YUCCA VALLEY MAN ARRESTED AT GUNPOINT AFTER SHOOTING AT EX-GIRLFRIEND
A Yucca Valley man was arrested at gunpoint Wednesday after his ex-girlfriend said he was shooting at her during a car chase. Sheriff’s deputies...
YUCCA VALLEY RESIDENTS TO VOTE ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA JUNE 2
The Yucca Valley Town Council said good-bye to County Fire Division Chief Dave Benfield at its meeting last night, and welcomed Division Chief John...
A TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN HAS DIED FROM A FEBRUARY 18 CRASH
The elderly Twentynine Palms man who made a U-turn on Adobe Road causing a crash February 18 has died. Lewis Roller, 91, passed away...
INTERNATIONAL STREET ARTIST ACCUSED OF VANDALIZING JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
Vandalism in the form of spray painting on rocks is becoming a scourge in Joshua Tree and other national parks. A well-known international street...
“SNOWBIRDS”
We camped at Jumbo Rock mid-week in mid-February, and marveled at the influx of wildlife. Ranger Pam Tripp says watch out for the snowbirds…
The...
URINETOWN THE MUSICAL NOW PLAYING AT THEATRE 29
The first Broadway musical production of the Theater 29 2015 season opened last night and runs through March. Directed by Desert Theatre League “Best...
MBTA MANAGER TO STEP DOWN JULY 1
The Morongo Basin Transit Authority’s general manager has announced he will be stepping down this summer. Joe Meer, who has been with the MBTA...
A SMALL EARTHQUAKE SOUTH OF TWENTYNINE PALMS
An earthquake rattled the Twentynine Palms area yesterday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the shallow magnitude 3.7 earthquake was reported Wednesday afternoon...
YUCCA VALLEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO HIT-AND-RUN, VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER
A 70-year-old Yucca Valley man pleaded guilty yesterday to the hit-and-run death of a motorcyclist in Yucca Mesa nearly a year ago. Ronald Svidergol...
SECOND ARMED ROBBERY IN A WEEK IN TWENTYNINE PALMS
Sheriff's deputies are investigating a second armed robbery in Twentynine Palms in less than a week. About 7 p.m. Sunday, an armed man walked...
BLM REPORT SAYS ILLEGAL HOLIDAY OFF-ROADING OVERRAN OUR DESERT
A report from the Bureau of Land Management said some 30,000 off-road vehicles descended on the Mojave Desert over Thanksgiving weekend, and many went...
HISTORIC SITES IN THE NATIONAL PARK
Joshua Tree National Park celebrates and preserves human history as well as nature. Ranger Pam Tripp asks visitors to be respectful of historic sites…
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2 GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAMS IN CIF PLAYOFFS TONIGHT
Both Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms High Schools girls’ basketball teams will be competing in CIF play-off games tonight. The Yucca Valley Lady Trojans...
NEW “EVERY KID IN A PARK” INITIATIVE WILL IMPACT JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
Starting this fall, fourth graders and their families can visit Joshua Tree National Park--and any of the other national park--for free. President Barack Obama...
TWENTYNINE PALMS U-TURN CRASH SENDS THREE TO THE HOSPITAL
A Twentynine Palms man who tried to make a U-turn on Adobe Road is believed to be responsible for a crash that sent three...
ARMED ROBBERY IN TWENTYNINE PALMS, SUSPECT SOUGHT
The Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a man suspected of an armed robbery in Twentynine Palms Tuesday afternoon. According...
SPILLED GAS PLUS SHOP VAC EQUALS TWO BURNED OUT CARS
A Marine learned yesterday that using a shop vac to clean up spilled gasoline probably isn’t such a good idea. According to Twentynine Palms...
DRUG USE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ROBBERY ARREST
Three people were arrested on various charges following a complaint of drug use in front of a home in Yucca Valley Thursday. According to...
OASIS OF MARA CONSTRUCTION
We were camping at Jumbo Rocks in Joshua Tree National Park earlier this week, and read a notice that the visitor center in Twentynine...
ART EVENTS IN JOSHUA TREE SATURDAY
COPPER MOUNTAIN COLLEGE ART SHOW RECEPTION SATURDAY
The “Invention, Reinvention” art show, hosted by Copper Mountain College’s Art Program, will hold an artists’ reception tonight...
