Hinkley News

You would be hard pressed not to get caught up in the energy and enthusiasm of what environmental activist Erin Brockovich has to say.

Is Erin Brockovich sincere in her desire to help residents of The Acreage or is she just looking for a big pay day? Erin Brockovich at a recent press conference.

It has a floral love seat, but it's not country. It has a Lucite deer head, but it's not too avant-garde. It has circus photographs, but it's not really creepy.

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.

A head-on crash on the 58 Freeway in Hinkley claimed the life of a 48-year-old man Sunday night.

The California Department of Education released its 2008-09 school performance scores for both local school districts, and for Barstow Unified School District, Tuesday was a day to celebrate.

Last summer, thanks to the Garden Conservancy, we visited some spectacular home gardens in Marin and Sonoma counties, with a wide range of designs and settings.

More than five years after a state deadline, California officials released an initial public health goal Thursday for how much of the carcinogenic chemical chromium 6 can exist in drinking water without significant health risk.

Regular drinking water exposure below that level would qualify as "negligible risk," according to researchers.

More than five years after a state deadline, California officials released an initial public health goal Thursday for how much of the carcinogenic chemical chromium 6 can exist in drinking water without significant health risk.

A head-on traffic collision killed a motorist and tied up traffic for more than three hours this morning along Highway 58 in the Barstow-area community of Hinkley, according to the California Highway Patrol.

A head-on traffic collision killed a motorist and tied up traffic for more than three hours this morning along Highway 58 in the Barstow-area community of Hinkley, according to the California Highway Patrol.

BARSTOW The low milk prices that are causing many dairies across the country to cut back on their herds or shut down altogether hasn't spared dairymen in Barstow and Hinkley.

The current drought that has gripped the rest of California hasn't had as big an impact on the Mojave Desert, but some local farmers are still feeling its effects.

The City Council could award a construction contract Tuesday to Hinkley Construction Company for the setup work at the site for the new, albeit temporary, Safety Hall facility near Fire Station 264 at 1270 W. Park Ave.

The open spaces, affordable housing and rural qualities of the Victor Valley that attract families may be the same factors drawing to the region parolees avoiding densely-packed urban areas.

That is the question I can't help asking every time I think of poor, poor, poor Jammie Thomas-Rasset. I don't know Thomas-Rasset. Maybe she's mean.

City Manager N. Enrique Martinez has a plan to bridge the budget gap without making more cuts, but not all City Council members are convinced it is a good idea.

The Riverside farmers market, one of the best in its region, emphasizes genuine small and local growers.

BARSTOW The Barstow Unified School District will be piloting a new intervention program aimed at helping students two or more grade levels below their reading level starting next school year.