A WARNING ABOUT A LOCAL PHONE SCAM The old adage is "If it sounds too good to be true, it is." Managing editor Tami Roleff warns about another phone scam being used by con artists here in the Morongo Basin... Some listeners have…

ANOTHER ARREST FOR A TWENTYNINE PALMS COUPLE A Twentynine Palms couple was arrested Wednesday for possession of stolen property, less than a week after they were sentenced to jail for child cruelty. According to the Sheriff's Department, a…

SHERIFF'S, CHP, ON MAXIMUM ENFORCEMENT SUPER BOWL SUNDAY Law enforcement will be out in full force Super Bowl Sunday. The County DUI Campaign will have special roving DUI patrols looking for drunk drivers. In 2010, over 10,000 people were…

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AND SCORES The Yucca Valley High School Trojans boys' basketball team beat the Shadow Hills Knights by the score of 66-57 to move into third place in de Anza league play. The Trojans were lead by Dutch DeMeo with 24…

UNIQUE PERFORMANCE ARTIST IN JOSHUA TREE BoxoPROJECTS, a new artist's program in the Morongo Basin, announces the launch of its residency and programming series in Joshua Tree, CA with a performance artist from Australia. You are invited to…

SPAGHETTI DINNER TONIGHT FOR YUCCA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL The Yucca Valley High Schools boys basketball team will be holding a fundraising dinner tonight( Thursday) in the high school multi-purpose room. Mario's Italian Diner will be…

TWENTYNINE PALMS LITTLE LEAGUE TRY-OUTS THIS WEEKEND Twentynine Palms Little League kicks off its 27th annual try-outs this weekend, February 3 and 4, at Luckie Park. There will be a total of three evaluation periods; times are as follows:…

AARP TAX-AIDE PROGRAM STARTS TUESDAY Tax and financial statements should be arriving in your mailbox any day. Filing tax returns can be confusing. Assignment reporter Dan Stork says free help is available for some residents... Again this year,…

NEIL DERRY DIRTY POLITICS CAMPAIGN AGAINST JAMES RAMOS The dirty politics have already started in the race for 3rd District County Supervisor. Incumbent Neil Derry launched an assault on the character of his opponent, San Manuel tribal chairman…

WE MEET MISS YUCCA VALLEY CONTESTANT DANIELLE HARRINGTON The annual Miss Yucca Valley Pageant, organized by the Yucca Valley Noon Rotary Club, is this Saturday night at the Thunder Dome in Yucca Valley. Today, managing editor Tami Roleff…

JOSHUA BASIN WATER DISTRICT APPLIES TAXES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES At last night's meeting of the Joshua Basin Water District the Board voted to comply with state law by applying its property tax to four local government agencies which…

MAJOR CUTS AT MORONGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, LAYOFFS, COMBINING SCHOOLS, BUS CUTS Reacting to even more cuts to education from the state, the Morongo Unified School District announced yesterday it was taking severe actions. On top of an…

A TENSE HI-DESERT WATER BOARD MEETING LAST NIGHT The Hi-Desert Water District's Board of Directors meeting was tense and hostile last night over one item on the agenda. Derwood Andrews reports on what caused the brouhaha... The atmosphere…

YUCCA VALLEY MAN HELD AFTER SEVERE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT A Yucca Valley man was arrested early Tuesday morning after smashing windows of his mother's house and attacking his girlfriend. According to a Sheriff's report, Ralph…

EMOTIONAL TESTIMONY AT MORONGO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD MEETING The Morongo Valley Community Services District Board of Directors met for the first time last night since Manager Meg Foley was fired in January. A large and…