The Copper Mountain College Board of Trustees meets in regular session Thursday to meet new employees, receive division reports, and receive a presentation about the Math Engineering Science Achievement program. The Board will also review draft procedures for responding to discrimination and harassment complaints. The Board meets in regular session...
The Joshua Tree Association of Business and Culture (JTABC) is a newly formed group that aims to support the business community of the 92252 zip code. Z107.7 sat down with longtime Joshua Tree Business owners Amanda B’Hymer and Seth Zaharias, and talked about the goals of the group, why...
The Friends of the Yucca Valley Library are looking for gently used books for their book shop inside the library. Books of any amount and genre are accepted, but please skip book sets like encyclopedias. The donations can be dropped off at the Yucca Valley Library, located on Joshua Lane...
The skies over our unique desert are full of wonders, mysteries, and discoveries. On this week’s “Up Close” show, Aeronautical and Astronautical engineer Dr. Gary Blackwood will guide us across the stars and planets and where and when we can see them. Blackwood will also talk with host Gary...
Join landscape designer and ISA Certified Arborist Marinna Wagner for Saturdays in the Sand this Saturday (5/10) at the Morongo Basin Historical Museum, where she will be exploring the evolving work of ecological restoration in the Morongo Basin. Drawing from her nursery experience with the Mojave Desert Land Trust...
The Twentynine Palms High School Boys Varsity Tennis team hosted the Lancers of Lakeside high school on Wednesday (May 7) in the first round of CIF playoffs. The Wildcats won 13 - 5. In singles action: Jeremy Burks swept all three of his sets. Adonai Patu won one of his...
Following a presentation on the upcoming Grubstake Days, the Yucca Valley Town Council meeting began with a Public Hearing concerning the collection of solid waste handling charges on the tax roll for the upcoming fiscal year. The Town’s agreement with Burrtec has expanded due to the implementation of organics...
The Twentynine Palms Planning Commission discussed Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and were concerned that these should not drain from the existing power grid. First off, the Planning Commission of the City of Twentynine Palms approved a resolution recommending that the City Council amend the development code establishing ancillary uses, commercial...
Beginning Wednesday, May 7th, you will need a REAL ID compliant driver's license or another acceptable form of identification to board domestic flights or enter certain federal facilities, including courthouses and military bases. After the deadline, those without a REAL ID must present a valid U.S. passport, passport card,...
On Monday (5/5) at approximately 4:36 p.m., deputies from the Sheriff’s Morongo Basin Station responded to a report of shots fired near Indian Trail and Meldora Avenue in Twentynine Palms. According to a press release from the Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station, three people in a gray Dodge Ram were attempting...
Update 5/7/2025: The Sheriff has issued a press release on the shooting. The Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station reports that a deputy involved shooting occurred last night in Yucca Valley, leaving one person hospitalized.The Sheriff's Department released a statement on their social media that their Specialized Investigations division is currently investigating...
A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly firing a gun into a crowd of people in Twentynine Palms. On Thursday (May 1) at around 9:40 a.m., San Bernardino Sheriff's Deputies, along with the California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County Fire responded to a report of...
The meeting of the Joshua Basin Water District Board of Directors scheduled for Wednesday (May 7) has been cancelled. The Board will meet next in regular session on May 21.
The Woof Walk, an annual fundraiser for the Joshua Tree No Kill Shelter, raised a record-setting amount of money. Held on Saturday (May 3) at its new location at Yucca Valley's Essig Park, the event is in it's 11th year, and organizers say that their preliminary totals show more than...
The Twentynine Palms Youth Council are hosting a community food drive this Saturday at Grocery Outlet. Food collected will be given to the Feed 29 Food Pantry, a vital resource for local families experiencing food insecurity. Community members are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items such as canned goods, pasta,...
The Town of Yucca Valley’s Youth Commission is organizing a food drive to help families who have been impacted by domestic violence. They will be collecting non-perishable food items and dry goods all month long, with everything collected going to Unity Home, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to providing...
The teacher arrested in Yucca Valley for investigation into sexual abuse of a minor entered pleas of "not guilty" to more than twenty felony charges at an arraignment on Friday (May 2). Stephen Spurlock, a 43 year-old resident of Yucca Valley, was arrested at his home on Tuesday (April 29)...
