Barstow News

A 26-year-old Costa Mesa man was killed during a weekend off-road accident at Calico Dry Lake in the Barstow-area town of Yermo, according to San Bernardino County coroner's officials.

By Donna Barstow The U.S. Postal Service, hammered just like government postal services throughout Europe and North America by a massive drop-off in snail mail caused by the Internet and email, is deciding the future of 19 Post Office branches in Los Angeles.

The Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured over 30 more after opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday studied in the past at Barstow Community College and was living at Fort Irwin.

BARSTOW Despite facility closures in its recent past, the Veterans Home of California Barstow has turned things around, according to a recent report that gave Barstow the highest rating out of the three veterans homes in the state.

BARSTOW For 4-year-old Alina Davis, naming words beginning with the letter "p" - "pink," "puppet," "popcorn" - is part of getting a jump start on her long-term education.

GE and BP plan to jointly build a 250 megawatt coal power plant that is designed to capture and store 90 percent of emissions.

From left: Cousins Lealofi Chanwong, 5, Jariah Leaofi, 4, and Samuelu Tomaeonu, 3, inspect their candy and the Halloween decorations at a trick or treat event in the Norman Smith Student Services and Administration building at Barstow Community College Thursday afternoon.

Six members of a Los Angeles robbery crew were arrested Tuesday after authorities set up surveillance on several homes and the 15 Freeway following a bank robbery in Barstow.

Barstow police arrested a parolee Monday on suspicion of stabbing his 21-year-old girlfriend in the back.

BARSTOW Halloween decorations may still be up, but the stores at the outlet centers are gearing up for Christmas.

BARSTOW The City of Barstow will have an active role in the Barstow Humane Society by hiring a consultant tasked with determining the shelter's strengths and weaknesses.

Barstow police said a man who fatally shot someone during an apparent home invasion robbery in June was cultivating marijuana and selling Hydrocodone out of his house.

BARSTOW The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department station in Barstow will begin temporarily operating at 200 East Buena Vista next week due to an ongoing renovation project.

A 48-year-old man was killed early Sunday morning after he was struck by a mini van while crossing a state highway on foot.

BARSTOW For 12th-grader Damara Lee, the impact of the recent typhoons that tore through the Philippines late September didn't hit home until she saw it through the eyes of her math teacher at Barstow High School, Peter Esperanza.

BARSTOW After unforeseen expenses and dwindling funds depleted its savings account, Desert Manna Ministries entered into a professional services agreement with the City of Barstow for $17,000. But as part of the agreement, the shelter will no longer accept parolees and mentally ill clients who aren't from the Barstow area.

Barstow police said they caught four women on Tuesday stealing large bags of clothing from the Levi Outlet store.

The suspected remains of a missing Barstow mother were uncovered in the desert Thursday after the woman's boyfriend led detectives to a shallow grave near Newberry Springs.

BARSTOW Katheryne Tyra drove from Victorville to the Barstow Department of Motor Vehicles office Monday, hoping to make it easier for her sister to get her California identification card.

Nine California Department of Motor Vehicle offices were forced to close for at least part of Columbus Day, and services at 17 others were reduced after hundreds of workers skipped work to protest the loss of the paid holiday.