JOSHUA SPRINGS BASEBALL LOSES TO MESA GRANDE ACADEMY

The Joshua Springs Lightning baseball team lost yesterday in five innings, to Mesa Grande Academy, 21-9. Mesa Grande Academy scored 15 runs in the first inning...

JOSHUA TREE WOMAN ARRESTED IN MURRIETA MURDER

A 28-year-old Joshua Tree woman was arrested last week, accused of being an accessory to the murder of a Murrieta man last May. Curtis Krueger, 30,...

DRIVER IN FATAL CRASH SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS

A Big Bear man who crashed head-on into another car on Old Woman Springs Road in December 2017, killing both occupants of the other vehicle, was...

L.A. VANDAL, SHAMED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, APOLOGIZES FOR GIANT ROCK DESECRATION

Last week, Z107.7 News reported on recent desecration and wide-spread graffiti at Landers’ iconic Giant Rock. The story generated community outrage and a written confession from the...

MOTORCYCLISTS, BICYCLISTS, AND STAGECOACH MEANS HEAVY TRAFFIC

Motorists are advised to prepare for heavy traffic on Highway 62 and the Interstate 10 freeway this weekend. Expect to see hundreds of motorcycle riders as...

SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES HOSTS SURVIVAL CARE KIT DRIVE

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Morongo Basin Sexual Assault Services is hosting its first annual survivor care kit drive to collect items for survivors of sexual...

UNREGISTERED SEXUAL OFFENDER CITED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP

A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a man for failing to register as a sex offender. About 3:30 a.m., a deputy stopped a vehicle...

CAR LEFT RUNNING STOLEN IN TWENTYNINE PALMS

A few car owners had a bad day in Twentynine Palms Tuesday. A Twentynine Palms woman had her car stolen when she left her car running...

HI-DESERT WATER HEARS OF $2 MILLION IN SEWER CHANGE ORDERS

Wastewater project change orders, home fire suppression systems, and boundary lines were on the agenda for last night’s meeting of the Hi-Desert Water District board of directors....

BLOOD DRIVE AT WALMART TOMORROW

LifeStream will conduct a community blood drive on Friday, April 26, at Walmart in Yucca Valley from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. LifeStream now offers donors free...

HI-DESERT MASTER CHORUS SPRING CONCERT THIS WEEKEND

The Hi-Desert Cultural Center presents a spring concert April 26 through 28 with three performances featuring music from Broadway and the silver screen. Entitled “Show Tune...

REGISTER NOW FOR THE GRUBSTAKE DAYS TUG O’ WAR

Grubstake Days is coming to Yucca Valley May 24 through May 27. One of the fun and traditional events is the tug o’ war competition. Managing...

JOSHUA SPRINGS GOLF TEAM IS LEAGUE CHAMPION

In an historic first for Joshua Springs Christian High School, the Joshua Springs Lightning golf team finished its 2019 regular season as league champion Wednesday. In their...

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES

It’s a busy day in high school sports today. The Twentynine Palms High School baseball and softball teams will host cross-Basin rivals Yucca Valley High School...

TWO MORONGO BASIN BUSINESSES BURGLARIZED

Two Morongo Basin businesses were broken into early Monday morning. Just before 4 a.m., a security system caught a man prying open the front door to...

TWENTYNINE PALMS CITY COUNCIL: RECOGNITIONS, BUDGETS AND GOOD NEWS

The Twentynine Palms City Council meeting last night was bustling with recognitions, budgets and good news. Reporter Heather Clisby has the details… Last night’s meeting...

YUCCA VALLEY MAN FOUND WITH STOLEN DIRT BIKE

A Yucca Valley man on probation was arrested Monday after he was found with a stolen dirt bike. A Sheriff’s deputy saw Ruben Jauregui, 33, outside...

TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN FOUND WITH DRUGS WHILE BEING BOOKED INTO JAIL

A Twentynine Palms man—who has warrants for his arrest—and who towed a trailer off someone else’s property faces a more serious charge when he was found...

WARMER WEATHER BRINGS FIRE DANGER, PROTECT YOUR SPACE

The rains this winter brought beautiful flowers and lush vegetation to our desert, but now that the warmer spring temperatures are here, the flowers and grasses...

FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING IN TWENTYNINE PALMS SATURDAY

The City of Twentynine Palms will hold a free document shredding event on Saturday, April 27. The event is for Twentynine Palms residents only and a...