THE STATE HAS ELIMINATED THE MONEY BAIL SYSTEM WITH A BAIL REFORM BILL

Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill Tuesday that dramatically revamps the bail system for criminal offenders. Effective October 1, 2019, SB 10 will eliminate the...

A FULL HOUSE IN JOSHUA TREE HEARS A PITCH FOR NEW COUNTY FIRE FEES

The San Bernardino County Fire Department held another community meeting last night to discuss the what, why and how of expanding Service Zone FP-5....

SPIRIT RIDE HONORING FIRST RESPONDERS ARRIVES IN TWENTYNINE PALMS TOMORROW

  When law enforcement, firefighters and paramedics, and tow truck drivers have their emergency lights flashing, drivers are required by law to move over one...

FIRE CHIEF TO EXPLAIN NEW FIRE FEES AT JOSHUA TREE TOWN HALL MEETING MONDAY

San Bernardino County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig will present information at a Joshua Tree town hall meeting Monday, August 27, concerning the expansion of...

CITY OF TWENTYNINE PALMS ERRS IN ELECTION PROCEDURE, MINTZ WILL BE ON THE BALLOT

After originally announcing that Twentynine Palms City Council incumbent Dan Mintz would be appointed into his district 3 seat because no one qualified to...

STATE COURT DENIES APPEAL OF CHRISTOPHER LEE’S MURDER CONVICTION

A California court has denied Christopher Lee’s appeal of his conviction of murdering his former lover, Erin Corwin of Twentynine Palms, in June 2014....

MORONGO VALLEY FIREFIGHTERS PROTESTING MUTUAL AID WITH CALIMESA

Members of the Morongo Valley fire department will be in attendance at tonight’s Morongo Valley Community Service District board meeting to oppose a proposed...

SEARCHERS SPENT THE WEEKEND LOOKING FOR MAN MISSING IN 49 PALMS CANYON

This past weekend, staff and volunteers from San Bernardino County Sherriff’s Department Search and Rescue and the National Park Service continued the search for...

SIGN UP NOW FOR NEW START SMART DRIVING CLASS

The California Highway Patrol Morongo Basin is hosting a Start Smart driving awareness class for newly licensed drivers. Managing editor Tami Roleff has the...

MAN ACCUSED OF MAKING CRIMINAL THREATS

A Kentucky man was arrested at the Joshua Tree courthouse Thursday, after his estranged wife said he had threatened to kill her. According to...

TWO JUVENILES ARRESTED FOLLOWING OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN JOSHUA TREE

Two Joshua Tree boys accused of shooting a pellet gun at deputies and at a home were arrested Wednesday night. According to a Sheriff’s...

TWO IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN JOSHUA TREE EARLY THURSDAY

  UPDATED: 2:30 pm, August 16, 2018 Two Joshua Tree boys accused of shooting a pellet gun at deputies and at a home were arrested Wednesday night. According...

YUCCA VALLEY CRASH HOSPITALIZES FOUR

Four people were hospitalized following a head-on crash in Yucca Valley Tuesday night. Just after 8 p.m., a 2017 Toyota  attempted to pass another...

LOCAL TOWN AND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES NAMED FOR NOVEMBER ELECTIONS

The Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms clerks have released the list of candidates for the Yucca Valley Town Council and Twentynine Palms City Council....

MORONGO BASIN CHP OFFERS START SMART DRIVING CLASS

The Morongo Basin CHP is once again hosting a Start Smart driving awareness class for newly licensed drivers. Reporter Eric Knabe has the class...

MARINE CORPS BASE VENDOR ACCUSED OF GRAND THEFT

A vendor at the base’s main exchange was arrested Thursday, accused of grand theft. According to a Sheriff’s report, Kace Yoshitomi, 42, of Desert...

ONE ARREST FOLLOWING HIGH SPEED PURSUIT THURSDAY

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Thursday following a high-speed pursuit through Twentynine Palms and Wonder Valley. According to the California Highway Patrol, an...

A HOME INVASION ARMED ROBBERY REPORTED IN YUCCA VALLEY

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a home invasion armed robbery in Yucca Valley. According to a Sheriff’s report, a resident in the 56200 block of...

HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN TWENTYNINE PALMS MONDAY

The Sheriff’s Homicide Division is investigating the discovery of human remains in Twentynine Palms. According to limited information from the Sheriff’s Department, a man...