The Mojave Desert Land Trust will also be hosting a spring lecture on desert pollinators tomorrow at their headquarters in Joshua Tree. Dr, Gordon Pratt is the coauthor of the book ‘The Butterflies and Skippers of Joshua Tree National Park.” and the lecture will cover the butterflies you may encounter in the national park as well as offer guidance on how to make your own butterfly habitat using native plants and other things. You can also get a peek at the Mojave Desert Discovery Garden before…

It was a relatively packed courtroom on Wednesday, with extra law enforcement present for testimony and security, with one of the witnesses giving testimony is currently serving a two year sentence in county jail. The first two witnesses were focused on establishing the ownership of the white Suzuki Quad that Pejman Elahi was reportedly riding before and after the alleged assault with a firearm that left a man with three gunshot wounds. Deputy David Moore responded with air assistance in a…

Listen here: The trial of Pejman Elahi continues, with testimony that focused on the initial incident that resulted in 7 of the 9 counts against Elahi - when he allegedly chased down an Instacart Delivery driver on a quad, pointing a gun at him and firing, then continued chase all while trying to get into the vehicle. The half day of testimony wrapped up Cpl. Crowl’s report on weapons found in a subsequent search of the property that Pejman Elahi was occupying - clarifying wheter a small black…

The Morongo Basin Conservation Association has awarded college scholarships to three local graduating high school seniors, with all three high schools in the Morongo Unified School District being represented this year. Recipients were selected from a competitive pool of applicants with demonstrated commitments to include conservation and environmental interests in their education and career plans. Each $1,000 scholarship goes toward the student's higher education expenses in the 2023-24…