Bunker promoted as a safe place to stay during the apocalypse is sick of media attention (VIDEO)

17 May 2012, 4:38 pm

The Vivos Bunker in Barstow had been heavily promoted as a safe place to crash when the world ends. But its owners are no longer interested in media attention. Amy Silverstein The Vivos Bunker had promoted itself as safe place to stay when the world ends. The location had been kept secret from peopl... Read More »

BLM restricts campfires, barbeques on public lands

17 May 2012, 10:00 am

BARSTOW • Higher than average rainfall this winter has led to overgrown grasses that could fuel a dangerous wildfire, Bureau of Land Management officials say. The agency announced Wednesday that permits are now required for any campfires and...... Read More »

Cal Classic fun includes highway ride, zoo run

17 May 2012, 12:01 am

Many cities throughout California host endurance bike rides and half- marathons. But a bike ride that uses a closed stretch of freeway and a half-marathon course that passes through a zoo? Those are the elements that make this weekend's Eye-Q California Classic unique.... Read More »

Barstow gas prices on the rise

15 May 2012, 8:30 pm

BARSTOW • Gas stations resumed their upward climb in California this week as the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 15 cents from a week ago. The average was $4.35 Tuesday, even as motorists across most of the country have been...... Read More »

RAW: Digital 395 crosses another hurdle

15 May 2012, 9:24 am

Another major step has been achieved in the Digital 395 Broadband Project.... Read More »

Over 1,000 runners get muddy

14 May 2012, 8:54 am

BARSTOW • Over 1,100 people ran in the Mud Run race Saturday morning at the Veterans Home of California, Barstow, organizers said. For some, it was the biggest event they could remember in Barstow. “This was the best event the community’s ever...... Read More »

MOJAVE DESERT: Lawmakers assist solar project

11 May 2012, 6:20 pm

California lawmakers approved legislation this week that would allow a solar development planned on public land in a remote valley east of Barstow to avoid local environmental reviews.... Read More »

Mud Run organizers predict large turnout

10 May 2012, 5:41 pm

This story updated May 11 to correct Darrel Courtney's name. BARSTOW • Vendors, military equipment and over 800 runners will converge on an empty area of desert behind the Veterans Home of California, Barstow on Saturday morning.And there will be...... Read More »

Gas prices decline, still higher in Barstow

27 April 2012, 6:55 pm

BARSTOW • The good news is that in the past month gas prices have declined about 16 cents in California. The bad news: Barstow prices remain higher than the rest of the region — a trend that probably won’t ever change. While the average price...... Read More »

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19 April 2012, 10:10 am

A Manhattan Beach teen was killed in a car crash on Interstate 40 near Ludlow at 3:15 a.m. on April 6, according to a Barstow California Highway Patrol report.... Read More »

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