4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (318+ words) Chelsea, a Chihuahua who just turned 10, shows off her heart-shaped white marking and pearl necklace while at the 2025 Woof Walk with Brett Schlottmann, of Yucca Valley. Dogs and the people who love them are invited to Woof Walk, an annual…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (595+ words) Derick Apolinar Laija, 34, looks over at the deputy district attorney during a brief hearing in Judge Melissa Rodriguez's Joshua Tree courtroom March 6, 2025. JOSHUA TREE " Judge Sara Oliver denied a motion to move the murder trial for Derick Laija to another…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (374+ words) A Desert Heights landscape. A community news column for the Desert Heights area, published weekly in the Hi-Desert Weekender. May Day arrives Friday, May 1. Celebrations, with Maypoles, ribbons, dancing and flowers, are another memory from early school days. May Day…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (592+ words) Twentynine Palms residents pack the community center gym at Freedom Plaza for a public hearing on the proposed Ofland resort Tuesday, July 22, 2025. TWENTYNINE PALMS " Developers of the Ofland resort near the Indian Cove neighborhood have given up on the project....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (462+ words) Students and their grown-ups cross the parking lot at Palm Vista Elementary School Aug. 12, the first day of the 2024-25 school year." JOSHUA TREE " Disturbed by a recent presentation by the superintendent that suggested Palm Vista Elementary School may close, students…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (478+ words) JOSHUA TREE'Rainbowland, the latest creative endeavor by artist Patrick Hasson'also known as "The Rainbowman'celebrated its long-anticipated grand opening on April 19, unveiling a nearly three-acre immersive art space rooted in color, collaboration, and community. Located at 65538 29 Palms Highway, Rainbowland has quietly…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (176+ words) A billboard on display in Twentynine Palms urges service members to refuse illegal orders. TWENTYNINE PALMS " A billboard on Twentynine Palms Highway at Desert Knoll is one of 19 placed in U. S. cities by Veterans For Peace. The campaign, which began in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (176+ words) A billboard on display in Twentynine Palms urges service members to refuse illegal orders. TWENTYNINE PALMS " A billboard on Twentynine Palms Highway at Desert Knoll is one of 19 placed in U. S. cities by Veterans For Peace. The campaign, which began in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (197+ words) Community Events Coordinator Scott Clinbkscales, left, chats with Reach Out Morongo Basin Executive Director Robin Schlosser at day two of the Desert Rats convention Saturday, April 25, 2025, at the Old Schoolhouse Museum. TWENTYNINE PALMS " The Twentynine Palms Historical Society will host…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (286+ words) From left at the Exceptional Service Awards are Sheriff Shannon Dicus Military Police Officer Brian Derby, Hospitalman Assistant Guilherme Crain, Hospitalman Assistant Luke Rowley, Cpl. Fabian Navarro, Cpl. Hunter Richard, Cpl. Walker Swiffenbank and Assistant Sheriff Ernie Perez. JOHNSON VALLEY…...