Police: Barstow man killed after crash in stolen vehicle
Police said a 21-year-old Barstow man killed in a crash early Saturday morning was in a stolen vehicle at the time of the incident. Brandon Mennecke died following the crash, which occurred at the...
View ArticleAuthorities: Barstow man arrested after being found in possession of stolen...
A 23-year-old man was arrested after he was discovered to be in possession of a stolen motorcycle Tuesday evening, authorities said. At approximately 8:47 p.m., Barstow Police Department Officer...
View ArticleFeast of Divine Mercy planned
While many people may be unwilling to forgive one another these days, God's unconditional love and mercy is always available, according to Deacon Don Burgett of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Barstow....
View ArticleFive Barstow men arrested in connection to meth sales, stolen firearms
A search at a Lenwood home led San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials to Robert Lawrence Hartland, 38, Brandon Deluca, 25, Anthony Navarro, 47, Daniel Silva, 29, and David Macedonio...
View ArticlePolice fatally shot 'wanted' California man who drove Mustang...
Police officers in Barstow, California shot and killed a man who authorities said drove a black Mustang at them and rammed the vehicle into two cop cars There were three other people in the car,...
View ArticleEnter Eddie World, the 'Disneyland' of Gas Stations
Eddie World is a new travel stop located halfway between LA and Vegas in Yermo, Calif -- 13 miles east of Barstow on Interstate 15. Have you seen that 65-foot tall ice cream cone on Interstate 15?...
View ArticleFond du Lac woman runs in honor of MS
A nationwide relay race is now underway, with a Fond du Lac woman heading the run, raising awareness for multiple sclerosis. "I'm running segment one," says Amy Wirtz, Community Engagement Manager for...
View ArticleBarstow man accused of trying to break into Q-Mart store
A 44-year-old man was arrested after authorities say he attempted to break into a Q-Mart store here Monday morning. Barstow Police Department officers arrested Jason Jaramillo after responding to a...
View ArticlePlanet Prancer: Teacher from U.K. dances across America
Ben Hammond is an educator and world's only long-distance dancer, whose goal over the next 10 years is to dance, prance, twist, move and groove every step around the world. The 40-year old Hammond, who...
View ArticleMan who intentionally struck, killed Barstow bicyclist sentenced to 25 years...
A 23-year-old Barstow man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after he intentionally struck and killed a bicyclist last year. A jury found Raymundo Alberto Rodriguez-Cordova guilty of murder in...
View Article'No justice, no peace': Barstow residents rally to honor slain man, protest...
Residents frustrated with the lack of answers following a fatal police shooting here took to the streets to both honor the slain man and protest the alleged brutality that took his life. A crowd of...
View ArticleReady for the next opportunity: Hesperia Chamber CEO Brad Letner to step down
Chamber of Commerce CEO/President Brad Letner has announced his intention to step down from his role by this summer. Letner, who was hired as the leader of the Hesperia Chamber nearly four years ago,...
View ArticleOn the Road: Why were rest stops shut on long road to Arizona?
A reader wonders why the rest stops along the 40 Freeway, seen near Needles in this file photo, have been closed. File photo by Rodrigo Pena, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG She said she was "horrified" to...
View ArticleBarstow man accused of murder after girlfriend's body found in apartment
A 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after his girlfriend's body was found on April 7, authorities said. Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Barstow Station responded to...
View ArticleSome San Bernardino cops saying goodbye to the department
They all decided to leave the San Bernardino Police Department in February, after the city doled out 49 potential layoff notices to the last hired officers. Even after the pink slips were rescinded,...
View ArticleThe Wild West lives on at Calico Ghost Town
The boom, bust, and rebirth of the former silver mining camp of Calico, located northeast of Barstow, is one of the most fascinating chapters in California's frontier history. The chapter begins in the...
View Article'It's mind-boggling': Family, attorney dispute police account of fatal...
It didn't take long for anger to rear its head in the days following Diante Yarber's death at the hands of police. The 26-year-old Barstow resident was fatally shot by Barstow Police Department...
View ArticleBarstow chase ends in violent crash into the front of Roy's Cafe
Two local men linked to an alleged armed robbery slammed into the front of a restaurant as they attempted to flee police early Thursday, officials said. Jayshawn Loyd Mims, 24, and Devontae Cole, 23,...
View Article.com | Black father killed by police in front of supermarket
Police gunned down an African American father of three using two dozen bullets in the parking lot of a Walmart supermarket in California, authorities and his lawyer said on Tuesday. Diante Yarber, 26,...
View Article'Stalked and murdered': Cops fired 30 shots at unarmed black man outside...
Diante Butchie Yarber, 26, was shot and killed by police in a Barstow, California, Walmart parking lot after police said he nearly hit him with their car. An attorney for Yarber's family says he was...
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