Gregg Imus, a Republican running for California's 8th Congressional District, will be the guest on the Z107.7 "Up Close" show tomorrow. He is running against State Assemblyman and former Yucca Valley Mayor Paul Cook. Under California's new primary system, the top two vote getters run off for the seat, in this case resulting in two Republicans running for the newly formed congressional district. Imus, a Lake Arrowhead resident for 39 years, most recently served as Chief of…

The four public agencies involved will all get together to talk about the future of Fire Services in Twentynine Palms tonight. Reporter Dan Stork has details... In the wake of the failure of the ballot measure to extend and increase the tax that supports the Twentynine Palms Fire Department, there will be a joint workshop to discuss the future of fire services in the City and environs. The meeting will be held at the Community Services Building, 74325 Joe Davis Drive, on Thursday July 12 at 7…

The County Grand Jury said the County Human Services Department isn't cooperating with the District Attorney's Office in prosecution of welfare fraud cases. In their recently released report, the Grand Jury noted, "We learned from the District Attorney's Office they are not able to prosecute cases, as they have been in the past, because they do not get cooperation from the Human Services Department who can provide the evidence needed." The Grand Jury targeted how the…

A series of circumstances has our Hi-Desert Medical Center losing money at an alarming rate. Managing Editor Tami Roleff was said the Hospital Board heard the bad news at this week's meeting... The Hi-Desert Medical Center faces many challenges in the Morongo Basin. It's a small, public hospital in an area where County hospitals are so far away that it becomes a "safety net hospital" for area residents. The Morongo Basin population skews "young," meaning that 80…

A Twentynine Palms man who was convicted of domestic battery in May was arrested Monday—for domestic battery. According to a Sheriff's report, a woman called the Sheriff's department about 10:20 Monday morning saying Michael Carreon, 20, tackled her when she tried to leave a home in the 74300 block of Chemehuevi Drive. The woman asked for a deputy to keep the peace while she collected her things to leave. After an investigation, Michael Carreon was arrested for investigation of…

After a high-speed chase through neighborhoods, a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon resulted in the arrest of a Twentynine Palms woman for failure to yield and a felony warrant. About 4:45 yesterday, a deputy attempted to stop Tina Louise Maurer, 33, for broken tail lights near Mesquite Springs Road and Highway 62. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Jason Radeleff, Maurer fled northbound on Mesquite Springs Road at a high rate of speed and blowing through stop signs. When Maurer attempted to…

A pair of earthquakes, the first moderate and the second small, just one minute apart, rattled the communities of the Morongo Basin today. According to the USGS, the first 3.9 magnitude temblor struck at 10:54 this morning, the second, a 2.6, hit at 10:55. The twin quakes were felt as a sharp jolt followed my a rolling motion at the Z107.7 studios in Joshua Tree, they were centered 2 miles and 3 miles respectively SSE of Yucca Valley. There were no reports of damages or injury.

The Yucca Valley High School Soccer Team beat hometown rival Twentynine Palms yesterday. Yucca Valley High School 6, Twentynine Palms 0. Yucca Valley High School Senior Lukas Rodriguez had an outstanding night scoring the hat trick with three goals and also had two assists. Seniors Sean Feehan, Michael Prince and Austin Hitchcock all had a goal in the contest. Sophomore Logan Vallo had two assists and Junior Haemish O'Donnell had one assist. The Yucca Valley High School Girls Soccer team…

Tomorrow at 4:30 p.m., Yucca Valley Library welcomes back Buster Balloon, the Balloon Twisting Genius. Buster has visited Yucca Valley before and we all fell in love with him and his zany antics. Adults and youth of all ages will enjoy watching Buster perform. Plenty of room as Buster will be performing in the Town Community Center, Yucca Room. For information call 760-228-5455

The Copper Mountain College Board meets tomorrow. Reporter Mike Lipsitz says the meeting includes a public hearing on inconsistencies in employee contracts... Following a closed session meeting, the Copper Mountain College Board of Trustees will convene in regular open session at 3 o'clock tomorrow in the Bell Center's Community Room on the College's Joshua Tree campus. The open session will begin with a public hearing on inconsistencies in the collective bargaining agreement…