It may not look like it this weekend, but spring is here and that has me wanting to get out and hike as much as I can. One area that I have yet to explore is the Mecca Hills to our south. If you exit the National Park at the Cottonwood Exit you won’t be too far from them. They are also part of the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument - 660,000 acres of potentially protected California desert located south of I-10 and stretching from the Coachella Valley to near the Colorado River. The…

The suspect in a robbery and assault was arrested Wednesday morning. On Tuesday (March 26), Sheriff's Deputies responded to a report of a domestic disturbance and robbery that occurred in the 5000 block of Buena Suerte Road in Yucca Valley. Deputies report the suspect, Nate Lewis, a 55 year-old resident of Yucca Valley, entered the victim's home, made considerable threats with a firearm, and stole property from the house. The victim told deputies that Lewis was her ex-husband,…

A man with previous felony convictions was arrested for suspected possession of a concealed firearm and controlled substances. According to Sheriff’s logs, on Saturday evening just after 7PM, deputies did a pedestrian check on 43-year-old Jason Neal near Sunset Road and Hwy. 62 in Joshua Tree. Neal reportedly advised the officers that he had an unloaded firearm in his backpack. Officers then searched Neal’s backpack and found the firearm alongside what they describe as items consistent…

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced that they will be out on Saturday night from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. looking for drivers suspected of driving under the influence. It’s St. Paddy’s day weekend which means more people will be out celebrating - there’s no law against that. However - impaired driving is against the law, and that means alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs, or anything that impairs your driving and makes you more dangerous on the road - not only to yourself and…