Man arrested after pursuit
BARSTOW A Barstow man convicted of voluntary manslaughter 14 years ago is in custody after allegedly leading authorities on a pursuit through city streets and a stretch of Interstate 40 on Thursday night.
View ArticleMerger praised as success
The Barstow Police Department consolidated its dispatch operations with the Barstow Fire Protection District last February.
View ArticleAgencies ask for input on Route 66
The Needles to Barstow corridor management plan will be discussed in a series of public scoping meetings later this month.
View ArticleAmerican Soldier Network visits veterans home
Volunteers from the American Soldier Network paid a visit to the Veterans Home of California-Barstow on Monday, and they showed up with hundreds of bags of free stuff for the veterans there.
View ArticleBarstow man killed in Lenwood
A 25-year-old Barstow man was killed in a traffic collision in Lenwood on Friday, hours after a Las Vegas woman was killed in another crash near Baker.
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty after chase
VICTORVILLE A man accused of leading Barstow police on a pursuit through city streets and on a stretch of Interstate 40 last week entered not guilty pleas on four charges Monday.
View ArticleSilver 2 team in midst of community service project
BARSTOW The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps has partnered with the Bureau of Land Management to work on a community service project in Barstow and the surrounding areas.
View ArticleNotable comic coming Barstow
BARSTOW The stand-up comedy scene in Barstow is beginning to create a buzz, according to local comedian Charles Warren.
View ArticleHigh Desert heating up; no rain in sight
Even though spring is more than five weeks away, unseasonably warm temperatures and sunny skies are expected through the weekend, with not a drop of rain in the forecast for the next nine days.
View ArticleLocal businesses prepared for Valentine's Day
The Idle Spurs Steakhouse is turning Valentine's Day into an entire weekend event, offering a special dinner for two all day on Friday, and extending that special for Saturday and Sunday too.
View ArticleWoman arrested for suspected felony child abuse
BARSTOW A woman is behind bars on a felony child abuse charge after the Barstow Police Department suspected her of causing numerous bruises and welts to her 6-year-old daughter, authorities said.
View ArticleMayor Barney Keller to be honored
On a Wednesday afternoon at the Uptowner Barber Shop on East Main Street, shop owner Carl Hunt and two customers immediately start talking whenever Keller's name is mentioned.
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Today is Valentine's Day, the day many couples spend the evening out for a nice, romantic dinner.Of course, it seems like everyone has the same idea and the interminable wait for a table can ruin any...
View ArticleCalifornia desert mirror energy or green mirage
The partisan scapegoating of global warming has baited political and allied business opportunists with loose money to promote very expensive "renewable" and "sustainable" energy projects - most of...
View ArticleBody found after fire extinguished in Barstow
BARSTOW >> A body was discovered after a fire was extinguished Sunday morning, the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office reported.
View ArticleBraille Institute mobile unit rolls through Barstow
BARSTOW The Braille Institute of America's mobile unit rolled into the Barstow Senior Center on Thursday to the delight of locals.
View ArticleMain Street Murals make Barstow colorful
Since the Main Street Murals project started in 1997, Barstow's main thoroughfare has become something of an art gallery.
View ArticleBarstow to oppose closure of Social Security office
The City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to adopt a resolution opposing the proposed consolidation of the Barstow and Victorville Social Security offices.
View Articlein the Spotlight: Jacqueline Vargas
First off, my colleague Geoff Fisk and I would like to thank the community of Barstow for the positive feedback since we began the "In the Spotlight" feature.
View ArticleLenwood fire burns about 200 storage containers
LENWOOD A two-alarm fire burned about 200 storage containers and took nearly six hours to contain Sunday afternoon, authorities said Tuesday.
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