MAN EJECTED IN ROLL-OVER CRASH IN PIONEERTOWN THURSDAY NIGHT
Yucca Valley fire fighters said just after 9 p.m. Thursday night, a car missed a curve in the 5100 block of Pioneertown Road and drove off into the desert, rolling over several times. The driver was ejected during the roll-over. He was taken to…
CHP LOOKING FOR HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER WHO HIT BICYCLIST IN JOSHUA TREE
The California Highway Patrol is searching for a driver who hit a bicyclist in downtown Joshua Tree and then fled the scene. According to the CHP, Johnathan Cozart, 22, of Joshua Tree was riding his bicycle northbound on Park Boulevard at 5:07…
MAN ARRESTED AT GUNPOINT IN STOLEN BIG RIG CAB
Sheriff Deputies arrested a man who was driving a stolen semi-trailer truck cab at gunpoint Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 3:30 p.m., the Sheriff’s Department was notified that a stolen big rig was being driven southbound on Old Woman…
EASTER FUN IN YUCCA VALLEY, TWENTYNINE PALMS, JOSHUA TREE, AND MORONGO VALLEY
Easter hunts and activities are planned all over the communities of our Morongo Basin this weekend. Tomorrow, events will be held in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, and Morongo Valley, then on Sunday in Twentynine Palms. Reporter Taylor Thacker tells…
ABOUT 50 ATTEND COUNTY ENERGY WORKSHOP
A county renewable energy workshop was held in Yucca Valley last night. Reporter Mike Lipsitz was there and says the turnout was pretty good…… About 50 people turned out for last night’s renewable energy workshop in Yucca Valley. Sponsored by…
MERL ABEL ANNOUNCES RUN FOR REELECTION TO YUCCA VALLEY TOWN COUNCIL
Former mayor and current Yucca Valley Town Councilmember Merl Abel has announced his intention to seek another Council term in the November election. Abel has served since June 2011 when he was appointed to fill a vacant Council seat. Having…
CITY OF TWENTYNINE PALMS TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION
Applications are now being accepted for a vacancy on the City of Twentynine Palms Planning Commission. Citizens residing within the city limits of Twentynine Palms who are registered voters and are interested in serving on the Planning…
FREE FEDERAL SURPLUS FOOD DISTRIBUTION MONDAY
The third Monday of April is the day for most of the monthly distributions of surplus federal food in the Morongo Basin. Reporter Dan Stork has the times and places… The Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino will distribute surplus food…
NEW 45,000 SQUARE FOOT MEDICAL CENTER GROUND-BREAKING ON MARINE BASE
The Marine Corps will hold a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday, April 22, for a 45,000-square foot, two-story Adult Medical Care Clinic aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. The $18.7-million project will house the…
COUNTY SHERIFF TO TALK TO LOCAL REPUBLICANS
San Bernardino County Sheriff John McMahon will be the guest speaker Monday, April 21 at a dinner hosted by the Morongo Basin Republicans. Sheriff McMahon will share information that affects the Morongo Basin. Also on the agenda is our newly…
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION IN YUCCA VALLEY TOMORROW
The annual Earth Day Celebration will be held tomorrow in Yucca Valley. ROP Broadcast student Nick Ortega has some of the features…… The Hi-Desert Nature museum is honoring Earth Day by celebrating and offering a day of activities for friends…
YUCCA VALLEY ROTARY SPEECH CONTEST WINNERS
The Yucca Valley Rotary Club held their annual speech contest earlier this month. Twelve high school students wrote a speech about a subject they felt strongly about while incorporating the four Rotary core values into their speech: Is it true?…
YUCCA VALLEY SUNSET ROTARY SHREDDING EVENT TOMORROW
The Yucca Valley Sunset Rotary Club will sponsor a shredding event Saturday, from 9 to 1 in the Legacy Office Products parking lot. All papers will be shredded on site for a cost of $5 per box of 50 cents a pound. The proceeds from the shredding…
SIGN UP TO TOUR LOCAL DESERT-WISE LANDSCAPES
More than 20 Morongo Basin gardens will be open to the public for the annual Desert-Wise Landscape Tour on Saturday, April 26. Assignment reporter Mike Lipsitz has the details… This popular, self-guided tour, sponsored by the Morongo Basin…
JOSHUA TREE VFW BUSY THIS WEEK
The Joshua Tree Veterans of Foreign Wars Post will be serving up a fish and shrimp dinner, tonight from 4:00 to 6:00. Easter Sunday breakfast is ham steak special for $7. And don’t forget Taco Wednesday from 11 to 1.
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