Parolee holed up in Newberry Springs home surrenders when SWAT arrives
NEWBERRY SPRINGS >> A SWAT standoff ended peacefully Tuesday when a man holed up in his home surrendered before the situation could spiral out of control. Barstow deputies were actively looking...
View ArticleBack in the Day: a Hubcap Williea scavenged Riverside County highways...
The general location of the shack of "Hubcap Willie" as seen today. He roamed the highway between Beaumont and Indio looking for materials to sell.
View ArticleDowned plane found in Southern California mountain
A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy was identified Sunday as one of two people killed when a small plane crashed into a Southern California mountain. The bodies of Rebecca Joan Raymond, 28, and an...
View Article2 killed, including sheriffa s deputy, in small plane crash in California...
Two people - including a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy - were found dead Sunday in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed Saturday in the San Bernardino Mountains. Rebecca Joan Raymond,...
View ArticleSuspicious fire destroys old Katz Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge in Barstow
Reported at 2:07 a.m. in the 100 block of W. Main St. across from Barstow Tire & Brake, the blaze gutted the building. Barstow Police Department Captain Anthony Espinoza told the Daily Press that...
View ArticlePolice nab woman linked to Outlets at Barstow armed robbery; two men still at...
Police arrested a woman connected to an armed robbery at the Outlets at Barstow July 28, but two other suspects remain at large. Isis Cherelle Womble, 26, of Victorville, was arrested after she was...
View ArticleSmoky 12-hour days, close flames and a burning desire to excel
If there is one thing I've learned as a journalist, covering dramatic breaking news is pretty overwhelming. Now that I reflect on a year since the Pilot and Bluecut fires, I mostly remember the long...
View ArticleDog finds help for girls struck by lightning
AUGUST 05: Lightning strikes as cars streak past on state route 247 on August 5, 2005 south of Barstow, California. Heavy thunderstorms which could cause flash floods and spark wildfires are predicted...
View ArticleBarstow man denies killing California condor
KERN COUNTY >> A Barstow man answering charges of killing a protected California condor pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday. Matthew Paul Gumz, 39, was charged with taking a California...
View ArticleColleagues remember Barstow sheriff's deputy, Army pilot killed in plane crash
The couple was celebrating their anniversary in the Big Bear Lake area and rented a small plane to fly there. Debbie Payne, a friend of the couple, said White proposed to Raymond that day, according to...
View ArticleHesperia planning to install Electric Vehicle Charging Station
The city is currently seeking a site for the installation of its first Electric Vehicle Charging Station, with the purpose of helping to reduce air pollution in the High Desert. The Hesperia City...
View ArticleAugust feels more like October amid showers
AUGUST 05: Lightning strikes as cars streak past on state route 247 on August 5, 2005 south of Barstow, California. Heavy thunderstorms which could cause flash floods and spark wildfires are predicted...
View ArticleAuthorities recover reported stolen truck and property near Barstow
A 24-year-old Lenwood man was arrested north of Barstow after a short pursuit Sunday, Aug. 6, in connection with possession of a rental truck and its contents that had been reported stolen, according...
View ArticleFire insurance: A 'hit-and-miss situation'
Residents who live in fire-prone areas say paying for and obtaining fire insurance has been a hit-and-miss situation over the years. Roberta Lawrence, who lives in Oak Hills, would not reveal how much...
View ArticleThis guy seems intent on making a point here
A few days after a terrible argument in which he accused his ex-girlfriend of cheating on him, a man in Antioch, Calif., set fire to her car, went looking for her at the McDonald's where she worked and...
View ArticleMan arrested near Barstow following short pursuit
A 24-year-old Lenwood man was arrested north of Barstow after a short pursuit Sunday in connection with possession of a rental truck and its contents that had been reported stolen, according to a San...
View ArticleBarstow Fire Protection District to hold town hall Saturday
Barstow residents being asked to support a half-cent sales tax hike on the November ballot to help pay for firefighting services are invited to a Town Hall meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at Barstow First...
View Article2 hikers found dead near Amboy Crater in the remote San Bernardino County desert
AMBOY>>Two hikers were found dead Saturday afternoon around the scorching Amboy Crater, an extinct cinder cone volcano halfway between Barstow and Needles where temperatures hit 104 degrees,...
View ArticleBarstow man linked to several residential burglaries arrested
David Dewayne Preston, 19, of Barstow, was arrested after Barstow Police Department detectives linked him to several residential burglaries in the city. Police said Preston, a convicted felon, was on...
View ArticleBarstow man arrested in connection to alleged stabbing, robbery
Barstow Police Department officers responded to the alleged stabbing at approximately 1:12 p.m. in the 1200 block of East Main Street. According to authorities, officers found the stabbing victim,...
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