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…

The Hi-Desert Nature museum will be featuring magnetism at its Science Saturday event this weekend. Reporter Derwood Andrews, himself a magnetic personality, files this report... We all know what a magnet is, right? But try explaining what it…

The California Retired Teacher' Association meets this month on January 13 at the Helen Gray Educational Complex in Joshua Tree beginning at 10 a.m. Cheryl Erickson will be the featured speaker describing Building a Library in Uganda. All…

Through January 29, enjoy the paintings of Sharon Costa in the Main Gallery and photography by David McChesney in the West Gallery at the Twentynine Palms Art Gallery. Member work is also on view in the Pickering Room of the gallery. A reception…

Joshua Basin Water District got a good financial report card from auditors last night. Reporter Mike Lizpistz was there and files this report... At last night's meeting of the Joshua Basin Water District, Directors accepted and filed the…

New Year's Eve didn't go quite the way a Los Angeles couple had planned. On Saturday, an unidentified man and woman in their late 20s decided to hike the Boy Scout Trail in Joshua Tree National Park, starting at the trailhead in the…

A Twentynine Palms man was arrested Wednesday for punching a child. According to the Sheriff's Department, Michael Morgan, 47, of the 6900 block of Fortynine Palms Avenue, punched a child so hard he broke his own hand. Michael Morgan was…

The deal for the Hi-Desert Water District to buy the Blue Skies Country Club properties in Yucca Valley to control the water rights is off. The District had announced they were in negotiations to buy the troubled property that was formerly a…

Marcella J. Hull, a 53-year resident of Twentynine Palms, died December 27. She was 90 years old. She is survived by her daughter, Irene Hull-Beard of Twentynine Palms; son Daniel Hull of Apple Valley, a brother, Bill Devine of Ellicott City,…

The Yucca Valley High School Trojan boys soccer team traveled to Lake Elsinore Monday for their last preseason game versus Temescal Canyon High School. The Trojans had eight shots on goal with numerous steals and take always. The game ended with…

The Twentynine Palms Varsity Boys' basketball team entered two holiday tourneys over the winter break. The first tournament was the Palms Springs Winter Classic. The Wildcats went 2 and 2, with losses to Cochrane High School out of Canada,…

The Hi-Desert Water District Board meets in regular session tonight. Reporter Derwood Andrews checks the agenda... On the Hi-Desert Water District agenda tonight is a staff report on the Mojave Water Agency Conjunctive Use Agreement. A couple of…

Fifteen desert artists are showing work in the new "Desert Storms" show at the downtown Twentynine Palms Visitor Center and Chamber of Commerce office. The public is invited to an opening reception for the first exhibition of 2012 this…