Many local federal employees would feel the pinch if the federal government shuts down tomorrow. If the U.S. government has to shut down tomorrow, about half of the Defense Department’s 800,000 civilian workers will be furloughed until an appropriations bill is passed. Civilians who are furloughed would be paid retroactively only if a law is […]
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A Yucca Valley paramedic accused of stealing morphine from a County ambulance had his license revoked by the state earlier this month. According to the California Emergency Medical Services Authority, Blake Attaway, a firefighter-paramedic with Station 41 in Yucca Valley, stole morphine from the fire department on 20 to 30 occasions between October 2012 and […]
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Make plans to bring the whole family to this week’s Joshua Tree Gem and Mineral Show. Managing Editor Tami Roleff says the 38th annual show opens this Wednesday… Dazzling gems and geodes are sparkling in the desert sun. The 38th Annual Gem, Mineral, and Craft Show will be at the Joshua Tree Sportsman’s Club October […]
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A Yucca Valley man who was wanted for shooting at another man last month was arrested Saturday. According to Sheriff’s Sergeant James Porter, on August 26, Joseph Huffman, 44, got in an argument over money with another man in the 5200 block of Elata Road in Yucca Valley. Porter said Huffman fired two rounds at […]
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An argument over beer pong led to an arrest of one Twentynine Palms man, and the hospitalization of two others Saturday night. According to Sheriff Sergeant James Porter, Mitchell Stewart, 21, Shane Miller, 25, and Tyler Murphy, 23, were drinking and playing beer pong at a residence in the 74700 block of Joe Davis Drive, […]
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