JOSHUA TREE CLEAN TEAM MEETS TOMORROW
The Joshua Tree Clean Team's next clean-up will be on tomorrow, August 8, at the Joshua Tree Post Office. The team meets promptly at 7 a.m. and works for one short hour. There will be trash bags, grabber sticks, gloves and water available…
MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETS TONIGHT
The Morongo Unified School District Board of Education gets back to work with a lengthy agenda tonight. Reporter Dan Stork runs down the schedule of items... MUSD business starts early with a open workshop on Measure O Bond funds at 6 pm. After…
BLOOD DRIVE AT VONS ON WEDNESDAY
Desert Blood Services will conduct a community blood drive in Yucca Valley Wednesday, August 8. Blood donations will be taken at Vons, from 2 to 6 p.m. Local hospitals are experiencing critcially low supplies of type O-negative blood. O-negative…
JOSHUA TREE FIREFIGHTERS BUSY WITH SECTION 6 CAMPFIRE, FIREWORKS
Joshua Tree firefighters were busy Sunday. The firefighters first responded to a smoldering campfire in Section 6 about 8 a.m. Sunday morning. Section 6 is a square-mile area of desert conservation area that is often frequented—illegally—by…
JOSHUA TREE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HOLD FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER
The Joshua Tree Chamber of Commerce will be holding Friday night dinners for the next four Fridays. This Friday is dinner, music, and art at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center. Here is reporter Diana Jones with your invitation... The Joshua Tree…
YUCCA VALLEY MAN ARRESTED AFTER TEARING UP APARTMENT
A Yucca Valley man was arrested Sunday after an argument at an apartment complex turned physical. According to a Sheriff's report, Christian Albarran, 19, who was described as being drunk, was arguing with a woman and "tearing up the…
YUCCA VALLEY SALES TAX ON AGENDA FOR TONIGHT’S TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
The Yucca Valley Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. tonight in the Yucca Room of the Community Center. On the agenda, the Council will be asked to approve its resolution from its last meeting authorizing a 1 percent sales tax to be placed on the…
TWENTYNINE PALMS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS TONIGHT
Three public hearings—and a study session on solar fields—are on the agenda at tonight's meeting of the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission. An alleyway, a storage and impound yard, and a mini-storage facility will all be discussed.…
TWENTYNINE PALMS COUPLE INJURED IN ROLLOVER CRASH IN WONDER VALLEY
A Twentynine Palms couple was hospitalized after a roll-over accident Monday afternoon. About 12:40 p.m., James Hill, 44, was driving eastbound on Indian Trail just west of Godwin Road about 45 miles per hour when, due to his level of…
CORRECTION AND UPDATE TO YESTERDAY’S STORY ABOUT MAN WITH PARTIALLY SEVERED FOOT FROM ORV ACCIDENT
Due to bad information from the California Highway Patrol, we are correcting yesterday's story about the man whose foot was partially severed at the ankle during an off-road accident in Landers Sunday afternoon. Justin Long of Yucca Valley…
DEADLINE TO FILE FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS IS FRIDAY
Local elections are coming; the filing period opened July 16 and runs through Friday, August 10 for 19 seats on seven local elected agencies. For the Yucca Valley Town Council, two terms, those currently held by George Huntington and appointed…
TWO ARRESTED AFTER DRUGS FOUND IN CAR
Two people were arrested Friday afternoon when Twentynine Palms police found drugs in their car. According to a Sheriff's report, a deputy stopped the car that Julie Aragon, 46, of Twentynine Palms, and Jeffrey App, 54, of Wonder Valley,…
EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS TIPS
Earthquakes are a common occurrence here in the Morongo Basin. We've been lucky in that we haven't had a major quake with damage for many years, and so some of us may not know what to do in case of an earthquake. Assignment reporter…
TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER FIGHT AT CLUB VO
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested early Saturday morning after he beat up a man at Club Vo at the corner of Two Mile Road and Adobe Road. According to Sheriff's Sergeant Jason Radeleff, the two men had left the bar about 1:30 Saturday…
TWENTYNINE PALMS MAN DISLOCATES GIRLFRIEND’S JAW IN ARGUMENT
A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Saturday afternoon after police say he hit his girlfriend in the jaw. According to a Sheriff's report, paramedics who were called to a home in the 72200 block of Joshua Drive in Twentynine Palms about…
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