The Hi-Desert Nature Museum’s annual recycled art show called “From Waste to Wonder” opens today and runs through May 10th. The show is full of repurposed and recycled materials turned into wondrous art. Voting for Adult and Youth Visitors' Choice also begins today and ends on Friday, March 28. Save next...
There's a party in Yucca Valley on Saturday as the town's Youth Commission is throwing a party for seniors and their families. The Spring Fling Dance for seniors is Saturday (March 22) and will feature live music, dinner, dancing, and more. Local band "The Hot Rod Devilles" will be...
A woman with a warrant was arrested for investigation of drugs and weapons in Landers near the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center border. Early Thursday morning (March 20) at around 12:15 a.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for code violations near the...
A house was seriously damaged in a fire in Yucca Valley and the blaze was extinguished with no injuries. At around 1:30 p.m on Wednesday, San Bernardino County Fire Crews responded to a house fire in the 1500 block of Mountain View Trail in Yucca Valley. 17 firefighters coordinated an...
The National Park Service has been authorized to rehire the nearly 1,000 probationary positions that were cut from National Parks nationwide on February 14th. The six probationary Ranger positions at Joshua Tree National Park that were terminated by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in February will be offered their positions...
Bird is the word this Saturday (3/22) in at Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, where veterans and active-duty service members are invited to join a relaxing stroll that will connect them with other service members as expert rangers guide the group through one of California's migratory bird hotspots. Research shows...
“You have to be creative to live in a climate this harsh." Lindsey Anderson is an artist and musician who lives, works and creates out in Wonder Valley - the small but scrappy unincorporated community located out off Amboy Road east of Twentynine Palms. Tonight (3/21) starting at 5:00 o’clock,...
There will be a Rally and Education session for the Chuckwalla National Monument this Saturday in Palm Springs. The nascent National Monument is part of the nearly one million acres of recently protected lands in California that was targeted for termination in a now-deleted "Fact Sheet" posted by the White...
The Yucca Valley High School Hall of Fame committee has announced their 2025 inductee as Dr. Norman Smith DVM. Dr. Norman Smith graduated from Yucca Valley High School in 1976 and from the University of California Davis in 1987. After graduation he chose to return to the hi-desert to open...
Due to popular demand, Paul Maurer Shows has extended the pre-sale for carnival wristbands until Friday afternoon. Pre-sale wristbands will continue to be available exclusively at the Twentynine Palms Parks & Recreation office. Each wristband will be sold at the pre-sale price of $35 which allows the wearer unlimited carnival...
The Rotary Club of Twentynine Palms recently welcomed two newcomers to their ranks. Dann and Emily Rothwell came to Twentynine Palms in April of 2024, and became members of the Club in January 2025. They bring a background in art, music, and community event planning. Emily has a background in...
A suspected squatter with an active warrant was arrested in Twentynine Palms for investigation into stealing electricity and possession of methamphetamine. On Monday (March 17), San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies received a report from a homeowner whose vacant home was receiving electricity in someone else's name. Deputies responded to the...
With multiple items added to the initially short agenda, the meeting began with a visit from Justin Merino of the Inland Empire Fire Safe Alliance, who presented Morongo Valley Fire Department and Fire Chief McEachen respective awards “in appreciation of the continued support of fire safe councils and fire...
The Morongo Basin's annual Spell-a-Thon is happening on Saturday. Put on by the Morongo Basin Friends of the Library, the event sees 12 teams of kids and adults competing for spelling supremacy, all in the name of raising funds for public libraries in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, and Twentynine...
The Morongo Unified School District hosted a district-wide science fair for students in 4th through 8th grade. Each elementary and junior high or middle school hosted their own individual science fair, with the best projects moving on to compete district wide. The MUSD provided a list of the winning projects...
The office of California’s 23rd District Representative Jay Obernolte will be holding open hours today in Twentynine Palms to hear resident’s concerns. It will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. today at Twentynine Palms City Hall - the exact location inside City Hall is dependent on how...
The 8th annual iteration of the Desert Fringe Theatre and Cultural Arts Festival will be in Twentynine Palms March 28-30, 2025. Founder of the event, Miri Hunter, will be the guest on the Z107.7 “Up Close” show with Gary Daigneault this Friday (3/21/25). The free, donation-based event moves through...
