Joshua Tree
Wednesday Water Round-Up
Yucca Valley’s Hi-Desert Water District board of directors will meet at 4 p.m. today (April 19, 2023). And down the highway in Joshua Tree, the Joshua Basin Water District’s regular meeting begins promptly at 5:30 p.m. No action items appear on…
Wonder Valley attempted murder trial hears opening statements yesterday in Joshua Tree
Listen here: Pejman Elahi - the Wonder Valley man on trial for 9 different counts, including attempted murder and assault with a firearm - began his trial Thursday afternoon after a morning of finishing up jury selection. Opening statements…
Joshua Tree home destroyed by fire yesterday, Apr. 12
A home in Joshua Tree was destroyed yesterday afternoon (April 12) by fire, displacing two people. At approximately 1:15 PM, San Bernardino County Fire crews responded to reports of a heavy smoke and fire emanating from a single story home in…
‘JT Facelift’ Community Clean-Up Event this weekend Apr. 14-15
JT Facelift, a community clean up event organized by the Yosemite Climbing Association and Friends of Joshua Tree, is happening this Saturday, April 15, with rousing before and after parties scheduled at the event hub, Joshua Tree Lake RV &…
JT Facelift Community Clean-up this weekend, Apr. 15
To beautify a few eyesore spots in the Morongo Basin, JT Facelift, a community clean-up event, is happening this weekend. JT Facelift, a community clean up event organized by the Yosemite Climbing Association and Friends of Joshua Tree, is…
Weekend Field Reports- The Desert Cottontail Bunny
Listen here: The Mojave desert is home to many unique animals - and there’s no doubt its a unique thrill to spot one of the rarer species that we are famous for. I’ve yet to see a bighorn sheep, tortoise or bobcat in the wild but I know they are…
Zine Release Party Tonight at Space Cowboy Books
Local artist Zara Kand celebrates the release of her Dada-inspired new magazine ADAD Zine this Saturday, April 8th, at Space Cowboy Books in Joshua Tree, as part of Sun Alley Shops Second Saturday Artwalk. This Saturday April 8th, a release…
Scooter rider struck and killed on Hwy. 62 in Joshua Tree on Saturday
A scooter rider was struck and killed by a pick-up truck on Twentynine Palms Highway in Joshua Tree on Saturday (March 25). The California Highway Patrol reports that, at approximately 9:40 p.m., a 35 year-old man from Long Beach was riding a…
Native Plant Sale at Joshua Basin Water District on Sunday, Mar. 26
Cultivating your garden with native plants offers a world of benefits other than natural low water use and drought tolerance. When you pick up native plant specimens at Sunday’s Native Plant Sale at the Joshua Basin Water District, you’ll bring…
High Desert Beekeepers meet Saturday, Mar. 25 in Joshua Tree
The High Desert Beekeepers Association is meeting tomorrow, March 25th from noon to 2PM. Come share your bee stories and adventures, or bring your bee question and be prepared for multiple answers, ideas and opinions from the growing number of…
Shots fired in 29 Palms neighborhood leads to arrests, guns seized
On Saturday (March 18) at 9 p.m., County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a report of shots heard in the 1700 block of Valley View Road. A female resident of the property told Deputies that she heard five or six shots fired, and believed that the…
Furstworld event space in Joshua Tree closed by county, all upcoming events cancelled
Furstwurld, the non-profit community event space operating slightly below the radar in Joshua Tree, was closed suddenly by the county last week. Furstworld founder Bobby Furst and the organization’s board of directors received a call from San…
Joshua Basin Water District remembers Barbara Delph, plans how to fill vacant board seat
Last night (March 15, 2023) in Joshua Tree, directors at the Joshua Basin Water District made tearful tributes to late director Barbara Delph and discussed how to fill the board seat her death leaves open. The water district’s open director seat…
Local Author Michael G. Vail facilitates free writing class for CMC’s “Howl” Workshop Friday, Mar. 17
Michael G. Vail Local author Michael G. Vail will be leading the HOWL writing workshop this Friday on the CMC campus in room 101 from 2 to 4 pm. Vail is the author of The Salvation of San Juan Cajon, a novel about the desperate struggle to…
81-year-old Joshua Tree man struck and killed by car
A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed on Twentynine Palms Highway this weekend. At around 5 a.m. on Saturday (March 4), an 81 year old man from Joshua Tree was walking westbound in the eastbound right lane on Twentynine Palms Highway near…
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