Barstow High math teacher stars in award-winning Filipino documentary
As the lunch bell began to ring, Barstow High School math teacher Dr. Peter Esperanza answered questions for his students before rushing out to meet a colleague for a quick half-hour lunch Tuesday. On...
View ArticleBarstow gang member arrested in connection to Circle K stabbing
A 30-year-old man was arrested in connection to a stabbing that occurred in the parking lot of a Circle K here Sunday. Barstow Police Department officers were contacted by officials at Barstow...
View ArticleAuthorities asking for public's help in search for missing 75-year-old...
Epifania Flores, 75, was reported missing by her family at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, who said she was last seen at 5 p.m. at her home in the 42000 block of Hinkley Road in Barstow. Flores is described as a...
View Article30-car freight train derails in Hughson
WEBVTT TISH: A SCENE THAT COULD HAVEBEEN PULLED FROM A DISASTERBEEN PULLED FROM A DISASTERMOVIE, THE AFTERMA OF A 30-CARDERAILMENT THAT HAPPENED ONSATURDAY NIGHT OUTSIDE OFHUGHSON.
View ArticleHumvee vs. tractor-trailer crash on Highway 247 kills one, injures two
According to California Highway Patrol officials, at approximately 1:15 p.m. a 33-year-old man from Fontana was driving a military AM General HMMWV, or Humvee, north on Highway 247, just south of...
View ArticleYoung man dies due to crash in remote area
A young man passed away on Monday after he was speeding and crashed on northbound Trona Road just south of Searles Station Road. As Benjamin Alan Jordan, 21, of Barstow, Calif.
View ArticleStudent behind bars after police link him to shooting threat
An 18-year-old high school student was arrested after police linked him to a shooting threat at Barstow High School early Wednesday. Isaiah Velasquez-Traylor was arrested after Barstow Police...
View ArticleDesert Lighthouse a " a beacon of hope for Hinkley
Rumors that the Desert Lighthouse was installed to prepare for the coming oceans or that the project may have associations with nearby military operations makes for entertaining conversation at...
View ArticleThe Board Room for Feb. 19
QK, a long-standing regional engineering and planning firm, announced Ronald J. Wathen has been named its president and CEO. The company's former, long-term president and CEO, Michael D. Knopf, will...
View ArticleDesert Manna expands to downtown
A full-service tuxedo shop and a name-brand clothing store with an 80-percent markdown are open for business in downtown Barstow. Desert Manna opened Tuxedo One and The Vintage Mercantile Company in...
View ArticlePolice: Barstow woman arrested after fatally stabbing boyfriend
Laura Marie Mitchell was arrested on suspicion of murder following the incident, which occurred at the couple's home in the 1200 block of W. Buena Vista Street on Monday. Mitchell reportedly struck her...
View ArticleThe strange history of the Mojave River
First, the stream is larger at its source than at its ending. In fact, the farther it is away from its source, the smaller it is.
View ArticleMan who reportedly brandished a knife at officers shot and killed in Barstow
Police fatally shot a man who allegedly brandished a knife at officers during an argument with his girlfriend at a local motel here Sunday evening. The 37-year-old man, whose identity is still being...
View ArticleBarstow woman accused of fatally stabbing boyfriend facing murder charge
The woman accused of fatally stabbing her allegedly abusive boyfriend Feb. 19 is now facing a murder charge in connection to the crime. Prosecutors charged 58-year-old Laura Marie Mitchell, of Barstow,...
View ArticleBarstow brush fires deemed suspicious, spark investigation
Firefighters rushed to action after several fires were reported in the 36000 block of Soapmine Road at around 8 p.m. Sunday, Barstow Fire Protection District Fire Chief Jamie Williams said. Units...
View ArticleLarge industrial battery among stolen items recovered from Barstow home
San Bernardino County Sheriff's investigators were seeking the owners of property found at a home here during a search, including a large industrial cell battery. A deputy conducting a search Monday in...
View ArticleOfficials: Parent arrested after fight with BUSD teacher she claims injured...
Police here arrested a woman who allegedly got into a physical fight with a Barstow Unified School District teacher early Thursday morning. Alecia Garcia, 29, of Barstow, was arrested after the...
View ArticleBarstow mothers suspected of assaulting teacher who she alleged scratched her...
A Barstow woman was arrested Thursday after police say she assaulted a school teacher who the woman alleged had scratched her son last month. Alecia Garcia, 29, took her son to Cameron Elementary...
View ArticleMan killed in Barstow apartment complex fire; several families displaced
Vashaud Williams, 22, of Barstow, lost his life in the blaze, which occurred at the Alfa Apartment Complex at 2011 Borrego Drive, Barstow Police Department and Fire Protection District officials stated...
View ArticleOrange High grad Galipo is successfull L.A. attorney
In November, 2015, a 29-year-old man was returning to his living quarters at a Barstow, Cal. motel when a San Bernardino County deputy caught sight of him and followed.
View Article