Foster agency grants Victorville girl's wish
BARSTOW The Greater Hope Foundation foster agency in Barstow kicked off their "Project Wish" campaign on Friday by granting the wish of a 12-year-old Victorville foster child.
View ArticleBrooke Self: My take on our Amazing Race through Barstow
BARSTOW When I heard the Kiwanis' Club was hosting the Barstow version of CBS's "Amazing Race" I knew I had to participate.
View ArticleSecond suspect captured in motel beatdown
BARSTOW The second suspect in the brutal beating at Desert Inn Motel is scheduled to be arraigned at Victorville Superior Court Tuesday following his early morning Sunday arrest, booking records show.
View ArticleSafety Logs, April 19-21, 2013
Robert Dibling of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault and battery.
View ArticleBNSF employee recognized for safety
BARSTOW A local BNSF switchman was honored by the company at an awards ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas as one of the 2012 Safety Employees of the Year, according to a BNSF news release.
View ArticleSupervisor candidates mixed on property tax revenue
The seven men seeking to replace Brad Mitzelfelt as 1st District supervisor for San Bernardino County during the June 5 primary are mixed on what, if anything, they'd do about how much property tax...
View ArticleNeighborhood targeted for petty theft
BARSTOW In a tight-knit senior apartment complex made up of Section 8 housing on the corner of Seventh Avenue and East Williams Street a group of residents are calling for improved security and greater...
View ArticleMoxie Theatre reveals what's behind bedroom doors in Barstow
Part one of our '60 Dead Inmates' investigative series: San Diego County's incarceration mortality rate leads California's largest jails Part two of our '60 Dead Inmates' series shows how San Diego...
View ArticleLaughs on his menu
BARSTOW It took 31-yearold Charles Warren approximately 30 years to step out underneath the incandescent lights which hang atop the stage, to feel the warmth from eyes spotlighting his every move.
View ArticleBarstow's Anderson wins in Pomona
POMONA Boxer Eric Anderson, part of the Sugar Shane Mosley Team from Barstow, won his fight in Pomona last Friday night.
View ArticleSan Bernardino County: Gun buyback planned June 1
San Bernardino police Officer Shaun Jarvis pushes a shopping cart full of rifles during a "Groceries For Guns" program three years ago.
View ArticleBarstow murder case moved to Victorville
BARSTOW The pre-preliminary hearing for murder suspect Gregory Thompson Jr. was rescheduled Thursday morning to May 7 and all subsequent hearings will take place in Victorville.
View ArticleState of the City: 'Moving up'
BARSTOW The city is "on the move," Mayor Julie Hackbarth-McIntyre told a crowded room at the Hampton Inn on Wednesday during the annual State of the City.
View ArticleCalico Ghost Town
Six mountain-size letters, dazzling white against the electric blue desert sky, mark the location of Calico .
View ArticleRunners take on 40-mile relay in Barstow
BARSTOW Beginning just after dawn today, 13 teams will race in a 40-mile relay from Fort Irwin to the Barstow Veterans Home.
View ArticleIn Sunday's Press Dispatch: Progress 2013 and redesign
Progress 2013 is a look at growth and economic success in the High Desert, with a cover story about the area's expanding population as well as profiles of eight localities and success stories from each...
View ArticleParts of 15-minute movie filmed in Barstow
BARSTOW Former Palm Beach, Fla., news videographer D.J. Amerson and his film crew took up residence at the old Barstow hospital over the weekend.
View ArticlePlaying to its strengths
In a three-pronged plan expected to stimulate sustained growth in a city starving for it, Barstow planners are hoping to literally drive visitors through the less tourist-accessible heart of Main Street.
View ArticleSafety Logs, April 26-28, 2013
Justin Haverlock of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault and battery.
View ArticleTeen rape case trial scheduled to begin Wednesday
JOSHUA TREE Trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday for a Barstow man charged with multiple felonies stemming from the alleged gang rape of a teen girl six years ago, court records show.
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