Kashkari edges Donnelly in governor's race
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown easily advanced to the November general election to seek an unprecedented fourth term as governor, where he will face moderate first-time candidate Neel Kashkari, a...
View ArticleELECTION: Incumbent Cook, Conaway gain most votes
U.S. Rep. Paul Cook, R-Apple Valley, will face-off against lawyer Bob Conaway, a Democrat, in November’s general election after the two were the top vote-getters Tuesday for the 8th Congressional...
View ArticleELECTION: Obernolte fends off Ambrozic for No. 2 spot
Bolstered by a heavy war chest and late financial support from a committee backed by Stanford physicist Charles Munger Jr., Big Bear Lake Mayor Jay Obernolte held second place in final unofficial...
View ArticleELECTION: Ramos rolls to DA victory
District Attorney Michael Ramos and challenger Grover Merritt, a deputy district attorney, publicly traded shots months prior to Tuesday’s primary. It appears Ramos will get the last word. Ramos had...
View ArticleELECTION: McMahon in command
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon held a commanding 40-point advantage over his nearest competitor and will retain his position as the county’s top cop, according to unofficial election...
View ArticleCentral graduates overcome challenges
BARSTOW • The secret is out. “When I first came to Central High School, I was told the school was the best held secret in town,” said Principal Carolyn Norman. “I said, ‘not anymore.’ I like to talk....
View ArticleThe origins, history and current condition of the First Amendment to the U.S....
Abraham Lincoln once said that the Democrat Party had repudiated their patron saint, Thomas Jefferson. Were he alive today he would add that the Democrats have repudiated the constitutional guarantees...
View ArticleKashkari to make middle-class appeal for governor
LOS ANGELES • The Republican Party establishment got the candidate for California governor it wanted in former U.S. Treasury official Neel Kashkari, who squeezed past a tea party-favored state lawmaker...
View ArticleGroups promote alcohol-free graduation celebrations
BARSTOW • As hundreds of Barstow High School graduates anxiously await the turning of their tassels Thursday night, concerned community members and authorities are hopeful graduating students will be...
View ArticleNew claims of abuse levied against jail staff
A second lawsuit alleging inmate abuse at West Valley Detention Center seeks to undermine officials’ earlier claims that misconduct at the jail is isolated versus a more widespread affair. The suit,...
View ArticleAmbrozic: Race is ‘not over’
Health care expert and consumer advocate Michelle Ambrozic on Wednesday said she wouldn’t concede defeat in the 33rd Assembly District race until thousands of uncounted ballots had been tallied up....
View ArticleBarstow CHP sweeps local shooting competition
BARSTOW • Local law enforcement agencies participated in the second annual Local Law Enforcement Shooting Competition last week. The competition was held at the Barstow Police Department Weapons Range...
View Article52 BHS seniors receive over $70,000 in scholarships
BARSTOW • The end of the school year is Robbie Willetts’ favorite time of the year. Willetts said it’s her favorite time of the year because she is assisting Barstow High School seniors fulfill their...
View ArticleBarstow clinic set for August opening
BARSTOW • Barstow Community Hospital’s management company is expected to open a 4,200-square-foot clinic across the street from the hospital in August. The clinic, Barstow Health Partners, would...
View ArticleBarstow woman recalls husband ‘always in the thick of things’
BARSTOW • Petra Casas knows the significance of June 6 well. Seventy years ago, her now-late husband Ralph Casas parachuted behind enemy lines during the 1944 Normandy Invasion. Friday marks the 70th...
View ArticleAmbrozic concedes defeat to Obernolte
It appears Big Bear Lake Mayor Jay Obernolte will be the GOP choice for the 33rd Assembly District. After some 32,000 extra ballots countywide were tabulated Thursday — nearly 8,000 in this Assembly...
View ArticleBarstow Class of 2014 “reaches finish line”
BARSTOW • “Today is the day we have been waiting for.” That was the message Salutatorian Emily Rubio left with her fellow graduates during Thursday’s Barstow High School graduation ceremony. With the...
View ArticleTriple-digit temperatures coming this week
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for the area for Sunday and Monday. Temperatures are expected to top 100 degrees both days before cooling down slightly the rest of the...
View ArticlePolice seek Barstow man accused of purse snatching
BARSTOW • Police are looking for a Barstow man accused of participating in a purse snatching at Wal-Mart last month, authorities said Friday. Police are asking the public for any information on the...
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