Z107.7 Staff

A Yucca Valley man was arrested Sunday night, accused of punching his girlfriend in the face. According to a Sheriff's report, Marcelo Mora, 36, got into an argument with his girlfriend of 13 years over family issues. The girlfriend told deputies Mora punched her in the face with a closed fist, and deputies noted swelling and redness to the left side of her forehead. Marcelo Mora was arrested for investigation of domestic battery and booked into the Morongo Basin Jail. He was released…

ANOTHER INTERNET SCAM TO WATCH OUT FOR

Con artists continue try to scam vulnerable and gullible people. Managing editor Tami Roleff gives one example… Con artists attempted to scam a Yucca Valley man out of his money recently. According to a Sheriff's report, a man in the 7000 block of Cholla Avenue received an e-mail from someone in the Ukraine who said he needed help for children who needed heart transplants. The Yucca Valley man then received a letter that included a check for nearly $3000, with instructions to keep $400 and…

HIT AND RUN DRIVER GET 6 YEARS IN PRISON

A judge in Joshua Tree Superior Court threw out the plea agreement yesterday of the Twentynine Palms man who pled guilty to a hit-and-run accident that severely injured a Twentynine Palms boy in April. In June, Dennis Martinez, 43, accepted a plea bargain in which he would be sentenced to two years in exchange for pleading guilty to felony hit and run. Jacob Baker, now 13, was riding his scooter in front of his home April 26 when he was struck by Martinez in his pick up truck, who then fled the…

A REMINDER ABOUT THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING

The stormy weather is bringing flash flood watches and warnings to our area of the desert. Reporter Corrisa Evans has some timely safety tips… Flash floods can happen any time and any place with little to no warning. From mountainous to flat terrains, rain may be channeled into ravines turning a wash into a torrent in minutes. Make sure to know the signs and rules for flash floods. Keep alert for heavy rain and watch for rising water levels. Know where high ground is and get there quickly if the…

STORMS BRING FLASH FLOODS, POWER OUTAGES, ROAD CLOSURES

Flash flooding on Tuesday forced the closure of a two-mile stretch of Highway 62 in Twentynine Palms. Caltrans closed the 62 from Godwin Road to Highway 95 just west of the Arizona state line. The road was closed until early Wednesday morning. "There was a lot of mud debris across the roadway that we had to clean up," said Caltrans spokeswoman Terri Kasinga. The thunderstorms also cause sporadic power outages in areas of the Morongo Basin. The hardest hit was the Wonder Valley area and…

ONE MAN KILLED IN CRASH ON HIGHWAY IN JOSHUA TREE

One person was killed in a head-on collision in Joshua Tree this morning. At 2:55 a.m., a man, identified only as a member of the military, was driving westbound on the highway in the number 2 lane (that's the slow lane) and for unknown reasons, veered across the highway just east of Rotary Way and collided head-on with a big-rig driving eastbound on the highway in the number 2 lane. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was killed in the collision. The driver of the big rig suffered…

DUI DRIVER KNOCKS DOWN UTILITY POLE IN TWENTYNINE PALMS

The driver of a car that knocked down a power pole in Twentynine Palms Saturday morning was arrested for driving under the influence. Deputies responded to Lear and the Highway at 3:08 a.m. to find the pole down and a car with damage sitting in the middle of the road. A short time letter a call to CHP dispatchers from the driver, identified as Christopher Willams, reported he and fallen asleep at the when. Further investigation resulted in the arrest of Williams. Christopher Williams was booked…

HI-DESERT MEDICAL CENTER TO PUT BIG SIGN ON THE HIGHWAY

Hi-Desert Medical Center officials announced they are installing a solar-powered monument sign at the corner of Highway 62 and White Feather Road in Joshua Tree. The sign's high prominence and visibility will assist visitors in locating the hospital District and those trying to find the hospital during a medical emergency. According to chief information officer Dan McClure, whose staff is leading the project, besides addressing safety concerns over visitors missing the turn to the hospital…

BLOOD DRIVE AT VON’S IN YUCCA VALLEY TOMORROW

Desert Blood Services will conduct a community blood drive in Yucca Valley tomorrow. Blood donations will be taken at Vons, from 2 to 6 p.m. Local hospitals are experiencing critically low supplies of type O-negative blood. O-negative is the "universal donor" for red cells and is needed for emergency transfusions when there is not time to determine a patient's blood type. Healthy individuals at least 15 years old may donate blood. All prospective donors should be free of…

TWENTYNINE PALMS PLANNING COMMISSION TO MULL REQUEST FOR LIQUOR LICENSE