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Twentynine Palms hosts Holiday Light Parade at Freedom Plaza
Bundled up against a chilly evening, residents of Twentynine Palms lined downtown streets and cheered decorated floats, dazzling decorations and…
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Former vendors at Sky Village Swap Meet find new home at Joshua Tree Retreat Center beginning today (11/29)
Joshua Tree Retreat Center will be the new home to the former vendors of the Sky Village Swap Meet since…
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CHiPs for Kids toy drive continues until December 22
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is once again collecting toys for children in need as part of their “CHiPs for…
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Free speech policy tabled as animal advocates plan to protest at Yucca Valley Film Festival
The consent agenda at town meetings is something that generally doesn’t receive much attention or require discussion as it’s normally…
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Asylum seeker from Africa pins American dream on immigration hearing and help from the hi-desert
Editor’s Note: Rocio’s hearing on October 30 resulted in an extension to source additional paperwork. She is scheduled to return…
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Resources and safety outreach for homeless and unhoused in Morongo Basin
As nights in the hi-desert get cold, local agencies are reminding residents and those without shelter that help is available…
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“The Librarians” explores book bans and First Amendment with special showing this Monday (10/20) in Yucca Valley
On Monday, October 20, Paradigm Cinemas in Yucca Valley will host a special screening of The Librarians (2025), directed by…
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“The Bootleg Dome” turns up the extra-terrestrial activity in Landers
The Bootleg Dome is a new project in Landers and their first show will be an art installation called LETRA…
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Late monsoons result in a golden carpet of Chinchweed for the hi-desert
Whether running errands up and down the highway or hiking deep into Joshua Tree National Park, you’re likely enjoying an…
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Joshua Tree No Kill Shelter hoping for “Howdy Partners” to help support ongoing animal rescues
The Joshua Tree No Kill Shelter is currently the only animal shelter in the Morongo Basin that carries the “no…
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Voting for Morongo Valley Mayor Election underway: may the best dog, pig, or snake win
What was once known as the Morongo Valley Dog Mayor Election is now being called The Morongo Valley Mayor Election,…
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Obernolte: Marines’ proposed takeover of Johnson Valley OHV airspace “extremely troubling”
A proposed expansion of the Marine Corps’ Special Use Airspace (SUA) could impact the Morongo Basin’s culture of off-roading, including…
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Intertribal Noise Symposium this weekend (September 19-21) at Joshua Tree Retreat Center
Yucca Valley Material Labs will be co-hosting the Intertribal Noise Symposium September 19-21 at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center’s Sanctuary…
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Reporter Gabriel Hart looks back on his last three years covering MVCSD, MUSD, and other beats over 500 stories
I joined the dynamic Z107.7 crew in August of 2022 when I was first assigned to the Morongo Valley Community…
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Ziggy the Chicken, mayor of Morongo Valley, passes away at age five
Last Friday, Z107.7 received sad news that Morongo Valley mayor Ziggy the Chicken has passed away at age five. Ziggy…
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All-American Fuel changes ownership after twenty years
The popular family run Morongo Valley gas station All-American Fuel and Food will be selling the business after 20-years of…
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Hi-Desert Water District begins construction on Phase Two of sewer system
Yucca Valley took another major step toward a cleaner, more sustainable future today with the groundbreaking of Phase Two of…
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Family of Lorraine Bird seeking community’s help for information regarding her death
The family of a missing woman who was found dead in the hi-desert are offering up a reward for information…
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Chemehuevi Cemetery in Twentynine Palms lands on National Register of Historic Places
On July 8, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians announced that the tribe’s ancestral Chemehuevi cemetery in Twentynine Palms…
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Local chapter of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People members speak out about the complications between tribal and federal law
After last weekend’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous People painting and storytelling event at Wind Walkers Medicine Wheel in Joshua Tree,…
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