The Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station has announced the date of their annual "National Night Out." Set this year for October 10 at the Yucca Valley Wal-Mart, the National Night Out is a nationwide community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Morongo Basin Station and other first responders from the hi-desert participate each year in the campaign locally. They announced the date for this year's event yesterday,…

Could the power poles cluttering up the desert vistas ever move underground? Not any time soon, according to Southern California Edison. Jeffrey Monford from SCE joined Gary Daigneault on the “Up Close Show” last week to field some questions from customers. Joshua Tree resident Christopher Claire asked about the possibility of moving electrical infrastructure underground in the Morongo Basin. Here is Daigneault and Monford with the answer. Monford described the process as "extraordinarily…

A free driving class for teens is being held this afternoon by the California Highway Patrol's Morongo Basin office. Geared towards teens and new drivers, the class will prepare young drivers with strategies for understanding the dynamics of and avoiding crashes, the consequences of careless driving, and safe driving habits. Parents and/or guardians are required to attend with the teen drivers. Teen attendees will receive a certificate upon completion of the course. Some…

Electricity rates are on the rise every single year. Even if you have solar power - depending on when you installed it - your rates for buybacks have decreased as well, meaning that if you are on the grid and pay Southern California Edison for power, it probably has been costing you more no matter what type of setup you have.  Jeffrey Monford from SCE joined Gary Daigneault on the "Up Close Show" on Friday to field some questions from customers - including what’s causing those rate…

​​Two convicted felons were arrested on suspicion of having a “ghost gun” in Yucca Valley. On Thursday morning (August 15) around 4 a.m., a deputy from the Sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station conducted a security check on an occupied van parked near the intersection of Balsa Ave and Maki Ave in Yucca Valley. Deputies report finding Jesse Palacios, 29, and Bronte Granell, 32, on a bed in the van. Deputies determined that both Palacios and Granell were convicted felons, and Palacios was currently on…