After a very controversial firing last week of the popular manager of the Morongo Valley CSD, the Board's regular scheduled meeting was set for last night and citizens were ready to express their disapproval of the action, some even…

Yucca Valley firefighters rescued a horse yesterday that was trapped inside a trailer that came off from its tow hitch and ended up standing upright on its back doors. About 9:30 Wednesday morning, Lynn Follstad of Yucca Valley left her home…

In high school sports, the Twentynine Palms High School Wildcats basketball teams are at home tonight against the Big Bear Bears. Tip-off for the girls' game is at 6; boys at 7:30. The Yucca Valley High School Trojan basketball teams travel…

The Joshua Basin Water District Board will look at well repair and a wastewater grant tonight. Reporter Mike Lipsitz has details... The Joshua Basin Water District meets in regular session at 7:00 tonight in district offices on Chollita Road in…

The Hi-Desert Water District Board faces a light agenda tonight. Reporter Derwood Andrews takes a closer look... A relatively light agenda tonight at the Hi-Desert Water District meeting begins with a vote for a single candidate for the ACWA…

A fight in front of a Yucca Valley restaurant resulted in the arrest of two Twentynine Palms men. According to the Sheriff's department, about 12 men were fighting in the parking lot at a restaurant in the 57100 block of Sunnyslope Drive…

Twelve young women are hard at work preparing for this year's Miss Yucca Valley pageant, being presented by the Yucca Valley Rotary Club. Managing Editor Tami Roleff tells us who the contestants are... Twelve girls are competing in this…

And in a related story, the Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the Covington Park Community Building's multi-purpose hall in Morongo Valley. Among items of interest, President Chuck…

Upset with the recent firing of Morongo Valley CSD General Manager Meg Foley, a group of citizens met Monday night to consider their options. Reporter Mike Lipsitz talked with the group after the meeting... In the wake of the controversial vote…

A Landers man was arrested Saturday night on drug charges. A deputy made a traffic stop about 11:30 Saturday night near the intersection of Old Woman Springs Road and Napa Road in Landers. After an investigation, Rene Villegas, 25, was arrested…

Two Twentynine Palms men were arrested Friday on drug charges. According to the Sheriff's department, about 11 p.m. Friday night, a deputy made a traffic stop at Abronia Avenue and Two Mile Road in Twentynine Palms. Herman Platzke, 26, was…

A Yucca Valley man was arrested Sunday afternoon for beating up his wife. About 1 p.m., deputies received a call that Marcos Rubalacaba, 34, of the 7100 block of Cholla Avenue, had pushed his wife to the ground and covered her mouth with his…

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Sunday afternoon for beating up his girlfriend. According to a Sheriff's report, a neighbor called to report that Angel Duran, 43, of the 77200 block of Baseline Road in Twentynine Palms, had been beating…

The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission met last night. Reporter Derwood Andrews said the entire meeting was taken up by discussion of elements of the City's new General Plan... The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission met last night with…

A Twentynine Palms man with nearly a dozen criminal convictions was arrested again Monday afternoon, accused of beating up his girlfriend. According to the Sheriff's department, Christopher Nunley, 30, of the 6500 block of Pine Avenue, took…