BARSTOW • When the bell rings at the end of the day, the Barstow High School students who gather in Room 63 turn the classroom into a courtroom.
Some students become witnesses to a crime. Others practice their roles as attorneys. Still... Full story
A group of kindergartners at Henderson Elementary School donned their Halloween costumes and “fed the pumpkin” Friday. Kids came to school, disguises ranging from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to witches and mummies, with canned and dry... Full story
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... Full story
KELSO • October 31 may be a day of fun and dress up, but for conservationists and rangers at the Mojave National Preserve, Halloween is the anniversary of a day that changed the California desert forever.
Fifteen years ago Saturday, U.S.... Full story
FORT IRWIN • Most soldiers at Fort Irwin have tried or at least heard of regional barbecue styles like Texas or Memphis barbecue — but California barbecue?
On Tuesday, hundreds of fort soldiers got their first taste of what David Biber,... Full story
City laborer Scotty Brown arranges barricades that were used during Saturday's Mardi Gras Parade at the city public works yard at 900 Avenue H on Monday afternoon. The Public Works Department spent the weekend and part of Monday cleaning up and... Full story
And the winners are...
Best use of theme: Henderson Elementary PTAPresident’s choice winner: Barstow & Route 66 Pageant FamilySweepstakes winner: Cameron Elementary SchoolCommercial1st place: Curves2nd place: Kim Harris Dance Studio3rd... Full story
BARSTOW • Margaret Graessle loves people and is no stranger to helping them.
As a Christian missionary, the Newberry Springs resident traveled to India three times, and has helped Hurricane Katrina victims. But as an AmeriCorp volunteer,... Full story
BARSTOW • The Boys and Girls Club of Barstow held its “Lights on After School” open house Thursday night, but it may as well have been a 10th birthday party.
The club was decorated with streamers and posters, children were playing... Full story
Six-year-old Felysitee Beattie resists twitching her nose as Rachel Hill (left), a parent and health clerk at Skyline Elementary School, puts the finishing touches of cat eyebrow whiskers on the first-grader. The Skyline community celebrated its... Full story