Gabriel Buerkens, 15 years old. Gabriel Buerkens is a 15 year old from Yucca Valley who has been reported as missing. The Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station received information that the teenager may be in Long Beach, California. Due to…
I was driving back home on the 247 from a few weekends ago when I passed Sawtooth Canyon Campground - situated about halfway between Barstow and Lucerne Valley. I was doing my favorite type of traveling - the kind with no itinerary or…
A proposed 184-acre solar array in Twentynine Palms was the sole and hot topic at an early public meeting last Thursday in Luckie Park. It was led by City of Twentynine Palms Community Development Director Keith Gardner and Nicole Criste - a…
Wildflower season is one of the most stunning times here in the hi-desert, and everybody knows it. Locals wait with bated-breath for our expansive earthy vistas to pop with yellow, orange and purple punctuation, and once the word is out on…
Listen here: Tripod is the beloved, and some might even say iconic three-legged coyote spotted frequently in Twentynine Palms, and even as part of a mural on the side of one local business. Though coyotes have a fearsome reputation as…
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that the MDLT oversees 120,000 acres of the Mojave Desert. They currently manage 60,000 acres, but have protected 120,000 acres since 2006. 60,000 acres have been transferred over to federal…
A damaged bridge has led to the closure of National Trails Highway between Amboy and Kelbaker Road, and repairs are expected to take another three weeks. This closes a major throughway used to connect the Morongo Basin and Las Vegas. San…
More than 3.27 million people entered the gates of Joshua Tree National Park last year and predictably, not all are prepared for the harsh desert climate. The park’s Preventative Search and Rescue (PSAR) program aims to help visitors on the…
The Elks Lodge in Twentynine Palms was the setting of last night’s community meeting between concerned Indian Cove residents and developers of a proposed resort in their neighborhood. Things got heated at last night’s community meeting where…
Listen here: Troy Reynolds entered a “Not Guilty” plea in the suspected hit-and-run case that resulted in the death of Yucca Valley teenager Joshua Barreras. He’s being held on $500,000 bail, an increase from the scheduled $75,000 bail that…
At last Tuesday’s MUSD meeting, Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services Amy Woods recognized the 29 Palms Junior High School “Steam Cats” Robotics team for their excellence after winning the Judge’s Award at the Harvard Westlake…
Listen here: The High Desert Choir performed in the midst of the Twentynine Palms Farmers Market on Saturday. The community choir’s performance, which is part of the Workshop 29 and is sponsored by 29 Palms Public Arts Advisory Committee…
Our local veteran outreach non-profit Mil-Tree will be holding a free writing workshop this Sunday, February 18th at Furstwurld from 12 PM to 4 PM as part of their expansive Tapestries of Transformation project. The class will be instructed by…
A restaurant group that owns two restaurants in the hi-desert is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging service charges added automatically to customer bills may have been withheld from servers. The Los Angeles-based restaurant group Last…
Last Saturday’s annual Live from Joshua Tree spoken word event performed to a sold-out crowd of nearly 300 attendees the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, with all proceeds benefiting local veteran outreach non-profit Mil-Tree. Mil Tree Founder…
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