Former POW shares his story
For one local resident, it brings back memories of his three years spent as a prisoner of war.
View ArticleMagnitude 3.0 quake shakes Newberry Springs
NEWBERRY SPRINGS A magnitude 3.0 earthquake shook the desert just east of Barstow on Tuesday afternoon, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
View ArticleMemorial Day flags missing
BARSTOW Lions Club member Ed Hignett went down to the Barstow Police Department on Tuesday to file a report of five U.S. flags stolen on Memorial Day.
View ArticleParticipants build job skills through B.E.S.T. Opportunities
Like every weekday at B.E.S.T. Opportunities, there's lots of laundry to do and that keeps them happy.
View ArticleMan arrested after Wednesday night crash
BARSTOW Barstow Police Department officers arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence after his car crashed into the fence of a residence on Wednesday night, police said.
View ArticleLocals react to minimum wage hike bill
The state Senate approved a measure Thursday that would raise California's minimum wage to $13 an hour in 2017, much to the displeasure of some local residents.
View ArticleYoung girls learning to Bee Confident
Bright pink raffle bags with curly ribbons attract the attention of Aryanna Gomez, who attended the second annual Bee Confident Young Girls Conference with her aunt, volunteer Monica Griego.
View ArticleVVC secures $15 million grant
VICTORVILLE A group of educators and business partners led by Victor Valley College were awarded a $15 million California Career Pathways Trust grant on Friday, according to a VVC news release.
View ArticlePrivacy is not always the best policy
One of the public services that most newspapers provide is alerting readers to good things going on in their community.
View ArticleBus crash near Fort Irwin kills 1, injures 8
FORT IRWIN A traffic collision involving a Victor Valley Transit Authority bus and a parked tractor-trailer Monday morning resulted in at least one death and "severe" injuries to eight others, VVTA...
View ArticleMartindale follows her Rainbow
Thirty years ago, Martindale was a young bride who opened a flower shop in Barstow.
View ArticleBARSTOW: 2 arrested in $7.2 million meth case
In a tiny Mojave Desert town northwest of Barstow, state narcotics agents raided a suspected meth lab - containing $7.2 million worth of the drug - and arrested two men, California Department of...
View ArticleRoadkill Trip to Power Tour 2014 in the Hemi '55 Chevy: Day 2
Yesterday we announced that Mike Finnegan and I from HOT ROD and Roadkill would be road-tripping our Mopar Hemi-powered "Basphemi" 1955 Chevy Belair gasser from El Segundo, California, to Concord ,...
View ArticleBarstow police arrest trio at Tanger Outlets
LENWOOD Barstow police arrested two men and a woman after an Australian woman's purse was snatched as she shopped at the Tanger Outlets on Friday, authorities said.
View ArticleVVTA official unable to access more video in Fort Irwin bus crash
FORT IRWIN A Victor Valley Transit Authority official said Tuesday the agency has been unable to watch additional video of Monday's fatal bus crash on Fort Irwin Road and has contacted the manufacturer...
View ArticleReporter's Notebook: An air of collaboration
I spent some time talking with Apple Valley Town Manager Frank Robinson earlier this month after he attended all three days of the International Council of Shopping Centers RECon Las Vegas convention.
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
VICTORVILLE A man who was tased by police officers and then arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in Barstow pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in a Victorville courtroom Tuesday,...
View ArticleBackward glances: Main Street in 1917
When you look at history you generally have two resources at your disposal: Pictures and the words of people who lived at the time.
View ArticleRoadkill Trip to Power Tour 2014 in the Hemi '55 Chevy: Day 3
If you followed our dispatches from Day 1 and Day 2 of this big adventure, then you know that Mike Finnegan and I are Hemi-footin' it from Los Angeles to Concord, North Carolina, for the Painless...
View ArticlePrivacy is not always the best policy
One of the public services that most newspapers provide is alerting readers to good things going on in their community.
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