Daggett News

The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for central San Bernardino County.

Two miles east of Alvord Mountain Road a roadblock, sawhorses and several signs completely block Yermo Road just before a bridge.

The built environment - structures and alterations created by humans found on the natural landscape - can sometimes be an important link to the past and an informative reflection of the present.

Loren Coleman on June 24th, 2008 St. John's Day The date June 24 is one tied to some of the weirdest happenings.

High winds resulted in a traffic delay on Virginia Way on Wednesday; when an approximately 40-foot pine tree blew over in the road.

By Aaron Aupperlee, city editor The end of the school year is filled with memories and photos.

“It's actually the smallest device out there”

An area company is using cutting-edge technology to bring snail mail into the 21st century. via San Francisco Examiner

A 35-year-old man was arrested following a high speed pursuit Saturday night. David Dean Combs was arrested around 9:30 p.m. after a pursuit that began in Barstow ran into the Newberry Springs area, according ... via Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

“Barstow's market is holding much better than ours”

The recent number of foreclosures in the Barstow area has tripled compared to last year and local real estate agents expect to see that number increasing in the next several months. via Victorville Daily Press

This letter is dedicated to the folks driving the SUV with StopToquop.org displayed in the rear window. via TheSpectrum.com

“For the neighborhood kids, it's a plus.”

Comments Recommend Area fire departments burn Yermo eyesore for training By Aaron Aupperlee, city editor YERMO -- Neighbors sat on their porches holding cups of coffee. via Desert Dispatch

“They can just look out the window instead”

Comments Recommend Left, Bill Tomlinson, a volunteer with Barstow's Route 66 Museum, shows off a 1915 Model T Ford to students from West Hollywood's Valley Torah High School on Wednesday. via Desert Dispatch

THE FORGOTTEN Benjamin Franklin said 'Show me your cemeteries, and I will tell you what kind of people you have,' which leads one to ask, what does the condition of Route 66's cemeteries say about us? Along ... via Desert Sun

“It's just one of those really good days. There were a lot of nice kids running around. Parents were there with little kids. There was a Santa. It just went well.”

It's not often that bikers, soldiers, entertainers and city leaders can be found in the same building. via Desert Dispatch

El Dorado County to offer a free rebuilding class The El Dorado Builders' Exchange and El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago invite all interested parties to attend a "Basin Basics for Rebuilding" class ... via Tahoe Daily Tribune

“The Tahoe Rim Trail is very excited to hopefully see the final 3.5 mile section of the TRT that is left on pavement be converted to trail”

The U.S. Forest Service, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking comments on a proposal to reroute sections of the Tahoe Rim Trail around Daggett Summit away from paved roads. via Tahoe Daily Tribune

“We're all rock hounds, and we believe everybody should know something about the earth we walk on”

Church brings Sights and Sounds of Christmas to Barstow The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Barstow will be hosting the Sights & Sounds of Christmas, a community Christmas concert, on Saturday ... via Desert Dispatch

“As with anytime is rains, there are extra collisions”

Barstow residents tested their windshield wipers and broke out umbrellas on Friday because of something they haven't seen in a long time: rain. via Desert Dispatch

“She did it because it had to be done ... and she was the obvious one to do it.”

Maxine Daggett spent the first 20 years of her marriage living in an old-fashioned trailer house - pulled by horses in the earlier years as her husband went from one road job to the next - and continued to ... via The Union