Students prepare for the future
BARSTOW • Sandi Thomas believes it’s never too early for young people to think about careers. That is why Barstow College’s director of career and technical education started the free summer youth...
View ArticleUPDATED: Ranchero Bridge burns
HESPERIA • The Ranchero Interchange bridge caught fire and partially collapsed Monday afternoon, closing Interstate 15 in both directions, backing up traffic for miles and forcing a total demolition of...
View ArticleStudents take glimpse into future at Career Day
Fort Irwin • Hundreds of children flooded into the Fort Irwin Middle School gymnasium on Monday afternoon to greet a wide variety of professionals during the school’s Career Day. From wildlife...
View ArticleGang sweep nets 42 arrests
BARSTOW • Roughly 60 peace officers from throughout San Bernardino County assisted the Barstow Police Department in conducting a gang suppression sweep that resulted in 42 arrests Friday. According to...
View ArticleDoss faces alien challenge
Melissa Doss’ creativity is at an all-time high on the SyFy channel’s “Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge.” The Fort Irwin resident took first place last week in the reality TV show that showcases...
View ArticleCinco de Mayo celebrated at Barstow College
BARSTOW • El Charro Willy twirls his rope around his head and around his legs. He makes it look easy. That’s because he’s been roping since he was a little boy in Mexico. “Playing the rope is not easy....
View ArticleThe little-noticed battle for the soul of Islam: a Pakistani schoolgirl...
Malala Yousafzai, the eldest daughter of a Pakistani man dedicated to providing education for girls as well as boys, has become an international icon for carrying forth her father’s work, even at the...
View ArticleTraffic nightmare comes to an end
HESPERIA • Commuters rejoiced when northbound lanes of Interstate 15 opened shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday — less than 28 hours after the Ranchero Interchange bridge caught fire and collapsed. Traffic...
View ArticleCHP to step up I-15, I-40 enforcement
The California Highway Patrol will be on the lookout for aggressive and distracted motorists this month on Interstates 15 and 40. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded CHP with a...
View ArticleBarstow soldier dies in New Mexico helicopter crash
A soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division’s combat aviation brigade from Barstow died in a helicopter accident that left three injured May 3 near Orogrande, New Mexico. According to a news release from...
View ArticleHesperia woman pleads not guilty in alleged sex crime
VICTORVILLE • A Hesperia woman who Barstow police arrested and accused of intent to commit a sex crime on a juvenile, pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor charges filed against her Tuesday. Pamela...
View ArticleTribes celebrate, protest casino progress
BARSTOW • Not even a burning bridge on Interstate 15 could stop representatives of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe and the Los Coyotes band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians from gathering at Barstow City...
View ArticleFatburger/Buffalo’s Express to inhabit former Subway space in Lenwood
LENWOOD • Locals and tourists will soon be able to get their hands on fat hamburgers and various flavors of hot wings in Lenwood, as Fatburger/Buffalo's Express is coming to town. The combined...
View ArticleSuspect arrested in Red Mountain murder case
RED MOUNTAIN • A 20-year-old Red Mountain resident was arrested in Nevada on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering a 71-year-old woman last month. According to a release from the San Bernardino County...
View ArticleReturn to Reconstruction
Re: “High Court gets us back on course” (Editorial, April 25). In my opinion, banning affirmative action will open the door to the practices of Reconstruction-era policies after Emancipation. So you...
View ArticlePro skateboarder arrested after DUI Crash
BARSTOW • California Highway Patrol officers arrested Omar “Hassan” Matuk, a 40-year-old professional skateboarder from Costa Mesa, on suspicion of drunken driving Wednesday on Interstate 15. According...
View ArticleAuthorities issue 147 local citations
BARSTOW • The Barstow Police Department issued 53 citations for distracted driving violations in April and California Highway Patrol handed out an additional 94 citations, officials said. April was...
View ArticleChanges to sign ordinance advance
BARSTOW • Amendments to the city’s sign ordinance were attacked by some business owners as anti-business during Monday night’s Barstow City Council meeting. “You want businesses to come to your town,...
View ArticleBarstow Community Hospital tops survey
BARSTOW • John Rader says “quality and safety is our culture” at Barstow Community Hospital. That is why the hospital’s business development director was not surprised that Consumer Reports gave the...
View ArticleDesert Dispatch, Daily Press honored
VICTORVILLE • The Desert Dispatch and Daily Press have been honored with four awards from the California Newspaper Publisher’s Association. The annual CNPA Better Newspapers Contest recognizes...
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