Hay Festival in Joshua Tree, Tamalada and Music Sunday 11/13
The Hay Festival is happening right now at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center - with film screenings, music, dance and food events that celebrate Aztlan culture. On yesterday’s Morning Show with Cody and Jef - Tamale expert Ray Rodriguez joined the…
Heading into the Joshua Tree National Park? Two easy ways to check park conditions
Cooler weather has brought some serious storms the last few weekends here in the high desert - with rain and flash floods returning this last week alongside the murder winds that helpfully rearranged my backyard a few times already. Joshua Tree…
Yucca Valley Film Festival continues free screenings this weekend
The Yucca Valley Film Festival is continuing this evening and Sunday, with free film screenings all day at the Yucca Valley Community Center. At 6PM the red carpet opens to anyone who wants to walk it and get some selfies, and the Short Films…
Two Deserts, a National Park and a proposed monument to the south
We talk a lot about the Mojave desert - the Morongo Basin is plunked right at the southern edge of the expansive ecosystem that covers 20 million acres of our state. However, if you head into the park toward the south entrance, you start to see…
‘Death Cafe’ coming to Joshua Tree this Sunday 11/13
A Death Cafe is when people of all walks of life gather together to discuss death.Those who come to the Death Cafe will discuss in an unscripted manner death, dying, and the experiences that surround these usually taboo topics. Different from…
Suspected Twentynine Palms Shooter Arrested After Showing Up For Previous Court Date
The suspect in a Twentynine Palms attempted murder that resulted in Palm Vista Elementary School’s “Shelter in Place” order was arrested after reporting to a court hearing for a previous crime. According to a Sheriff’s report, Pejman Elahi, a 39…
Tow-truck driver killed in tractor-trailer towing accident in Twentynine Palms
A tow truck driver was killed in Twentynine Palms on Tuesday, November 8, at around 5 p.m. According to a Sheriff's report, Michael Micheletti, 42, was attempting to tow a semi-tractor near the corner of Oasis Ave and Two Mile Rd. As…
Yucca Valley Aquatics and Recreation Center discussed in special session
Members of the Yucca Valley Town Council met with Kevin Wilhelm, Sr Vice President of the GNU Group, to review names and visual branding for the new Aquatics Center. GNU, experts in building and campus branding, wayfinding, and signage programs,…
Wonder Valley Man Killed in Rollover Crash
A single car collision on October 28 near Amboy left one man dead. Gregory Mann, a 67 year-old resident of Wonder Valley was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP’s Morongo office is currently…
4th Annual Yucca Valley Film Festival hits the screen Nov. 11-13
The signature event of the Town of Yucca Valley returns in person the weekend of November 11 - 13. The 4th Annual Yucca Valley Film Festival take place at the Yucca Valley Community Center and is free for all attendees. With 3 red carpets,…
29 Palms Rotary provides turkey basket funding for Thanksgiving
The November 9th meeting of the Twentynine Palms Rotary club was a testament to the generosity of the rural desert community. The guest speaker that day was Cynthia Lopez, who was there on behalf of her husband, Dave Lopez, who is the…
Wonder Valley Chit-Chat & Chew this Saturday 11/12
Chit-Chat & Chew, the monthly 2nd Saturday neighborhood get-together returns tomorrow (November 12). The early morning monthly gathering is where Wonder Valley neighbors, weekenders, and visitors gather to meet without an agenda to share…
Landers Craft Fair Saturday 11/12
The Landers Association hosts the Second Saturday Craft Fair tomorrow morning (November 12). All goods from this maker’s market are homemade, handmade, or home baked by the vendors. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Belfield Hall,…
Marines seeking comments on Johnson Valley Shared Use Area
Listen here: If you are one of the thousands locals who enjoys the wide open variety of desert dunes, dry lakes and trails available to us at the Johnson Valley Shared Use Area - there are some neighbors who want to hear your comments on the…
Palm Vista Elementary “sheltered in place” due to unrelated nearby shooting Wed (11/9)
Palm Vista Elementary School was placed into a “Shelter in Place” order yesterday (November 9), owing to an unrelated shooting a few blocks from the school. At around 10 a.m., the Morongo Basin EMS responded to a call that a man had been shot in…
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