Woman convicted after grabbing, kissing teen
VICTORVILLE A Hesperia woman was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor battery after she allegedly grabbed and kissed a teen girl in Barstow earlier this month.
View ArticleAuthorities search for three taken children
VICTORVILLE Three children were taken by their mother from a McDonald's on Wednesday night while having a supervised visitation, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department authorities.
View ArticleCHP aims to raise motorcycle safety awareness
BARSTOW The California Highway patrol and the Office of Traffic Safety are aiming to curb a "disturbing trend", an increase in fatal collisions involving motorcyclists.
View ArticleState jobless rate lowest since 2008
SACRAMENTO In one of the strongest signals yet of a rebounding economy, California's unemployment rate has dipped below 8 percent for the first time in nearly six years, the state Employment...
View ArticleWhat to do if you run out of juice in your Tesla Model S
After writing about their Tesla Model S running out of juice on the side of the road between Las Vegas and Barstow, CA recently , the fine folks at Teslarati figured they had some 'spainin' to do.
View ArticleFort Irwin soldier not guilty
VICTORVILLE One of the soldiers accused of being a member of the Vagos motorcycle gang and stabbing a Barstow man during a bar fight was acquitted of two charges on Thursday.
View ArticleJustice Center won't ease Victorville caseloads
While the $340 million San Bernardino Justice Center that opened Monday won't directly impact the burden of heavy caseloads in Victorville, the county's presiding judge last week said it may still pose...
View ArticleExcelsior students engage in friendly competitions
BARSTOW Close to 100 Associated Student Body students from various Excelsior Charter Schools gathered Monday for a series of friendly competitions.
View ArticleMotorcyclist ejected, killed in Newberry Springs
California Highway Patrol spokesman Don Spiker said Barstow area CHP received a call of the collision on Interstate 40, just west of Fort Cady Road, at 6:10 p.m. Spiker said authorities arrived on...
View ArticleCity Council OKs one-year deal with VVTA
The council voted 5-0 to approve the one-year trial run with VVTA to operate Barstow Area Transit.
View ArticleElderly Barstow man deemed competent to stand trial
VICTORVILLE Criminal proceedings were reinstated on a Barstow man accused of attacking a woman and holding her against her will inside his home.
View ArticleSilver Valley grads have a blast accepting diplomas
BARSTOW Even Mother Nature honored the Silver Valley High School Class of 2014 before Wednesday night's commencement at Barstow Community College.
View ArticleLaw enforcement officers hold ceremony in Rancho Cucamonga
RANCHO CUCAMONGA Officials from law enforcement departments county-wide clad in honor guard uniforms, white gloves and polished shoes walked stoically to the sounds of bagpipes and drums Thursday...
View ArticleBarstow CHP captain puckers up with pig
BARSTOW Barstow area California Highway Patrol captain Pat Rowe pledged to kiss a pig if $2,500 were raised in the Relay for Life.
View ArticleBarstow graduates improvise, show determination
BARSTOW Improvising and determination came up a lot during Barstow Community College's Commencement 2014 ceremony inside the James R. Parks Gymnasium on Friday night.
View ArticleEditor's Notebook: A different kind of girl
How can I make a difference? It's a question I'm sure we've all asked ourselves from time to time.
View ArticleCity, town officials link up at global retail convention
VICTORVILLE Officials from five High Desert cities combined marketing efforts for the second year in a row at the Global Retail Real Estate Convention in Las Vegas this week.
View ArticleOutgoing Chili's manager expects restaurant boom
The manager of the Chili's restaurant in the outlet mall area off of Lenwood Road has been monitoring restaurant trends in the Barstow community for the past 11 years.
View ArticleBarstow takes time to remember
My first visit to Barstow City Hall made quite an impression. I went to hear about the proposed aluminum plant that promises to bring more than 2,000 jobs to town if the city and Scuderia Development...
View ArticleBarstow ceremony stresses remembrance
BARSTOW Veterans clad in full dress uniforms from decades past crowded under the shade of trees from the unrelenting afternoon sun at Mountain View Memorial Park on Monday.
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