There are basic rules to teach your children to keep them safe when walking to and from school. Always focus attention on road and traffic conditions. Don't play with friends or be distracted. Always walk on sidewalks if available. If sidewalks are unavailable, walk on the edge of the road or on the left shoulder of the road, facing the traffic flow. Cross the street only at marked crosswalks or intersections. Pedestrians are often hit by cars when jaywalking. Stop at the curb and look…

The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act (WJTCA) was passed in July 2023 to conserve the western Joshua trees and their habitat while supporting the state’s renewable energy and housing priorities. The WJTCA has created a permitting process for certain development activities and collects mitigation fees. It is designed to offset the impacts of permitted projects that negatively impact western Joshua trees and help conserve the species on a landscape scale. The new legislation allows California…

The driver of a Frontier Communication truck was injured during a rollover accident on Twentynine Palms Highway in Morongo Valley just before 7 a.m. this morning (August 30). The work truck, which was upside down on the north side of the highway, left the unidentified driver severely injured but able to speak with paramedics as he was taken away. California Highway Patrol officers at the scene told Z107.7 that the driver of the truck was allegedly on his phone and not wearing a seatbelt. UPDATED…