Registration opens today for Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Desert’s Summer Program
Registration opens today for the Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Desert's summer program. The eight-week program begins on June 9, and has been...
Work on Old Woman Springs Road begins on Sunday (5/18)
Starting Sunday, May 18, Caltrans will begin a pavement rehabilitation and shoulder widening project on Old Woman Springs Road from the State Route 62...
Caltrans construction dates and times announced for Old Woman Springs Road project
Caltrans has announced that they will conduct a pavement project on SR-247 starting May 18, with work continuing through Fall of 2025.
Crews will be...
Get up close-up with the giant flowers of the Parry’s Nolina right now in...
Those who live in the desert year round don’t have to rely on a superbloom to get their fill of flowers. Lots of native...
Reach Out Morongo Basin seeking volunteers for Board of Directors
Reach Out Morongo Basin, the non-profit that provides services to seniors and the disabled throughout the hi-desert, is seeking volunteers to sit on their...
Do you have a dog or cat that need fixed? You could receive up...
The San Bernardino County’s Animal Sterilization Assistance Program is offering $200 to dog owners and $100 to cat owners in unincorporated areas that need...
Rep. Jay Obernolte’s office holding open hours in Twentynine Palms on Thursday from 2...
The office of California’s 23rd District Representative Jay Obernolte will be holding open hours today in Twentynine Palms to hear resident’s concerns. It will...
Some San Bernardino County residents can get $100 or $200 toward fixing your pet
Shelters continue to be at capacity throughout the state and here in the Morongo Basin.
If you have a pet that isn’t spayed or...
Man arrested after allegedly refusing to leave Red Dog Saloon in Pioneertown
A man allegedly attempting to enter a Pioneertown restaurant injured a deputy while reportedly resisting arrest.
On Wednesday, March 5, at around 10:38 p.m., Sheriff's...
Flying Doctors offering free dental and vision care this weekend (3/8 – 3/9)
An all-volunteer team of dentists, hygienists, and vision professionals is returning to the Morongo Basin this weekend (March 8th and 9th).
Jeffrey Grabow, Corporate Chair...
Sign up for Congressman Jay Obernolte’s Saturday (2/22) Community meeting in Yucca Valley here
Congressman Jay Obernolte is hosting a community coffee this weekend to receive feedback from the Morongo Basin Community. Obernolte serves in the United States...
Support Joshua Tree National Park with the 3rd Annual “Love Your Park Food &...
The 3rd Love Your Park Food & Drink Tour wraps up on Sunday February 16th. The now annual event highlights local bars and restaurants...
The smell of rain in the desert: photos from the weather around the Morongo...
Rain has finally fallen on the hi-desert. Beginning Monday morning at around 3:00 a.m. in Joshua Tree, a light soaking rain fell on the...
Pioneertown residents hope to make their mountain community more “Firewise” at Monday meeting (1/27)
A group of Pioneertown residents are hosting a town meeting this Monday, January 27th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to discuss their growing firewise...
Control of Pappy and Harriet’s returns to Knitting Factory, former partners ordered to pay...
The hi-desert's most famous music venue has been at the heart of a multi-year court battle which has finally been resolved with the defendants of the case paying millions and losing control of booking and operations.
Fatal motorcycle collision on Pioneertown Road leaves one Yucca Valley man dead
The California Highway Patrol reports that on Sunday (December 8) just after 12:30 p.m., Cannon Pew, a 39 year-old resident of Yucca Valley, was...
Updated: Missing Landers teen reported to be home and safe
Update 11/19/24 @12:00 PM: Non-profit The Rad Movement has confirmed that the teen is home safe, and they have contacted the San Bernardino County...
San Bernardino County Board expected to approve $350k Pioneertown Rd. work
In San Bernardino tomorrow (September 24, 2024) County Supervisors hold their regular twice-monthly meeting at 10 o’clock. Tomorrow’s agenda carries one item of particular interest to anyone who drives Pioneertown Road between the community of the same name and Yucca Valley.
Sheriff’s Department limiting information provided to hi-desert media
This is a collaborative report with The Hi-Desert Star and The Desert Trail
One of the Morongo Basin’s primary sources for public safety information was...
Local animal shelters experience high animal volumes during the summer months
Across the country, summer is the busiest time of year for animal shelters, partly due to increased travel by pet owners as well as...
