In this new year, the Desert Institute has a full lineup of courses that will enrich your knowledge of our surroundings. Ranger Pat Pilcher has an overview... The Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park is the educational branch of the…

Lifestream will be conducting two community blood drives locally this week. Donations will be taken on Tuesday, July 10, in Twentynine Palms at the Senior Center, 6539 Adobe Road, from 9 to 1. In Yucca Valley, the date and time are Wednesday the…

The Jack V. Rice Post 761 of the American Legion meets tomorrow, Monday July 9, at the Fraternal Order of Eagles, 67330 Twentynine Palms Highway, in Twentynine Palms. The officers' meeting starts at 6:15 pm, and the general meeting starts…

Bees need water. Bees live in Joshua Tree National Park. Ranger Pat Pilcher says that if you're in the Park this summer, you need to bee aware of this... As the temperature rises and natural water sources dry up, many desert animals suffer…

A recent mishap in Victorville is an object lesson for staying alert to emergency vehicles while driving. On July 1, San Bernardino County firefighters were stopped with emergency lights and sirens on, awaiting the clearance of an intersection…

What do harassment and bullying in schools, tattoo artists, health insurance, and food stamps have in common? They are all the subjects of California laws that took effect on July 1. Schools must update their anti-harassment and…

Learn all about fear next week during a special program at the Hi-Desert Nature museum. Assignment reporter Corrisa Evans has details... On Thursday July 12 the Hi-Desert Nature Museum Crystal Mason, Museum Educator, will present a lecture on…

Sunday breakfast at the Joshua Tree Veterans of Foreign Wars features chicken-fried steak from 8 to 11. And don't forget Taco Wednesday from 11 to 1. The VFW is located at 6402 Veterans Way in downtown Joshua Tree.

Tonight, the sound of pirate music will be coming from the stage behind the Yucca Valley Community Center? Reporter Lenore Roberts tells us who's walking the planks... Would you like to hear pirate inspired songs and sea shanties? Then come…

About 10 am on Thursday morning, on Adobe Road at Gorgonio in Twentynine Palms, John William Holbert, 28, of Twentynine Palms, driving a 1996 Pontiac sedan, rear-ended Teri Templeton, 46, of Yucca Valley, in her 2012 Jeep. After the collision,…

According to a sheriff's report, a call was received at 2:47 am Tuesday morning from a woman in the 71500 block of Florida Drive in Twentynine Palms. She said that she woke up because she was being raped – by her husband's friend. She…

Laws on bullying, recycling, and a vehicle sales database are among the new California Laws that took effect on July 1. "Seth's Law" combats bullying of gay and lesbian students in public schools by requiring school districts to…

The Morongo Basin office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will conduct a sobriety checkpoint tonight, somewhere within the unincorporated area of San Bernardino County. Morongo Basin Area Commander Lieutenant Tim Tompkins said, "The…

At its meeting on Tuesday evening, the Twentynine Palms Planning Commission approved the site plan for a proposed Dollar General store on the north side of Twentynine Palms Highway, between 49 Palms and Datura. Diverse issues were aired and…

The Twentynine Palms high school volleyball team is holding another car wash tomorrow from 8 am-1 pm at the Twentynine Palms Bowladium. They team will be fundraising for their upcoming season.