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Greenleaf Scholarship offers full-ride at CMC for one Morongo Basin High School senior
One Morongo Basin senior has the opportunity to receive the Greenleaf Scholarship from Copper Mountain College. The Greenleaf Education Fund was established by the estate of F. Roy Greenleaf, Jr. - who came to the Morongo Basin in the 1970s and…
Short Term Vacation Rentals in the Morongo Basin- regulations, applications and limits
The rise of the sharing economy has created new challenges for residents and hosts. In the Morongo Basin, we have regulations for Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, and San Bernardino County for all unincorporated areas. Understanding the rules…
Bird Count in Joshua Tree National Park reveals rare species among common feathered friends
Listen here: We have a huge variety of different bird species here in the hi desert - native species that are unique to our area as well as migrating birds that are just passing through. Bird-brain Robert Haydon joins us with the results of an…
Six smash-and-grab burglaries hit Hi- Desert businesses from Morongo to 29 Palms on Jan. 11
A string of smash-and-grab burglaries has rocked the hi-desert, as six businesses on Highway 62 - from Morongo Valley to Twentynine Palms - had glass doors smashed and money taken by the same two suspects. Sometime late Wednesday night (January…
Second Saturday Art Crawl in Joshua Tree tonight, Jan. 14
Every Second Saturday of the month, downtown Joshua Trees art galleries band together for openings and events that showcase the incredible and diverse artwork being made here in the high desert. Joshua Tree Art Gallery, located at 61607…
Man Killed in Lethal Force Encounter with Sheriff’s Deputies in Joshua Tree
A lethal force encounter with Sheriff’s Deputies at a Joshua Tree home left one man dead on Wednesday night (January 11). At 8:25 p.m., Deputies responded to a report of a man breaking into a house on the 61700 block of Oleander Drive. Deputies…
Jane Rodgers named interim Joshua Tree National Park Superintendent
As David Smith leaves Joshua Tree National Park, the National Park Service has named Jane Rodgers as interim superintendent. Rodgers is Joshua Tree National Park’s current Chief of Science and Resource Stewardship. Rodgers will serve as the…
“Angles of Intention” open at JTAG – Joshua Tree Art Gallery
The Joshua Tree Art Gallery - or JTAG - is opening a new show tonight titled “Angles of Intention: Paintings by David Mackenzie & James O’Keefe. The show is a series of paintings by the artists that explore their unique use of line, color…
Psychedelic, Punk and Hardcore music coming to Firehouse Joshua Tree tonight 1/7
A wild night of music is taking place at one of Joshua Tree's newest venues, the Firehouse JT SaneSun Martyrs, a collaborative music act playing psychedelic hardcore based in Joshua Tree is headlining this thrilling musical event. As…
Free art show and music at Hey There! Gallery in Joshua Tree
hey there! Is hosting a Free Live Musical Performance! Sunday, January 8 at 5 PM. Little Mazarn is a musical collaboration between friends Lindsey Verrill (songwriter, vocalist) and Jeff Johnston (saw) from Austin Texas. Their songs invent…
49 Palms Trail temporary closure schedule for Joshua Tree National Park
The 49 Palms Trail in Joshua Tree National Park will be closed Sunday nights through Thursdays until the end of March 2023. Park managers said that the closure is necessary to maintain the trail, but are doing their best to keep it open for…
2022 Morongo Basin Theatre Year in Review
Listen here: 2022 saw a return to live in person performance for area theatres for their first full season post pandemic. Theatre 29 brought “Murder on the Orient Express”, The cabaret “Almost Love”, “Rapunzel” and “MIS-CAST 2022” revue to close…
Joshua Tree STR burgled through unlocked door, suspect found through boot prints
A Joshua Tree man is suspected of stealing from guests at a Joshua Tree vacation rental after they left the backdoor of the house unlocked. Guests at a short term vacation rental in the 61700 block of Parkway Blvd told Sheriff’s Deputies that…
Joshua Tree apartments’ laundry room emptied of $2000 in quarters
Listen here: A locked laundry room at the Yucca Trail Apartments in Joshua Tree was reportedly broken into on early Wednesday morning, with approximately $2000 in quarters stolen from 12 coin-operated washers and dryers. According to the…
How to (responsibly) dispose of your Christmas tree in the Morongo Basin
Your Christmas tree may still appear green, but all that time inside your home in the high desert has dried that dead tree from the inside out, making it extremely flammable. Needles, sap and small branches can burn too quickly for an indoor…
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