Barstow News

BARSTOW To help offset the rising cost of utilities and enhance its services, the Barstow Senior Citizens Center entered into a professional services agreement with the city for $30,000. The city, which owns the building, also entered into a new lease agreement with the senior center and appropriated $3,500 to cover repair costs.

The Summit Inn Cafe has survived the years and remains a favorite spot of Route 66 buffs.

A former employee of the Barstow Fire Prevention District is accused of embezzling more than $11,000 from a nonprofit association, police said.

Barstow's county supervisor publicly announced his opposition to a 400-megawatt solar project planned for public land near the California-Nevada border Friday, saying he would support it if it were proposed for private land closer to High Desert job markets.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation says it will not replace a sign that has been stolen five times.

An exceptionally violent collision killed a trucker this morning when a box truck slammed into the back of a big-rig near the Mojave Desert town of Baker, about halfway between Barstow and Las Vegas, according to California Highway Patrol.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:21 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 10:21 p.m. From this point on, if you want to know how long it takes to get to Barstow, Calif., you'll need to use MapQuest.

BARSTOW More than 150 veterans, military leaders and local officials gathered to pay tribute to current and former service members at the Veterans Home of California Barstow Wednesday.

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.