Barstow News

BARSTOW Three men are at large following a robbery where a man was forced into an apartment at knifepoint, tied up and stripped of most his clothing, authorities said.

Gilbert Verastegui of Barstow was arrested on or about Thursday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence.

BARSTOW Plata's Mexican food is as connected to the history of Barstow as the BNSF Railroad and Marine Corps Logistics Base, said Armando Gonzalez.

An hour northeast of Barstow, California, there's an army base the size of Rhode Island, complete with a fake Afghan town known as Ertebat Shar.

LUDLOW An 81-year-old woman died after the vehicle she was traveling in ran off westbound Interstate 40 outside of Barstow and rolled, authorities said - marking the second fatality on the highway in a week.

The Golden State Water Company was approved to increase system rates beginning May 22 by roughly 13 percent, according to GSW Mountain and Desert Region District Manager Perry Dahlstrom.

VICTORVILLE High Desert communities have banded together for the world's largest retail trade convention, hoping to bring new business and development to the area.

FORT IRWIN U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday in a Department of Defense memo that unpaid time off would in fact be required for about 680,000 civilian employees - including workers at local bases - beginning July 8. Though the amount of furlough days will be reduced to 11; original projections ranged from 22 to 14 ... (more)

BARSTOW Scores of motorcyclists zipped through Joseph Boll Avenue at the Marine Corps Logistics Base on Wednesday en route to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C. The "Run for the Wall" riders hope to raise awareness about prisoners of war and those killed or missing in action, according to their road guard and flag leader Bud Phillips.

In high school, he was strong, competitive and excelled in fast-paced sports such as basketball, track and water polo.

BARSTOW A man falsely presenting himself to passersby as a Boys & Girls Club of Barstow employee was arrested Tuesday night after collecting $22 worth of donations outside Stater Bros., authorities said.

VICTORVILLE Two Barstow teenagers face attempted murder charges in connection with a weekend shooting after the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office filed the paperwork Tuesday, court records show.

Right after New Years I fell into that stereotypical group that has high hopes of accomplishing regular fitness goals, the kind who join a new gym, and then stops working out altogether shortly thereafter.

BARSTOW Two Barstow teenagers are in custody and suspected of attempted murder following a Saturday night shooting on Lillian Drive which left one man with two severe wounds to his torso, authorities said.

LUDLOW The man killed after his Jeep Wrangler crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer Friday morning on westbound Interstate 40, roughly 40 miles east of Barstow, has been identified as Daniel Ray Douthit of Laughlin, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner's Department.

BARSTOW Immediately after Julie Hackbarth-McIntyre proclaimed May 11, 2013 to be "Mojave River Valley Museum Day" in the city of Barstow, the mayor was unceremoniously tossed into a nearby rusty iron jail - all in good humor during the museum's 47th annual barbecue Saturday.

VICTORVILLE Dealing with a long-anticipated influx of caseloads and new personnel due to closed courtrooms around the county, Victorville courthouse officials said that the first full week of transition went as smoothly as it could have, but that fine-tuning is still necessary.

LENWOOD Nike's Factory Store at the Tanger Outlet Center in Lenwood will have their grand opening on May 23 at 10 a.m., according to a Nike news release.

Jennifer Hill of Barstow was arrested on or about Thursday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence.

BARSTOW The Barstow Motorcycle Center made a short move up Main Street to the former H&E and True Value Hardware building, quadrupling its space from about 10,000 square feet to 40,000. The shop, now more like a warehouse, has been in business for 19 years in Barstow offering new and used motorcycles, All Terrain Vehicles, side-by-sides, scooters ... (more)