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May 6, 2024
Barstow Police Department officials recently announced the death of retired Police Chief Dallas Hawes.
November 9, 2023
The Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association Goffs Schoolhouse Museum will officially dedicate the Mojave Memorial Cross Veterans Monument.
December 7, 2022
President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill making it illegal to speak out positively about nonheterosexual relationships in the country.
November 18, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom honored four Caltrans workers with the State Employee Medal of Valor Award, the highest honor California bestows on its public servants.
July 27, 2022
Barstow Police officials have announced the passing of former colleague and friend, retired Detective Leo Griego, a 46-year veteran of law enforcement.
March 5, 2022
Pastor and Native-American minister Larry “Grizz” Brown, who served in the High Desert for over 40 years, died unexpectedly on Tuesday
December 23, 2021
Tim Heiden, a retired Barstow Police Department sergeant known for his giving heart, passed away Tuesday night. He was 61.
May 16, 2021
Hundreds gathered to celebrate the museums reopening after a year of closure due to COVID-19
December 14, 2020
A hero in the desert: Remembering Chuck Yeager’s Victor Valley days [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.] Dec. 14—For one man, the recent death of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager evoked memories of a time when the legendary pilot worked, lived and played in the Victor Valley. The decorated hero — whose accomplishments include shooting down 13 German planes during World War II, breaking the sound barrier in 1947 and instructing aerospace pilots — commanded at George ...
December 14, 2020
A hero in the desert: Remembering Chuck Yeagers Victor Valley days Victorville Daily Press For one man, the recent death of retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager evoked memories of a time when the legendary pilot worked, lived and played in the Victor Valley. The decorated hero — whose accomplishments include shooting down 13 German planes during World War II, breaking the sound barrier in 1947 and instructing aerospace pilots — commanded at George Air Force Base in V...