4 September 2010, 5:49 pm
High school students chronicle the lives of desert tortoises in new book.Los Angeles Times (blog)The payoff is in the photographs by Keya and others assembled in the handsome new book, "Tortoises Through the Lens: A Visual Exploration of a Mojave Desert ...... Read More »
3 September 2010, 4:57 pm
Meet Barstow's tortoise ladyDesert DispatchPeople can also view wild tortoises at the Mojave National Preserve, he said. “The Mojave National Preserve is a great place for wild tortoises especially ...... Read More »
3 September 2010, 7:38 am
Solar projects still sorting out tortoises' fatePress-EnterpriseThe firm plans to build a $2 billion plant just north of Interstate 40, about 37 miles east of Barstow. About 90 adult tortoises have been found on the ...and more »... Read More »
30 August 2010, 2:36 pm
Verizon Bumps Max DSL Speeds To 15 MbpsDslreports"Nationwide locations run the gamut from Barstow, CA in California's Mojave Desert to Lynchburg, VA." Of course Verizon's "rewarding" those who bundle (or ...and more »... Read More »
26 August 2010, 7:17 am
Desert body prompts plea for helpPress-Enterprise29 in a grave near Interstate 40 and Essex Road in the Mojave Desert between Barstow and Needles. Guy was reported missing in March 2005 to police in ...and more »... Read More »
25 August 2010, 4:53 pm
APNewsBreak: 1 ranger patrolled deadly Calif raceThe Associated PressThe BLM's field office in Barstow, which oversees the Johnson Valley, has 10 rangers on staff to patrol approximately 300000 acres of land that are open to ...and more »... Read More »
19 August 2010, 4:10 pm
Barstow water use higher than others in desertDesert Dispatch... per day over the past decade, but Barstow still uses more water per capita than most communities within the Mojave Water Agency, recent data shows. ...... Read More »
19 August 2010, 2:54 pm
Off-Road Racing Accident Kills Eight: So Who's Responsible?Huffington Post (blog)I covered the Barstow-to-Vegas race when it really was from Barstow to Las Vegas, and spent more hours at off-road motorcycle events than any normal person ...BLM Launches Nationwide Permit ReviewKYMAREGION: BLM to ... Read More »
17 August 2010, 1:24 pm
BLM reviewing off-road crashVictorville Daily PressMojave Desert Racing paid $145000 in 2001 to settle a case with a spectator after a racer hit him during a 300-mile off-road race near Barstow in 1998. ...California 200 and other races foster dangerous 'Mad Max' atmosphere, critics sayLos A... Read More »
16 August 2010, 9:21 pm
Los Angeles TimesFederal agency to probe deadly accident at California 200Los Angeles TimesIn 2001, Mojave Desert Racing was sued by a racing team member who was injured during a race it sponsored near Barstow. The man, Craig Diller, ...Eight killed, 12 injured in California desert raceAFPEight spec... Read More »