Schools’ office to be recipients of this year’s Association of California School...
View ArticlePrison officials search for missing inmate
YUCAIPA • California prison officials are searching for a minimumsecurity inmate who walked away from the Riverside County prison camp while serving a four-year burglary sentence. The California...
View ArticleCommunity wears jeans to support sexual assault victims
FORT IRWIN • The Fort Irwin community recently sported jeans in a Denim Day Walk to raise awareness of sexual harassment and assault. The walk, held on April 10, was part of an Army-wide program that...
View ArticleKeeping track of time
Walking in to Brunner’s Tiny Time Shop is like walking into a time machine. Well, sort of. Time does keep ticking away inside this shop, and Robert Brunner is the timekeeper. I walked into the downtown...
View ArticleMayor: Plant on China tour not ready for visit
BARSTOW • The decision to postpone a trip to China by city officials was made after it was discovered one of the aluminum plants the group was to visit is not online yet, according to Mayor Julie...
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