The Twentynine Palms High School Varsity Basketball Team traveled away to Shadow Hills Friday night. Coach Mike Schneider said the game started with nice defensive efforts for both teams. Scoring was at a minimum, and the halftime result was 25 points for both teams. The second half was a completely different story for the Wildcats. The 'Cats went on a 20-to-4 run and they never let up. The final was a victory for the Wildcats, 58-to-39, leaving the Knights of Shadow Hills frustrated…

A fundraiser this weekend for the Key Club at Yucca Valley High School. Reporter Derwood Andrews says it is the 3rd annual Battle of the Bands... Yucca Valley High School Key Club present the third annual Battle of the Bands on Saturday night January 28th. Doors open at 6:30 and it's $10 at the door. Glow sticks and food will be for sale and proceeds go towards Pediatric Trauma Prevention and local charities. Come see and vote on the bands you know and love, and bands, make sure you attend…

Theatre 29 is looking for an actress for the Neil Simon Comedy "Lost in Yonkers." The actress previously cast had a family emergency and can not continue in the leading female role of Aunt Bella in the play. The character is a 35-year-old mentally challenged family member living at home with her mother. An actress between 30 and 45 years old can play the role. Those interested in reading for the role come to the theater at 6 p.m. this evening and be prepared to stay for the first…

The annual Miss Yucca Valley pageant is set for this coming February 4th. Z107-7 is introducing you to all of the candidates in the days leading up to the event. Today we meet Katie Davis... Today we visit with Katie Davis, a junior at Yucca Valley High School and a candidate for Miss Yucca Valley. Who is the prominent woman interviewed, and what you have learned… My prominent lady is Debbie Wagner and to never be afraid and to ask questions and put my opinions out there. What have you learned…

A Twentynine Palms couple was arrested Saturday morning after they were found stealing metal from a home in Wonder Valley. According to the Sheriff's Department, a neighbor called about 11:20 to report that an unfamiliar pick-up truck was parked in the 89100 block of Calle de Oro in Wonder Valley, and two people were loading metal and other items into the back of the truck. Mark Bennett, 61, and Bernice Barcott, 53, were arrested for being in possession of stolen rebar, steel pipe, and…

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested after Sheriff deputies say he abused his wife. According to a Sheriff's report of the incident, deputies brought Chadwick Novak, who was drunk, to his home in the 7400 block of Sahara Avenue in Twentynine Palms about 3:45 a.m. Saturday. After he got home, he threw his wife to the ground, then locked himself in a bedroom with a rifle. When Chadwick Novak finally emerged from the bedroom, he was arrested for investigation of felony spouse abuse. Chadwick…

The California Highway Patrol is looking for the driver of a red sedan responsible for an accident in Twentynine Palms that injured a Yucca Valley woman. According to the CHP, Valentin Gonzalez, 18, was driving his black 2005 Nissan Altima westbound on Indian Trail just east of Morongo Road shortly before 2:30 last Tuesday. An unidentified driver of a red, mid-1990s Honda or Toyota four-door sedan was driving eastbound on Indian Trail, when for unknown reasons, the red car came into…

New technology is bringing changes to how you get forms and instructions from the IRS. Reporter Dan Stork says those forms are no longer being mailed… Effective last year, the Internal Revenue Service no longer mails paper income tax packages to taxpayers. In an article on www.irs.gov, the IRS said that in early October of 2010, it sent a postcard to individuals who filed paper returns the previous year and did not use a tax preparer or tax software. The information explained how to get the tax…

Jurors are in the second day of deliberations today after a three-month-long trial in the case of a Palm Springs man who is accused of the 2007 murder of a Yucca Mesa woman. Closing arguments were presented in court Thursday in the trial of Sherhaun Brown, 34, who is being tried for the horrific murder of Kristy Vert in May 2007. He is also accused of brutally raping and slashing the throat of Vert's daughter-in-law, who, with her two young sons, lived with Vert in the 57000 block of…

A Yucca Valley man is in custody, accused of trying to murder his estranged wife at her home in Big Bear. According to the Sheriff's department, Marvin Engebretson, 71, of the 7500 block of Palm Avenue, forced his way into his wife's home, threatened to kill her with a gun, beat her, and held her against her will. His wife finally managed to convince Engebretson to let her go and she notified the Big Bear Sheriff's department. Marvin Engebretson was arrested at his home January 15…