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Joshua Tree Community United Methodist Church will provide a free Community Breakfast buffet Saturday morning 9 to 10 a.m. Used clothing, shoes, coats and blankets are free to those in need as supplies last. The church is located at 6213 East…

The Joshua Tree Veterans of Foreign Wars Post will be serving up an oven-fried chicken dinner tonight from 4:30 to 6:30 at the Post on Veteran's Way. There will be no Sunday breakfast, but don't forget about Taco Wednesday from 11 to 1.

The Summer Concert series continues tomorrow evening in the Town of Yucca Valley. Assignment reporter Corrisa Evans invites you to enjoy the sounds of "Silverado"... On July 14 the town of Yucca Valley's Summer Music Festival is…

The Homestead Valley Community Council invites you to their next meeting Monday at 3 p.m. at the Yucca Mesa Community Center at 3133 Balsa Avenue just off Aberdeen. The HVCC addresses County, State and Federal officials concerning issues held…

The Andromeda Astronomical Society will meet at 7 p.m., tonight, July 13, at the Yucca Valley Community Center. The program will feature a DVD, "The Constellations." Hospitality is included.

Free Federal surplus food will be distributed to low-income individuals and families this Monday, Reporter Dan Stork tells us when and where... The Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino will distribute surplus food to low-income…

Come August, there'll be a new Sheriff in town. Captain Donnie Miller, who's been the Chief of Police for Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms for the last four years, will be retiring August 10. Miller has lived his entire life in…

With thunderstorms and accompanying lightning dancing through our desert, you need to protect your electrical equipment. Managing Editor Tami Roleff offers these suggestions... Lightning strikes are one of the major sources of external power…

A recount of ballots cast for the new 8th Congressional District is going on today. The County registrar of voters said Republican candidate Phillip Liberatore, requested a recount of 24 precincts. Liberatore finished third in the race, 240…

A meeting of involved parties and agencies was held last night to determine the future of fire protection in Twentynine Palms. Reporter Dan Stork was there and said a consensus was reached at the meeting... Let the County take over fire…

A pair of earthquakes, the first moderate and the second small, just one minute apart, rattled the communities of the Morongo Basin yesterday. According to the USGS, the first 3.9 magnitude temblor struck at 10:54 this morning, the second, a…

The Town of Yucca Valley shut down an illegal marijuana dispensary Wednesday afternoon. The Town's Code Compliance department received an anonymous tip that a marijuana dispensary was operating out of a storefront in the 55900 block of…

A Sheriff's deputy crashed his car Wednesday enroute to a high-speed chase in Twentynine Palms. Sheriff's Sergeant Jason Radeleff said about 4:45 Wednesday, a deputy tried to pull over, Tina Maurer, 33, for broken tail lights, she fled…

The Morongo Basin has been treated to performances of Mother Nature's grand spectacles in recent days – thunder, lightning, sudden torrents. Ranger Pat Pilcher gives us a larger view of summer monsoons... Summer sun and rising humidity…

It's already the fourth week of the Yucca Valley Summer Music Festival. Reporter Corrisa Evans invites you to come out to listen to a night of country music... On July 14 the town of Yucca Valley's Summer Music Festival is hosting the…