🌱 Why CHP Barstow is warning drivers after a deadly 40 Freeway crash
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In today's newsletter:
- Why CHP Barstow is warning drivers after a deadly 40 Freeway crash
- Which Barstow football stars just swept the league’s top honors?
Also on today's calendar: Christmas With The Grinch and 1 more event.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and windy, with a high of 73 and low of 42 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and nice, temps: high: 70, low: 41.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Barstow man, 66, killed in motorcycle crash on 40 Freeway (vvdailypress.com) — Barstow residents are being urged to drive carefully in construction zones after a 66-year-old local man was killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday morning on the eastbound 40 Freeway. CHP’s Barstow Area commander said the rider struck cones and then a parked construction vehicle, and reminded drivers to stay alert and obey signs in active work areas. 
• Barstow's Quentin Hunter highlights the All-Desert Sky League selections (vvdailypress.com) — Barstow football fans have more to celebrate as Barstow High’s CIF state champion team dominates this year’s All-Desert Sky League honors. Standout lineman Quentin Hunter was named league MVP, while running back Nicholas Gaoa repeated as Offensive Player of the Year, leading a group of 10 Barstow players earning first-team recognition.
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🗞 Nearby News
Apple Valley
- Search Underway for Levi and Chase Parker, Ages 7 and 9, Missing After Bike Ride in Apple Valley (vvng.com)
- Decades-old Victorville City Library ready to start new chapter uptown (vvdailypress.com)
- San Bernardino County retail theft task force nets123 arrests in 2 weeks (vvdailypress.com)
Victorville
- Victorville to Install Multi-Way Stop at Bear Valley Road and Mesa View Drive on December 17 (vvng.com)
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