**(updated to show filing has been extended for District 2) The deadline to file paperwork for a candidacy in a local elected body has passed, but two organizations have extended the deadline in the hope for more candidates. Official…
Tonight, the Twentynine Palms City Council gathers for news on Pioneer Days, another storm recovery update, development code amendments, and a discussion of Community Event Grants. The Twentynine Palms City Council will kick off tonight’s…
The Black Bear Diner bears are back on the Yucca Valley Planning Commission’s agenda. The Yucca Valley Planning Commission will kick off their meeting with a public hearing on several amendments to the town’s Development Code. Following the…
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold their first regular meeting of the 2024-25 school year tonight at 6PM in Joshua Tree Elementary’s multi-purpose room. For the meeting’s agenda, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary…
When directors at the Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency meet at 6 p.m. today (August 13, 2024) they’ll be looking to increase the “basic facilities charge” aka the water capital fee for water users in Landers and Flamingo Heights. That charge is…
A 5 year-old child drowned in a pool at a house in Yucca Valley. At around 11:35 a.m. on Friday (August 9), San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a 911 call related to a drowning child at a house in the 57000 block of…
On last Friday’s Up-Close Show, host Gary Daigneault spoke to MUSD Superintendent Dr. Patricio Vargas and Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Amy Woods for a general back to school check in, for a conversation that included tips to…
The Perseid Meteor shower proved to be a quieter affair in the Morongo Basin in 2024. The event proved to be a major challenge for our community in 2023, owing to a confluence of the event occurring on a weekend, favorable light conditions, and…
Audiences from across the Morongo Basin and beyond have been awaiting Theatre 29 Silver Anniversary 2024-25 Season. Theatre 29 revealed its 2024-25 season of musicals, plays, cabarets, variety shows, special events and a debut film festival. The…
How are your plants doing? Save for some serious flash floods and downpours in Twentynine Palms - this summer has been relatively rain free for the rest of the Morongo Basin. Small showers and periodic precipitation are no replacement for…
You’ve been hearing a lot about the meteor shower that's peaking tonight and tomorrow - and if you have been outside this week at night you’ve probably seen some Perseids action already. The warm nights and the slight sliver of a moon has…
If you are going to be outside tonight - might as well spend it under the stars and on the plush grass of the Yucca Valley Community Center for their Summer Concert Series and the high-energy music of Cassie B! The San Diego singer will be…
La Matadora Gallery is showcasing artisanal belt buckles that were big in the 2000s, and like so many things from that era, are officially back in style. The metal buckles makde by artist Mikal Winn could be seen hugging the hips of Halle Bery,…
The San Bernardino County Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is committed to supporting veterans and their families by ensuring they receive the benefits they've earned through their service. Coming up Next Wednesday, August 14, Morongo…
On Sunday, August 4th a park ranger patrolling the Jumbo Rocks Campground in Joshua Tree National park noticed bright yellow paintball splatters on structures and signage. While at the campground, Law Enforcement Rangers found a slingshot in…
Today is the deadline to file for candidacy in a local elected political body in our county for this election year. San Bernardino County's Registrar of Voters has set today (August 9) as the final day to file to run for a local elected…
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