MORONGO BASIN’S FIRST BABY OF THE NEW YEAR BORN WEDNESDAY

The Morongo Basin finally has its first baby of the New Year. Noelani Valencia Leopoldo was born Wednesday, January 4, at 10:32 p.m. Her...

EARTHQUAKE HITS NEAR JOSHUA TREE LAST NIGHT

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday evening, just 8 miles south of Joshua Tree, 9 miles south-southeast of Yucca Valley, according to the...

TOMORROW’S HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES

Coming up in high school sports tomorrow, the Yucca Valley High School Trojan soccer team travels to Desert Hot Springs. The girls' game starts...

MAGNETISM FEATURED AT HI-DESERT NATURE MUSEUM SCIENCE SATURDAY

The Hi-Desert Nature museum will be featuring magnetism at its Science Saturday event this weekend. Reporter Derwood Andrews, himself a magnetic personality, files this...

RETIRED TEACHERS MEET NEXT WEEK

The California Retired Teacher' Association meets this month on January 13 at the Helen Gray Educational Complex in Joshua Tree beginning at 10 a.m....

RECEPTION FOR NEW SHOW SUNDAY AT 29 PALMS ART GALLERY

Through January 29, enjoy the paintings of Sharon Costa in the Main Gallery and photography by David McChesney in the West Gallery at the...

JOSHUA BASIN WATER DISTRICT GETS GOOD FINANCIAL GRADES, LIMITS GARDEN USE

Joshua Basin Water District got a good financial report card from auditors last night. Reporter Mike Lizpistz was there and files this report... At last...

LOST COUPLE RESCUED BY SHERIFF’S HELICOPTER IN JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

New Year's Eve didn't go quite the way a Los Angeles couple had planned. On Saturday, an unidentified man and woman in their late...

TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN ARRESTED FOR FELONY CHILD ABUSE

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Wednesday for punching a child. According to the Sheriff's Department, Michael Morgan, 47, of the 6900 block of...

HI-DESERT WATER NO LONGER NEGOTIATING FOR BLUE SKIES COUNTRY CLUB

The deal for the Hi-Desert Water District to buy the Blue Skies Country Club properties in Yucca Valley to control the water rights is...

SERVICES SATURDAY FOR MARCELLA HULL

Marcella J. Hull, a 53-year resident of Twentynine Palms, died December 27. She was 90 years old. She is survived by her daughter, Irene...

YUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER IN ACTION MONDAY

The Yucca Valley High School Trojan boys soccer team traveled to Lake Elsinore Monday for their last preseason game versus Temescal Canyon High School....

TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL IN TWO TOURNAMENTS OVER THE HOLIDAYS

The Twentynine Palms Varsity Boys' basketball team entered two holiday tourneys over the winter break. The first tournament was the Palms Springs Winter Classic....

HIGH DESERT WATER DISTRICT BOARD MEETS TONIGHT, WE CHECK THE AGENDA

The Hi-Desert Water District Board meets in regular session tonight. Reporter Derwood Andrews checks the agenda... On the Hi-Desert Water District agenda tonight is a...

“DESERT STORMS” SHOW RECEPTION AT TWENTYNINE PALMS VISITORS CENTER

Fifteen desert artists are showing work in the new "Desert Storms" show at the downtown Twentynine Palms Visitor Center and Chamber of Commerce office....

COMPETING BLOOD BANKS MERGE INTO DESERT BLOOD SERVICES

Ending years of fierce competition, the region's two blood providers have joined forces to form a single nonprofit supplier. Community Blood Bank and LifeStream...

AUDITIONS FOR “LOST IN YONKERS” AT THEATRE 29 JANUARY 16

The first show of the Theatre 29 2012 season, "Jake's Women" is set to open for a 5-week run January 13. Reporter Mike Lipsitz...

FALSE ID LEADS TO ARREST IN YUCCA VALLEY

Don't give deputies a false name and think you'll get away with it. About 7 Sunday evening, a Sheriff's deputy stopped a man at...

NO LICENSE PLATE LEADS TO DRUG ARREST

A traffic stop for not having a license plate resulted in the arrest of a Yucca Valley woman. Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday,...

TWENTYNINE PALMS ACCIDENT SENDS TWO TO HOSPITALS

A traffic accident in Twentynine Palms yesterday afternoon sent two Twentynine Palms residents to area hospitals. According to the Sheriff's Department, Judith Barnard, 21,...