Yucca Valley sewer users will see a big reduction of their property tax this year, thanks to Measure Z The Hi Desert Water District, which serves Yucca Valley, announced yesterday that property owners in Yucca Valley subject to the Phase 1 Sewer Assessment District number 2014-1 will pay $393.16 instead of the original $706.50 on their 2024/2025 property tax bill thanks to Measure Z (46% savings). Measure Z is a half-cent sales tax passed by Yucca Valley voters in 2015. About half of the sales…

A suspect arrested in connection with a Yucca Valley homicide has been released, and the charges against him have been dropped.

A woman was arrested in Landers on Friday for firing a gun with gross negligence. On Friday (September 20) at around 5:30 p.m., San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies with the Morongo Basin station say that Cheryl Carpenter, 60, called 911. Deputies say they responded to the 60500 block of Stearman Rd in Landers, and while they determined that Carpenter fired a gun in a dangerous fashion. Carpenter was taken into custody, and a handgun was recovered from the scene. No injuries were…