STATE UPHOLDS RIGHT TO BAN MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES
The California Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the right of cities to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. In its ruling, the court wrote, "While some counties and cities might consider themselves well suited to accommodating…
ONLY ONE ITEM FOR TWENTYNINE PALMS PLANNING COMMISSION
A short agenda for tonight's Twentynine Palms Planning Commission, Reporter Dan Stork takes a quick look... The only item on the agenda of the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission agenda for its May 7 meeting is a study session on the…
JOSHUA TREE CLEAN TEAM OUT TOMORROW MORNING
The Joshua Tree Clean Team will meet tomorrow morning. It's time for the Clean Team's seasonal time change. Volunteers will meet at 7 a.m. at Alta Loma and Sherwood. They will work for one hour then enjoy coffee and conversation at the…
COPPER MOUNTAIN COLLEGE ALUMNI BARBEQUE FRIDAY
All Copper Mountain College students, alumni, and their families are invited to the 2nd Ever Alumni Association BBQ on Friday, May 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. in Alumni Courtyard, better known as Phase 3 at Copper Mountain College in Joshua Tree. This…
“GEORGIA O’KEEFE”, AT THE GROVES THEATER IN MORONGO VALLEY
The original play "Georgia O'Keefe" continues its run at the intimate Grove's Theater in Morongo Valley. Special Correspondent Les Taylor has more on the show and tickets... "Georgia O'Keefe," the third in a…
HEAR ABOUT GIANT ROCK AND THE INTEGRATON AT HDNM TOMORROW
The fascinating local history of Giant Rock and the Integraton will be unveiled at an evening lecture in Yucca Valley tomorrow. Reporter Dan Stork has your invitation... "Giant Rock and the Integraton" is the subject of an evening…
PARENT VISITATION DAY AT LA CONTENTA MIDDLE SCHOOL TOMORROW
La Contenta Middle School would like to invite all parents to visit the school for Monthly Parent Visitation Day tomorrow. Principal Garrett Gruwell said parents may come for all day or part of the day. Parents may also stay for lunch. The…
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS SCHEDULES
Coming up in high school sports tomorrow, the Yucca Valley High School baseball and softball teams will travel away to Big Bear to play the Big Bear Bears. First pitch is at 3:30 p.m. Also tomorrow, the Twentynine Palms High School Wildcat…
THE STATUS ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE MORONGO BASIN
Clients of Morongo Basin Mental Health Services, which is scheduled to close at the end of June, have been anxious about the future availability of such services locally, despite assurances from San Bernardino County. Dan Stork has some…
FIRE AT YUCCA VALLEY HOME SATURDAY EVENING
A Yucca Valley home suffered significant damage from a fire Saturday evening. Shortly before 5 p.m., a neighbor called 911 after seeing smoke and flames coming from a bedroom window of a home in the 6400 block of Manzanita. Firefighters from…
YUCCA VALLEY RESIDENT ARRESTED AFTER HOME INVASION ROBBERY SUNDAY
Yucca Valley police arrested one man Sunday in connection with a home invasion robbery—the resident who reported the robbery. According to a Sheriff's report, Patrick Banfield, 20, called police to report a home invasion robbery about 1:30…
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: SCORES AND SCHEDULES
De Anza League Boys Individual Tennis Play-off Finals were held at Indian Wells Tennis Garden last week. Coach Larry Battle said qualifiers for Twentynine Palms High School singles were Jarod Burks and De'Neil Washington. Doubles teams…
JOSHUA TREE VIDEOCONFERENCING STARTS TOMORROW
A county videoconferencing setup in Joshua Tree gets its inaugural use this week. Dan Stork has the when and where, and how it will be used… Tuesday, May 7, is the date of the first County Supervisors' meeting that can be attended by…
GUNFIGHTERS FOR HIRE TO ON FRENCH TV
The Pioneertown Gunfighters for Hire will be shown on French television in about two weeks. A crew from the French television station, TF1, was filming a story about Palms Springs and was unexpectedly delayed in returning to France, and so the…
COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS MEET WEDNESDAY
The Morongo Basin Chapter of The Compassionate Friends, a support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child, meets from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm, Wednesday, May 8, at the Helen Gray Center on the campus of Hi-Desert Medical Center in…
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