FEE FREE DAY AT JTNP TODAY – EXPECT CROWDS

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national park service is waiving entrance fees for 110 national parks across the country, including...

480 ACRES AQUIRED BY MDLT TO KICK OFF 2022

The Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) has acquired 480 acres in the Pisgah Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This acquisition secures a section of...

BIRD IS THE WORD: JTNP BIRD COUNT RESULTS ARE IN

Results are in for the Joshua Tree National Park Christmas Bird Count. More than 56 species were counted from 2,740 individual birds. Reporter and...

JOSHUA TREE THEATRE UNDER THE STARS TAKES TOP 2021 BROADWAYWORLD PALM SPRINGS THEATRE AWARDS

The debut season of the Joshua Tree Summer Theatre Under the Stars received some love from Broadwayworld.com. Arts & Entertainment Reporter Charlie Thomas shares...

VACCINES, TESTING, AND FIGURING IT ALL OUT: THIS WEEK IN COVID UPDATES

The County is urging residents to get a COVID-19 booster shot and get children vaccinated as the Omicron Variant runs through the state. Boosters are now available if...

TWENTYNINE PALMS RELEASES MAPPING TOOLS FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON REDISTRICTING

In late September, California released updated demographic and population data resulting from the 2020 census, and the city of Twentynine Palms has released mapping...

USDA FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS TOMORROW

The Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino will distribute surplus food to low-income residents of the Morongo Basin at four locations tomorrow (January 18). 29...

CLOSURES TOMORROW MARK MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

Government offices, banks, schools, and post offices will be closed tomorrow (Monday, January 17) in observance of Martin Luther King Junior Day, observed every...

ANNUAL MLK DAY MARCH PLANNED IN 29 PALMS

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored on January 17 across the country, and here in the Morongo Basin in Twentynine...

CMC FIGHTING CACTI MAKEUP MATCH TOMORROW

The Copper Mountain College Men’s Fighting Cacti basketball team will play their makeup game against Palo Verde tomorrow (Monday, January 17) at 1 p.m....

COUNTY LIBRARY OFFERING FREE DIGITAL CONTENT

Do you have a phone, tablet, or device or received a new one this holiday season? The San Bernardino County Libraries are now offering...

YUCCA VALLEY TEEN ARRESTED FOLLOWING MOTORCYCLE PURSUIT

A Yucca Valley teen was arrested Wednesday for investigation of felony failure to yield. Just before noon on January 12, Sheriff deputies received a...

DESERT MAGIC AND TIME ON DISPLAY AT 29 PALMS ART GALLERY

The 29 Palms Art Gallery travels through time and welcomes desert magic in their January show. Hilary Sloane takes a trip to the East...

WESTERN FRONTIER ENGRAVINGS BY FREDERIC REMINGTON ON DISPLAY AT HI-DESERT NATURE MUSEUM

Illustrator Frederic Remington’s iconic artwork of the frontier-era West are on display right now in Yucca Valley. The black and white engravings, made for...

“AGATHA CHRISTIE’S MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS” BEGINS NEW YEAR’S RUN JANUARY 21 AT...

It’s a new year and a new theatrical offering at Theatre 29. “Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express” starts its run beginning January...

JTNP CLIMBING MANAGEMENT PLAN BEGINS PUBLIC SCOPING

Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP) has begun Public Scoping on the Climbing Management Plan (CMP). The Public Scoping period will run for 45 days, ending February 27. During this planning phase, Joshua Tree National Park is...

VFW SERVES CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK FOR SUNDAY BREAKFAST

The Joshua Tree Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7264 will serve up a breakfast of chicken-fried steak special plus other menu items, tomorrow (January...

JURY TRIALS SUSPENDED FOR OMICRON SURGE, LOCAL IMPACTS

Due to the recent COVID-19 surge due to the Omicron variant, and consistent with other neighboring federal and state courts, all new jury trials...

29 PALMS WOMAN SENT TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING THURSDAY COLLISION

A Twentynine Palms woman has been hospitalized following a Thursday (January 13) afternoon traffic collision in Twentynine Palms. Yesterday, just after 1 p.m., Sheriff’s...

CMC BOARD DISCUSS COVID UPDATES, APPROVE CONTRACT FOR ON-CAMPUS TESTING

With Spring semester just around the corner, the Copper Mountain College Board of Trustees met in regular session yesterday. Assignment reporter Chris Fleischman has...