With upbeat tempo, celebratory Black History Month mixer not without message
Community leaders and members, including those from church and civic groups, filled a festive banquet room here Sunday afternoon, acting more often as participants than spectators in a celebration of...
View ArticleBarstow man arrested after hit-and-run crash in Victorville late Tuesday
A 23-year-old man allegedly involved in a hit-and-run rollover crash that left two men seriously injured was arrested late Tuesday, authorities said. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department...
View ArticleBarstow beauty supply store expands to Victorville
Business had been booming for Guardado at her Barstow store, The Makeup Box, but she began to notice that many of her customers were driving all the way from Victorville. While good for business,...
View ArticleEditors Notebook: Are you ready to ride the rails to Vegas?
After taking part in Thursday morning's online press conference about the High Desert Corridor, I didn't know whether or not to be excited or skeptical about the prospects of a high-speed rail line...
View ArticleSheriff's Department close to trying out body cameras on Apple Valley deputies
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon said the Sheriff's Department intends to begin a pilot program with body cameras for some of its deputies in the coming months. McMahon said the department...
View ArticleBus crash in California desert kills 1, injures 21
At least one person was killed in a crash Monday afternoon involving a bus and at least two other vehicles on Highway 58 near Kramer Junction, according to initial San Bernardino County Fire reports....
View ArticleNews Briefs - " March 6, 2017
Union officials say more than 1,800 union members will leave Boeing under a buyout plan offered last month in a continuing company job-cutting effort. The Seattle Times reports the Machinists union...
View ArticleBarstow man arrested for allegedly sexually molesting ex-girlfrienda s daughter
A 36-year-old Barstow man is being held on $1.5 million bail after authorities arrested him Monday morning for allegedly sexually molesting his ex-girlfriend's daughter over the course of 10 years....
View ArticleAuto parts store continues high octane growth in High Desert
With the company planning to open more stores in the High Desert, O'Reilly Auto Parts has become a big player in the local retail market over the last few years. The City of Hesperia's Development...
View ArticleApple Valley deputies will test body-worn cameras in pilot program
County leaders on Tuesday approved a body-worn camera pilot program for deputies at stations in Apple Valley and Highland - a decision that could lead to a wider roll-out in the future if evaluations...
View ArticleGas in California hits the $3 mark, expected to keep rising
It took nearly 18 months to replicate, but gasoline prices have once again reached the $3 per gallon average mark in California. California's gas prices have risen nearly 40 cents per gallon in the...
View ArticleThe Marines' plan to save California desert tortoises includes 'raven no-fly...
Biologist Brian Henen observes a young desert tortoise inside a pen set up to protect the species at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. Biologist Brian Henen observes a...
View ArticleBarstow man pleads not guilty to four felonies in connection to sexual abuse...
The 36-year-old Barstow man arrested for allegedly molesting his ex-girlfriend's daughter over a period of 10 years pleaded not guilty in a Victorville courtroom Wednesday afternoon to four felonies,...
View ArticleFirefighters from Barstow, Victorville, elsewhere join military counterparts...
Firefighters from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the Army's Fort Irwin, and the cities of Anaheim, Barstow and Victorville, are engaged in ongoing training in...
View ArticleDA: Barstow area CHP officers justified in fatal 2013 shooting in Nipton
The San Bernardino County District Attorney's office on Thursday announced a deadly 2013 shootout between authorities and a 42-year-old Porterville man in Nipton was deemed justified. According to...
View ArticleCollege accreditor receives federal favor
Victor Valley and Barstow community colleges' contended accreditor reportedly received the blessing of a federal commission last Thursday to maintain its authority over junior colleges, but the final...
View ArticleStar gazing
Barstow Community College is gearing up for the public viewing of the Orion Nebula at the BCC Observatory at 7:30 p.m. March 30. The observatory houses a 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain Reflector Telescope...
View ArticleFederal authorities approve California tortoise removal
The Riverside Press-Enterprise says the Navy and the Bureau of Land Management have signed off on the proposal. The Marine Corps wants to remove the tortoises from about 88,000 acres of land at the...
View ArticleBarstow man arrested after argument leads to stabbing, deputies say
Authorities arrested a 23-year-old Barstow man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm or by means of force likely to cause great bodily harm after responding to the 36000...
View Article5 Things to do this weekend
It features a six-foot spherical display developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that utilizes computers and four video projectors to show planetary processes, including the...
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