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I-15 road work to finish Thursday

BROOKE SELF

BARSTOW • Maintenance work on Interstates 15 and 40 near Barstow and Lenwood will be completed Thursday at about 3 p.m., according to Caltrans Spokeswoman Terri Kasinga. Caltrans employees have been working since Monday applying a fog seal, an ... Full story

New bike for good Samaritan

Barstow Community Football, Walmart split costs

SHEA JOHNSON

BARSTOW • Michael Levens lost his only mode of transportation during Sunday night’s dog attack incident at Barstow Junior High, so two individuals have banded together to buy the 19-year-old a new one. “It’s pretty much totale... Full story

Tassels turn for Silver Valley

Lively class of 2013 earns diplomas

SHEA JOHNSON

BARSTOW • The only people more spirited Wednesday evening than the supporters of Silver Valley High School’s 2013 graduating class were the graduates themselves. Fifty-nine students earned their diplomas inside the James R. Parks Gymnasiu... Full story

No resolution as talks continue in school closures suit

Save Our Schools, BUSD reps met this week

SHEA JOHNSON

RIVERSIDE • After leaving a settlement meeting this week without a resolution, representatives of Save Our Schools and the Barstow Unified School District Board of Education remain engaged in dialogue, according to an attorney for Save Our Schoo... Full story

DA files felony charges in pit bull attack

Suspect also due in court for drug case

SHEA JOHNSON

VICTORVILLE • The San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office filed felony charges Tuesday against a Barstow woman in connection with a Sunday night pit bull attack, court records show. Cheryl Morrow, 51, faces charges of assault wit... Full story

Police cracking down on seat belt law violators

Effort is part of nationwide campaign

SHEA JOHNSON

BARSTOW • The Barstow Police Department is cracking down through June 2 on motorists not wearing seat belts, a violation with sometimes costly or deadly repercussions. As part of the nationwide 2013 Click it or Ticket campaign, which began at t... Full story

Citywide synthetic drug ban approved

BROOKE SELF

BARSTOW • A new city ordinance banning the possession and sale of synthetic chemical drugs, commonly referred to as spice and bath salts, was unanimously approved by the city council on Monday night, according to city spokesman Anthony Riley. T... Full story

Their own ‘unique stories’

Silver Valley AEC graduates record number of students

BROOKE SELF

DAGGETT • For the rural communities of Yermo, Calico, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Fort Irwin and Ludlow, 37 graduates was a record number this year at the Silver Valley Alternative Education Center, according to the school’s principal Stefa... Full story

A ‘key step’ in Hinkley

Final environmental impact report issued

BROOKE SELF

HINKLEY • Years of groundwater cleanup still lie ahead in the tiny desert community of Hinkley, made famous by a contaminated water supply that was the subject of the Hollywood film “Erin Brockovich.” But a key final environmental i... Full story

Dog attack leads to assault arrest

Woman allegedly flees scene, nearly hits good Samaritan

SHEA JOHNSON

BARSTOW • A Barstow woman allegedly nearly hit a good Samaritan with her vehicle as she fled the scene where one of her dogs attacked a juvenile only moments before, authorities said. Cheryl Morrow, 51, is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday a... Full story

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