Preserve and celebrate
BARSTOW Immediately after Julie Hackbarth-McIntyre proclaimed May 11, 2013 to be "Mojave River Valley Museum Day" in the city of Barstow, the mayor was unceremoniously tossed into a nearby rusty iron...
View ArticleDriver identified in I-40 fatal crash
LUDLOW The man killed after his Jeep Wrangler crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer Friday morning on westbound Interstate 40, roughly 40 miles east of Barstow, has been identified as Daniel Ray...
View ArticleTwo Barstow teenagers arrested for Saturday night shooting
BARSTOW Two Barstow teenagers are in custody and suspected of attempted murder following a Saturday night shooting on Lillian Drive which left one man with two severe wounds to his torso, authorities...
View ArticleMud run training goal No. 1: Simple survival
Right after New Years I fell into that stereotypical group that has high hopes of accomplishing regular fitness goals, the kind who join a new gym, and then stops working out altogether shortly...
View ArticleDA files attempted murder charges against Mesa, Olivares
VICTORVILLE Two Barstow teenagers face attempted murder charges in connection with a weekend shooting after the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office filed the paperwork Tuesday, court...
View ArticleMan posing as Boys & Girls Club rep arrested
BARSTOW A man falsely presenting himself to passersby as a Boys & Girls Club of Barstow employee was arrested Tuesday night after collecting $22 worth of donations outside Stater Bros., authorities...
View ArticleYoung vet finds healing
In high school, he was strong, competitive and excelled in fast-paced sports such as basketball, track and water polo.
View ArticleMotorcyclists ride through MCLB
BARSTOW Scores of motorcyclists zipped through Joseph Boll Avenue at the Marine Corps Logistics Base on Wednesday en route to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. The "Run for the Wall" riders hope...
View ArticleCivilian furloughs reduced to 11 days
FORT IRWIN U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday in a Department of Defense memo that unpaid time off would in fact be required for about 680,000 civilian employees -...
View ArticleHD cities team up to lure commerce
VICTORVILLE High Desert communities have banded together for the world's largest retail trade convention, hoping to bring new business and development to the area.
View ArticleGolden State to increase rates by 13 percent
The Golden State Water Company was approved to increase system rates beginning May 22 by roughly 13 percent, according to GSW Mountain and Desert Region District Manager Perry Dahlstrom.
View ArticleWoman dies in I-40 rollover crash
LUDLOW An 81-year-old woman died after the vehicle she was traveling in ran off westbound Interstate 40 outside of Barstow and rolled, authorities said - marking the second fatality on the highway in a...
View ArticleIt's Artificial Afghanistan: A Simulated Battlefield in the Mojave Desert
An hour northeast of Barstow, California, there's an army base the size of Rhode Island, complete with a fake Afghan town known as Ertebat Shar.
View ArticlePlata's Mexican food a Barstow staple
BARSTOW Plata's Mexican food is as connected to the history of Barstow as the BNSF Railroad and Marine Corps Logistics Base, said Armando Gonzalez.
View ArticleSafety Logs, May 16, 2013
Gilbert Verastegui of Barstow was arrested on or about Thursday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence.
View ArticleSuspects at large after Barstow robbery
BARSTOW Three men are at large following a robbery where a man was forced into an apartment at knifepoint, tied up and stripped of most his clothing, authorities said.
View ArticleSafety Logs, May 17-19, 2013
Richard Thompson of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence.
View ArticleWoman charged in Barstow pit bull attack
VICTORVILLE The San Bernardino County District Attorney's office filed felony charges Tuesday against a Barstow woman in connection with a Sunday night pit bull attack, court records show.
View ArticleCitywide synthetic drug ban approved
BARSTOW A new city ordinance banning the possession and sale of synthetic chemical drugs, commonly referred to as spice and bath salts, was unanimously approved by the city council on Monday night,...
View ArticleI-15 road work to finish Thursday
BARSTOW Maintenance work on Interstates 15 and 40 near Barstow and Lenwood will be completed Thursday at about 3 p.m., according to Caltrans Spokeswoman Terri Kasinga.
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