Newberry Springs News

DAGGETT A myriad of solar power projects are sprouting up all over the Mojave Desert, but on Tuesday one came tumbling down.

NEWBERRY SPRINGS Pistachios by the hundreds rained down on the heads of Dayana Garcia, Yaneth Romero, Ramon Camacho and Pablo Garcia at Big Al's Pistachio Farms in Newberry Springs on Thursday.

Eight people in Newberry Springs and Yermo were arrested last weekend during a compliance sweep, officials said.

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.

But when the Press-Enterprise newspaper caught up with ACORN employee Tresa Kaelke, she told the newspaper she was messing with the filmmakers and making it all up.

Recent videos posted online and aired repeatedly on Fox News Channel that seem to show ACORN workers allegedly advising two 20-somethings dressed up as a pimp and prostitute on how to skirt the law, the community group has taken some major hits as of late.

NEWBERRY SPRINGS Another company plans to take advantage of the desert sun by building a solar farm here.

NEWBERRY SPRINGS Members of the Barstow Desert Rescue Squad found a 53-year-old Newberry Springs woman who had gone missing after taking a walk Tuesday morning.

A 26-year-old hitchhiker was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday when he stepped in the No.

NEWBERRY SPRINGS It is a new school year for fourth grade teacher Sheril Helms, but in many ways, it's going to look the same as last year.

NEWBERRY SPRINGS It is a new school year for fourth grade teacher Sheril Helms, but in many ways, it's going to look the same as last year.

NEWBERRY SPRINGS A 31-year-old Silver Valley Unified School District employee is facing charges of sex with a teen.

A group of local residents starred in a short-length film shot this weekend about a family man who morphs into a hitman under desperate circumstances.

NEWBERRY SPRINGS Senior citizens in Newberry Springs don't have a lot of options when it comes to social activities in their area, which is why the Newberry Springs Senior Service Association is so important to some residents.