Hilary Sloane
Reporter
hilary@z1077fm.com
After a long successful career as a Photostylist and producer in New York and Los Angeles, Hilary Sloane moved to the Morongo Basin and began a new career as a journalist and documentary photographer, getting a journalism certification from Michigan State. Hilary is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) and has documented the work of local and International non-profits. She has a podcast on Sound Cloud and is looking forward to adding more. Her favorite pastime is watching the wildlife around her home, traveling, and meeting new people.
Stories by Hilary Sloane
August 16, 2026
Linda Sibio’s “Cracked Eggs” holding fundraiser at the Beatnik Lounge on Sunday (8/16)
Joshua Tree artist Linda Sibio has spent decades turning her experience with mental illness into art and creating opportunities for other artists to find their creative voices. Now,…
August 10, 2026
“Side Trips” by Kearns Family celebrates Furstwurld and other hi-desert originals (and covers)
Pat and Susan Kearns have spent decades making music together. Since coming to the Morongo Basin, they’ve become part of a community of artists and musicians who inspire…
July 23, 2026
Yucca Valley Film Festival opens submissions for 8th annual event
The Yucca Valley Film Festival has announced that all local Morongo Basin-based filmmakers can submit their work to the widely-recognized film fest for free. The Yucca Valley Film…
July 18, 2026
A new exhibition explores California’s counterculture through the art of Nicki Marx
A new exhibition opening this month at Hi-Desert Artists in Yucca Valley brings an important chapter of California art history to the Morongo Basin. The show features the…
July 10, 2026
Residents call for oversight of Flock camera program
Roughly 60 residents gathered Thursday evening, July 9th, at the Twentynine Palms Luckie Park Activity Center. The meeting was a roundtable discussion on the existing Flock cameras and…
June 25, 2026
SCE Town Hall draws few, blames outages on sensitive protective equipment
Southern California Edison representatives met with residents on Wednesday evening at a community town hall hosted by Twentynine Palms Councilwoman April Ramirez. The meeting was billed as an…
June 17, 2026
MUSD adopts budget and LCAP while concerns over school closures and transparency persist
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Education approved its budget and Local Control Accountability Plan on Tuesday night, while community members continued to raise concerns about district…
June 7, 2026
Old Woman Springs Road memorial project documents healing, remembrance, and community connection
State Route 247 cuts through the desert between Yucca Valley and Lucerne Valley before heading north toward Barstow. But for many local residents, the section of the two-lane…
May 28, 2026
Mil-Tree spoken word events share stories of service
This month in Twentynine Palms and Joshua Tree, Mil-Tree’s Writes of Passage program is bringing veterans and civilians together through storytelling, spoken word, and live performance. After a…
May 21, 2026
Yucca Valley Family Creates Scholarship in Memory of Michael Ramos Jr.
Months after Yucca Valley High School student-athlete Michael Ramos Jr. was killed during an act of violence at a party in December of 2025, his parents returned to…