After over 5 years in the courts, the trial of Arthur Davies officially begins today. A jury of 12 of Arthur Davies’ peers was picked yesterday afternoon after another long day of jury selection and the process of voir dire - where prosecution and defense can ask questions of the jury and dismiss potential jurors based on those answers. The case has been awaiting a trial since Davies pled not-guilty to charges of Murder and Felony Assault on a Child Causing Death. Parker Lee Schumacher was 1…

Listen here: As of Saturday, the York Fire burning in the Mojave National Preserve is just over 93,000 acres with 93% containment, according to the National Park Service. The fire crossed over into Clark County, Nevada and has burned a little over 9000 acres there. Currently there are 325 firefighters and personnel assigned to the York Fire. According to the National Park Service’s press release - firefighters are successfully working to extinguish any remaining heat on the fire’s perimeter…

The Johnson Valley Community Center is hosting August’s First Saturday Dinner- and this month’s its a TRI-TIP. Doors open at 6:30 and the dinner is at 7:00 - the price is $10 a person, and kids 12 and under are only 5 bucks. Everyone is welcome, and Stay for the Johnson Valley Improvement Association’s meeting after dinner to stay informed on what’s happening in your neighborhood! While you are there, check out gift items and JVIA fundraising specialties on display at the Boutique Table,…

The trial of Arthur Davies - the man accused of murdering the 1-year-old son of his then girlfriend - started yesterday with a pretrial motion that could have once-again delayed the over 5-year old trial. The pretrial - or limine motion - was filed by the defense to grant a continuance based on the pre-arrest interview that occurred after Parker Lee Schumaker succumbed to injuries consistent with child abuse . On that day - Feb 11th 2018 - starting at 4AM, Davies underwent a polygraph test and…

The case has been in the courts for over 5 years - it was 2018 when Davies was arrested for murder of Parker Lee Schumacher - the 1-year old son of his then-girlfriend. In February of 2018, the toddler was originally taken to the Hi-Desert Medical Center and was then flown to Loma Linda University Medical Center and placed on life support with injuries consistent with child abuse, which caused hospital staff to notify authorities. At the time, Arthur Davies, 38, was arrested for suspicion of…

A head-on collision in Twentynine Palms sent both drivers to the hospital for minor injuries. On Thursday, July 27, at approximately 8:30 a.m., County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a traffic collision at Utah Trail in Sunset Drive in Twentynine Palms. Deputies say that a white Ford Focus, driving northbound on Utah Trail collided head on into a gray Subaru Ascent, which was heading southbound on Utah Trail. The drivers of the Ford, identified as a 32 year-old female resident of Twentynine…