The Morongo Unified School District has announced that they will once again be offering free meals to all students during the upcoming 2024-25 school year. Lunch and breakfast will be served at no charge at all MUSD sites, provided under the…
The Morongo Unified School District continues their speech screenings for preschoolers this summer, this week in Yucca Valley. Young students that have developmental speech issues from mild to more severe can be screened for free. Screenings…
Spike it! Registration opens today for the City of Twentynine Palms youth volleyball league. The city’s co-ed league will begin in September, and is open to players entering grades 4-8 in the fall. The registration fee for the league is $55 per…
While tourism in the hi desert is beginning to dwindle for the summer, Joshua Tree National Park tends to make comfortable room for locals and die-hard climbers again. But what about some other spots down the highway that we forget or may have…
Earlier this week, the Morongo Valley’s Big Morongo Canyon Preserve suffered rampant vandalism that included graffiti and destruction of property. In two separate incidents—one less apparent on the night of Sunday, July 7th, then another more…
California State Parks has temporarily closed the popular Skyline Trail, also known as Cactus to Clouds, at Mount San Jacinto State Park due to dangerously high temperatures impacting the Palm Springs region. Recent heat waves have led to…
As the heat begins to break, listen for music in the air, at least in Yucca Valley. The Town's concert series returns to Yucca Valley Community Center this summer. Smith Country Band is a six-piece pop country music group from Southern…
A driver on probation and a passenger with a warrant were arrested early Wednesday morning (July 10) in Yucca Valley. Just after 1:30 a.m. near Grand Ave and Twentynine Palms Highway, a sheriff’s deputy performed a traffic stop on a car driven…
An item described as “military issued body armor” was stolen from a parked car outside an apartment complex in Twentynine Palms. According to the County Sheriff’s Department, a resident left their vehicle’s doors and rear hatch unlocked after…
A Joshua Tree woman claims her sister sprayed her with pepper spray through an open dog door earlier this week. Just after 2:45 AM on Wednesday morning, Sheriff’s deputies were contacted by a woman at Lazy H Manufactured Home Community in Joshua…
A year ago, the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA) was enacted to protect the culturally and ecologically important tree while supporting the state’s renewable energy and housing development priorities. Part of this effort is the…
For the last couple weeks the Twentynine Palms Senior Center has been doing double-duty as a “cooling center,” and that only happens when the heat index hovers around above 115 degrees. This last Wednesday by 3 o’clock in the afternoon, we hit…
At yesterday’s (7/11) Copper Mountain College Board meeting, a letter of resignation was read from District 4 trustee Liz Meyer. Meyer, 79, resigned effective July 1st. She has served on the College Board since 2005, including four terms as…
Just before 5 a.m. today (July 11), engines from County Fire responded to a structure fire in the 62000 block Valle Vista in Twentynine Palms. Crews arrived to find a house and two vehicles on fire, and County Fire was joined by units from the…
A convicted felon was arrested in Twentynine Palms for suspicion of child abuse and battery. On Saturday at around 11:30 p.m., County Sheriff's Deputies contacted Alfred Romero, Jr., in the 6000 block of Alpine Ave. in Twentynine Palms.…
A fire in Landers led to one arrest for suspicion of resisting arrest and an investigation into possible arson by the County. At around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday (July 9), San Bernardino County Fire crews responded to a report of a fire in a detached…
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