UPDATED August 13, 4 p.m.: During the investigation, deputies identified Ulysses Gamboa, a 23 year-old resident of Yucca Valley as the suspect and sought a warrant for his arrest. Earlier today (August 13), deputies report Gamboa was taken into…
Last night, the Twentynine Palms City Council heard updates on Pioneer Days, storm recovery, and Community Event Grants. The city also honored those who assisted others during recent storms. The Twentynine Palms City Council began last night’s…
The Yucca Valley Planning Commission voted to approve part of a display for the external design plan of Black Bear Diner. The Yucca Valley Planning Commission meeting began with three public hearings to amend the Development Code. The first was…
Last night the Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their first regular meeting of the 2024-25 school year at Joshua Tree Elementary. This was the first MUSD meeting to be recorded for full transparency and to be accessible by…
The Yucca Valley Airport District is recruiting. At tonight's regular meeting of the Yucca Valley Airport District Board of Directors, the board will discuss member recruitment for seats that may be open in the November election. The…
The Twentynine Palms High School Ladycats volleyball team hosted the Knights of Shadow Hills last night. Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams fought hard but came up short. In JV action, the cats lost 23-25, fought hard and won 25-22 but…
**(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…
Updated 11/7 @ 7:00 A.M. As ballots continue to be counted, we have an update on…
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