The driver of a car that knocked down a power pole in Twentynine Palms Saturday morning was arrested for driving under the influence. Deputies responded to Lear and the Highway at 3:08 a.m. to find the pole down and a car with damage sitting in…

Hi-Desert Medical Center officials announced they are installing a solar-powered monument sign at the corner of Highway 62 and White Feather Road in Joshua Tree. The sign's high prominence and visibility will assist visitors in locating the…

Desert Blood Services will conduct a community blood drive in Yucca Valley tomorrow. Blood donations will be taken at Vons, from 2 to 6 p.m. Local hospitals are experiencing critically low supplies of type O-negative blood. O-negative is the…

The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission meets in regular session tonight. Reporter Dan Stork says a new liquor license and continued review of the development code is on the agenda... The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission is holding a…

A Joshua Tree man who is supposed to be going through a year-long program for domestic violence was arrested over the weekend after an altercation with a neighbor. According to a police report, Donovan Hayes, 42, went to a neighbor's house…

Three people were arrested in Luckie Park in Twentynine Palms Saturday morning. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Trevis Newport, three people looked out of place in the park and the patrolling deputy made a pedestrian check shortly before…

The United States debut of an original play by an award-winning author is this Friday at Theatre 29. Managing editor Tami Roleff says the Morongo Basin's only full-time live theatre will feature the play "Actress" the work of…

A Yucca Valley man was arrested early Saturday morning, accused of breaking into a house and stealing some guns. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Jason Newport, a friend who was house-sitting in the 6900 block of Yucca Avenue in Twentynine…

The Twentynine Palms City Council recently had to backtrack on budgeted projects based on concerns they were dipping into a healthy reserve. Reporter Dan Stork tells us which made the cut and which were put off pending surplus funds... What to…

Two people were injured in a roll-over accident at Copper Mountain College yesterday morning. According to Joshua Tree Fire Captain Scott Tuttle, an unidentified man and woman, both believed to be in their 40s, were traveling northbound on…

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Sunday, accused of sex crimes against a 12-year-old girl. According to a Sheriff's report, the girl was on the couch when Anthony Martinez, 24, who is a relative of the victim, started kissing and…