Yesterday we reported that Noelani Valencia Leopoldo, who was born Wednesday at Hi-Desert Medical Center , was the first baby born in the Morongo Basin this year. But the father of a baby born at the Naval Hospital at the Combat Center says his…

In high school basketball today, the Yucca Valley High School Trojan basketball teams travel away to Desert Hot Springs. The girls game starts at 6; boys at 7:30. The Twentynine Palms High School Wildcat basketball teams are also away tomorrow…

It's time to play baseball in the Morongo Basin! Hi-Desert Pony League is gearing up for its 2012 season and will be setting up registration booths at locations in Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms starting this weekend. Tomorrow, Saturday,…

The Hi-Desert Cultural Center has unveiled an ambitious fund-raising campaign to finish the restoration of their theater. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has the challenge... The Hi-Desert Cultural Center's large theater, now named the Kaye Ballard…

Breaking Bread Ministry in Twentynine Palms is serving up a free meal and fellowship tomorrow from 3 to 5 at the Little Church of the Desert Community Hall. On the menu is chili, cornbread, and dessert. The meal is prepared and served up by the…

Joshua Tree Community United Methodist Church will provide a free community breakfast buffet tomorrow and every Saturday morning from 9 to 10 a.m.. Clothing, shoes, coats and blankets are free to those in need as supplies last. The community is…

Tomorrow is the first Saturday breakfast at the Copper Mountain Mesa Community Association on Winters Road in North Joshua Tree. Breakfast is served from 8 to 11 and is still only $4.50 per person. Friendly volunteer neighbors dish up eggs,…

The Joshua Tree Veterans of Foreign Wars is serving up fish and shrimp tonight from 4 to 6 at its post at 6402 Veterans Way. Sunday breakfast is chicken fried steak from 8 to 11. And don't forget Taco Wednesday from 11 to 1.

A new exhibition opens tomorrow at the Hi-Desert Nature Museum in Yucca Valley. Reporter Derwood Andrews invites you to an exhibition on body art called, "Beauty and Culture..." A new temporary exhibition on Body Art, runs from now…

A meeting of the Cactus Sewables Quilt Guild will take place this Monday, January 9, in the Yucca Room of the Yucca Valley Community Center. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.; meeting begins promptly at 1:00 p.m. Highlight for the afternoon will be the…

Morongo Basin residents responded to a question we asked on the Z107.7 Facebook page, Morongo Basin Broadcasting. With the New Year, we asked our thousands of friends what they would like to see most in our desert communities. Among the most…

The cold weather is bringing cold critters into your home, and they can bring disease. Reporter Lenore Roberts said County Vector Control Department is offering ways to prevent yourself... It is important for the health of your family and pets…

The Morongo Basin finally has its first baby of the New Year. Noelani Valencia Leopoldo was born Wednesday, January 4, at 10:32 p.m. Her proud parents are Brenda Estrada and Daniel Leopoldo of Joshua Tree. Noelani weighs 6 pounds, 15 ounces and…

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported Thursday evening, just 8 miles south of Joshua Tree, 9 miles south-southeast of Yucca Valley, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 6:47 p.m. at a relatively shallow depth of 3.7…

Coming up in high school sports tomorrow, the Yucca Valley High School Trojan soccer team travels to Desert Hot Springs. The girls' game starts at 3:15; the boys start at 5 p.m. The Twentynine Palms High School Wildcat soccer teams travel…