A huge event that brings literally thousands of people and their dollars to our Morongo Basin is coming back for its fourth year in September. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more on the Joshua Retreat Center's Bhakti Fest... Bhakti Fest is…

A Yucca Valley woman was left homeless after the RV she was living in caught fire Saturday night. According to County Fire Captain Freeman, firefighters from Yucca Valley and Yucca Mesa were called to an RV fire in the 7200 block of Grand…

Twentynine Palms firefighters were called out to a fire Saturday night at a house that served the homeless food and distributed clothing. Shortly after 10 p.m. a neighbor in the 5200 block of Adobe Road saw heavy smoke and flames pouring out of…

Next up, tonight at the Yucca Valley Summer Music Festival, is the Orange County-based group Blue Daddy. Reporter Lenore Roberts previews the show... The next band to play at the Town of Yucca Valley's Summer Music Festival is Blue Daddy,…

When you're out hiking or climbing, in your yard or out in the desert, Managing Editor Tami Roleff says, "Watch your step!"... California has eight different species of rattlesnakes, seven of which are found in southern…

Local environmentalists and concerned citizens have been planning to attend a meeting on the Cadiz water project this week in Orange County. But in a nod to the desert communities closer to the source of the water, the Governing Board of the…

An investigator for the County District Attorney's office was awarded a Peace Officer Certificate of Commendation in San Bernardino Thursday for his work in a recently prosecuted mortgage scam. Maurice Landrum was the lead investigator in a…

During the past four months, the Morongo Basin Sheriff's Department conducted eight sting operations intended to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. The Department held four minor decoy operations in which underage decoys are sent…

Desert Blood Services is conducting three blood donation events locally this week: Tuesday, July 24, at Little Church of the Desert in Twentynine Palms, from 2 to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, July 25, at Hi-Desert Medical Center, from 10 to 2; and at Vons…

"Small Town, Perfect Storm: The Story of the Los Osos Sewer Saga," by Barbara Wolcott is a book about a California town that resisted the state's requirements to build a wastewater facility. That resistance ended up more than…

Here's another story about a dark, flying animal. But, says Managing Editor Tami Roleff, this one could use our help... Although bats get a bad rap in folklore, humans are actually a bigger threat to them than they are to people. Bats…

Natural predators have their place in nature's world, but we humans shouldn't give them an advantage. Ranger Pat Pilcher talks about raven control... One of the most conspicuous creatures that dwell in our area is the Common Raven.…

When you're out hiking or climbing, in your yard or out in the desert, Managing Editor Tami Roleff says, "Watch your step!"... California has eight different species of rattlesnakes, seven of which are found in southern…

Local environmentalists and concerned citizens have been planning to attend a meeting on the Cadiz water project this week in Orange County. But in a nod to the desert communities closer to the source of the water, the Governing Board of the…

An investigator for the County District Attorney's office was awarded a Peace Officer Certificate of Commendation in San Bernardino Thursday for his work in a recently prosecuted mortgage scam. Maurice Landrum was the lead investigator in a…