A REMINDER ABOUT CELL PHONE LAWS
Distracted driving is the number one cause of crashes on area highways, with cell phone use a major contributor. ROP broadcast student Christian McBee...
COOLING CENTERS OPENED IN YUCCA VALLEY, TWENTYNINE PALMS, AND JOSHUA TREE
With excessive heat warnings, seniors, infants, young children, and people with chronic health conditions are most vulnerable to health problems during hot weather and...
LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS WANT DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND YOUR HOME
With the heat and dryness comes heightened fire danger in our desert. Managing editor Tami Roleff says local firefighters want you to create a...
ESTHER WILLIAMS, WITH CLOSE TIES TO TWENTYNINE PALMS, DIES AT 91
"America's Mermaid," Esther Williams, died in her sleep early Thursday morning. She was 91. Williams, a star of both the swimming pool and the...
YUCCA VALLEY COUPLE ARRESTED: SQUATTING, DRUGS, STOLEN VEHICLE
A Yucca Valley couple was arrested after they were found squatting in a vacant apartment with drugs and a stolen vehicle. According to a...
CHILDREN LEFT IN CAR IN 105-DEGREE HEAT IN TWENTYNINE PALMS
Parents left two children locked in their car in 105 degree heat while they went into the DMV office in Twentynine Palms Wednesday afternoon....
BUDGET AND BYE BYES FOR HDWD BOARD LAST NIGHT
The Hi-Desert Water District Board meeting last night was full of information on the budget and plans to move ahead with the Wastewater project...
DUI OFF-ROAD VEHICLE RIDER INJURED WHEN HE FALLS OFF
A Twentynine Palms man out riding his Quad off-road vehicle Tuesday morning near Desert Queen Road and Samarkand Drive was arrested Tuesday morning, accused...
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BLAMED FOR WRONG-WAY SPEEDER
Prescription medication was blamed for a wrong-way speeder on Highway 62 Tuesday evening. According to a Sheriff's report, about 6:25, multiple drivers started calling...
MORE VICTIMS FOUND IN CHILD MOLESTATION CASE
A Joshua Tree man who was arrested two weeks ago, accused of having sex with minor girls, had two more victims added to his...
SUPERVISORS RAISE WATER RATES, ESTABLISH REGIONAL MACS
While the approval of the Dollar General Store in Joshua Tree was the hot point issue at yesterday's County Supervisors meeting, the Board also...
SUPERVISORS UPHOLD PERMIT FOR JOSHUA TREE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE
In a 4-to-1 decision yesterday, County Supervisors upheld the Conditional Use Permit for a Joshua Tree Dollar General. More than two dozen local business...
TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN ARRESTED AFTER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
A Twentynine Palms man is in jail, accusing of beating up his wife of four years. According to a Sheriff's report, Austin Duvall, 25,...
YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT, WE CHECK THE AGENDA
The Yucca Valley Town Council meets in a workshop and regular session tonight. Managing Editor Tami Roleff says a busy session will cover a...
MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO APPOINT NEW SUPERINTENDENT TONIGHT
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Directors will meet at Friendly Hill Elementary School tonight. The meeting starts at 5:45 at which time...
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS NO BROWN ACT VIOLATIONS IN TWENTYNINE PALMS
The San Bernardino County District Attorney has decided it will not take any action in alleged Brown Act violations in Twentynine Palms. Reporter Dan...
BREAKING NEWS: DOLLAR GENERAL COMING TO JOSHUA TREE
This just in… A Dollar General store will be coming to Joshua Tree. The County Board of Supervisors followed staff recommendations and denied the...
SMALL FIRE AFFECTS MORONGO GRADE YESTERDAY
A fire on the Morongo Grade slowed traffic Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 5:30, firefighters from CalFire, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and the Bureau...
MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN WONDER VALLEY SATURDAY EVENING
A motorcyclist was killed when he went too fast into a curve on Amboy Road in Wonder Valley, east of Twentynine Palms, Saturday evening....
COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEET, THREE ITEMS IMPACT MORONGO BASIN
In addition to hearing an appeal on Dollar General in Joshua Tree, the County Board of Supervisors will also consider a Joshua Tree land...
