A surprise ceremony at this year's King of the Hammers competition awarded one of Barstow's very own a state award given only ...

In California’s San Joaquin Valley ... Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. The drought is the worst ever in U.S. history, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting ...

It took courage, a pile of money and John Ford to film the story of the dust bowl and the tribulations of its unhappy survivors, who sought refuge in inhospitable California. Picture is “The ...