CALIFORNIA – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy, announced February 20, that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated a review of the California...

BARSTOW – WorldStrides, an educational travel and experiential learning company, announced that Barstow High School Aztecs marching band was selected to perform at the Alamo Bowl, December 29, in San Antonio Texas.

CALIFORNIA – A team from the Air Force and Space Force worked together to test-launch an unarmed Minuteman III missile, early February 19, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.  At 1 a.m. Pacific Time the military launched the missile to an undisclosed location.  The missile didn’t carry a live warhead. Instead, it had a test device that gathered data during the flight to check how well the missile system works.  “Today’s Minuteman III test launch is just one of the ways the Department of the Air Force demonstrates the readiness, precision, and professionalism of U.S. nuclear forces,” said Air Force acting secretary Gary Ashworth.  The Minuteman III is a type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) used...