District elections are growing, but most cities in High Desert stay at-large
Under threat of legal challenge for allegedly diluting the influence of minorities, a growing number of cities in California have in recent years instituted by-district elections where councilors are...
View ArticleSurvival & Hope: Claudia Stone talks about her journey in the fight against...
Claudia Stone says a breast cancer diagnosis seven years ago and her journey since then has not been so much about the medical aspect of the disease, but rather about finding new relationships that...
View Article911 phone lines down in High Desert
San Bernardino County sheriff's authorities and the California Highway Patrol said the 911 telephones lines were down in the High Desert including the Victor Valley communities on Tuesday, July 31....
View ArticleBarstow man behind bars after shooting at wife during car chase
Police jailed a 30-year-old local man who allegedly shot at his estranged wife during a brief vehicle chase Tuesday evening. Scott William Sauer Jr. was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after...
View Article'Something Becca would have wanted'
Rebecca Raymond always wanted to be in law enforcement. It was the best way she could think of effecting positive change in her community. "She was one of those kids who really thought she could...
View ArticlePolice: Barstow man caught with minor in car at Foglesong Park
Police put a 34-year-old local man behind bars after he was allegedly caught having oral sex with a 15-year-old girl late Sunday. Jerome Marcus Adams was arrested after Barstow Police Department...
View ArticleCandidate filing deadline Friday for two cities, five days later for others
For candidates seeking election in two of five High Desert cities, the filing deadline is 4:30 p.m. Friday, the last opportunity for political hopefuls to submit the proper paperwork to their...
View ArticleSelecting The Right Big Disc Brakes For an Odd Rod
Why stop when you're having fun isn't particularly good advice when the subject vehicle is a hard charging 1954 Kaiser Manhattan equipped like Bob Kleiner and his wife Leanne's with a Chevrolet...
View ArticleSix vying for seats in first Barstow by-district election
The race for two seats on the Barstow City Council has officially begun, with six candidates vying for a pair of spots on the dais this fall. This will be the first election since the city formally...
View ArticleMissing Long Beach man found dead in San Bernardino County desert
A missing Long Beach man was found dead in Barstow in the San Bernardino County desert, the Long Beach Police Department said Tuesday. Douglas Clifford Grant , 79, was last seen July 18 when he left...
View ArticleScott Wesley Purdy, 49, had 'multiple medical conditions' and had been...
A Barstow man was pronounced dead at the San Bernardino County sheriff's High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto on Wednesday, Aug. 22, after being discovered in his cell, not breathing. Scott Wesley...
View ArticleOfficials: In-custody High Desert Detention Center death of Barstow man...
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials said they've launched an in-custody death investigation after Scott Purdy, of Barstow, was found "not breathing" in his bunk at the High Desert...
View ArticleSurviving a Mojave rattlesnake bite
The 32-year-old Barstow Heights resident was out behind his laundry room picking up recyclables blown over by the wind the afternoon of Aug. 20 when he came into contact with one of the most venomous...
View ArticleTraffic is steady on I-15 through holiday
Bringing their holiday weekend to a close, Southern California residents flooded Interstate 15 while trailing back from Lake Havasu, Las Vegas and beyond on Monday. While their were a few minor...
View ArticleBUSD opens new adult school on Main Street
In an effort to help those who want to return to school and improve their lives, Barstow Unified School District opened a new Adult School on Aug. 27. The new facility, at 720 E. Main Street in...
View ArticleInvest in young people to replace aging workforce, officials urge
San Bernardino County Supervisors Chairman Robert Lovingood made the case on Wednesday for the High Desert as a better-than-advertised jobs market backed by the commitment of educators to prepare young...
View ArticleOfficials ID murder victim found along Hwy 58
Authorities are continuing to investigate the murder of a local transient whose body was found along Highway 58 early Wednesday. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials said the...
View ArticleSoldier sentenced in Barstow in son's death
A Fort Irwin soldier was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison in the 2007 death of his 7-month-old son. Segieray Emanuel Cooper, 23, was sentenced in the death of Segieray Cooper Jr. on...
View ArticleRecycling fraud ring busted in Southern California
This June 6, 2018 photo provided by the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery and the California Department of Justice shows hundreds of pounds of revenue recyclables that was...
View ArticleCandidate Profile: Successful, involved community focus of Martinez's...
Brianna Martinez gravitated to the big city from Barstow in her early twenties, like many small-town residents tend to do. "I did like the anonymity, not knowing everyone like you do in a small town,"...
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