Local News
Local news, events and information for the Morongo Basin: Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, Morongo Valley, Landers, Wonder Valley, and all other unincorporated areas of the hi-desert.
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FREE CHRISTMAS MEAL IN YUCCA VALLEY TOMORROW
There are many of us who spend the holidays with four walls and boxes of tissues, and many who just…
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HOLIDAY SAFETY REMINDERS
On this Christmas Eve, we offer important tips to protect you and your family. Assignment reporter Katie Baker has reminders…
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APPLICATIONS BEING TAKEN FOR 2014-15 COUNTY GRAND JURY
Volunteers for the 2014-2015 San Bernardino County Grand Jury are being sought; the recruiting period is open for those citizens…
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TEN CANDIDATES COMPETE FOR MISS YUCCA VALLEY PAGEANT
The hard work is underway for the 2014 Miss Yucca valley Scholarship Pageant, produced by the Yucca Valley Rotary Club.…
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TWO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS COLLECT TOYS
Two local organizations have collected toys to distribute to needy children here in the Morongo Basin. The Morongo Basin California…
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GRUBSTAKE DAYS THEME SOUGHT
The Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce is looking for a three- to five- word theme for the 64th Annual Grubstake…
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CALL FOR MINERVA HOYT AWARD NOMINATIONS
Those who work toward the preservation and protection of our magnificent desert are being honored. Reporter Dan Stork says nominations…
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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR THE MBTA
The Morongo Basin Transit Authority (MBTA) will NOT operate service on Wednesday, December 25, in observance of Christmas Day and…
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BURRTEC TRASH PICKUP DELAYED BY ONE DAY
Burrtec Waste and Recycling Service will be closed tomorrow and January 1. Waste and recycling service will be delayed by…
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CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE AT DESERT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Desert Hill Presbyterian Church will hold a Christmas Eve service 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 24. Special music will be provided…
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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
In high school sports, the Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms High School soccer and basketball teams will be participating in…
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ONE ARRESTED, MORE SOUGHT IN RASH OF AREA MAILBOX THEFTS
'Tis the season … for mailbox theft. Dan Stork reports on a overnight spike in this holiday-time crime… Saturday morning,…
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YUCCA VALLEY MAN ARRESTED AFTER ATTACKING MOTHER WITH NAIL GUN
A Yucca Valley man was arrested Saturday after police say he attacked his mother with a nail gun. According to…
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TWO FIRES IN MORONGO BASIN THIS WEEKEND
Twentynine Palms firefighters responded to a small roof fire Sunday morning. According to Captain Robert Marquez, firefighters were called to…
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THE WINNERS OF THE HOLIDAY BUSINESS DECORATING CONTEST
Results are in for the annual holiday decorating contest, which saw record numbers of Basin businesses compete for free local…
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COPPER MOUNTAIN COLLEGE HARLEY-DAVIDSON RAFFLE A HUGE SUCCESS
About 100 people turned out at the Copper Mountain College’s Bell Center Friday to find out if they were the…
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TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL SELECT CHOIR INVITED TO CARNEGIE HALL
The Twentynine Palms High School Select Choir and their boosters are raising funds to make possible a trip to New…
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TLC HARD AT WORK GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS
The hard-working volunteers for TLC are now in the Yucca Valley Community Center and are accepting all donations there. Tender…
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SANTA VISITS NORTH JOSHUA TREE TONIGHT
Joshua Tree firefighters will be escorting Santa around tonight in North Joshua Tree. He’ll be riding in a fire department…
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WE MEET THE MANAGER OF THE TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM
The Twentynine Palms High School Girls Volleyball squad works hard. ROP Broadcasting student Carelyn Mendoza talked to Coach Jennica Pilayan……
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