A Navy Serviceman stationed at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms was killed Friday (April 1) in a fatal collision on Interstate 10. According to a California Highway Patrol Press Release, the collision occurred on…
A Morongo Basin icon, former Superior Court Judge Bert Swift, passed away at his home in Joshua Tree yesterday morning (February 21) at 10 a.m., he was 81. Family members said Judge Swift passed peacefully surrounded by family. The Honorable…
A special court-martial in Camp Pendleton concluded yesterday for one of the service members charged in a shooting on board the Combat Center that killed a Navy corpsman nearly 2 years ago. HM3 Michael DeLeon, 30, was shot and killed during a…
A former civilian government employee who worked as a construction manager at the Twentynine Palms Combat Center pleaded guilty Monday (July 12) to two felony charges of taking $37,000 in illegal cash payments from a private contractor in…
A Twentynine Palms native took command of a Navy recruiting station in a small ceremony last week outside of historic Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Commander James Duvall, the former executive officer of Navy Talent Acquisition Group Northern…
The Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center has sent a fire crew to San Diego to help fight the fire on board the Navy ship in port. The Bonhomme Richard has been burning at its pier since Sunday morning. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more…
After graduating from Yucca Valley High School in 2008 and San Bernardino Valley College in 2011, Michael Murphy joined the Navy but is now fighting a very different battle than he might have first imagined... A native of Yucca Valley, Petty…
Scammers have been targeting our military personnel scams. Managing editor Tami Roleff has more information... The Naval Criminal Investigative Service has been receiving reports from sailors and Marines who have been scammed by con artists…
The Morongo Basin chapter of the International Footprint Association was to have recognized its Officer of the Year honorees at a ceremony in Yucca Valley tonight. However, the event was cancelled due to public safety concerns. Managing editor…
The Marine Corps and the County Coroner have released the names of the two fatalities in the Highway 62 crash that killed two and injured three at about 7:11 pm Sunday night. Marine Pfc. Menachem Goldbloom, age 24, and sailor, Notah Lane, 29,…
The United States Navy is celebrating its 244th birthday today. The U.S. Navy was established by the Continental Congress as the Continental Navy to disrupt munitions ships that were supplying the British Navy. The Continental Navy became the…
The Joshua Tree Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7264 will celebrate the 244th birthday of the U.S. Navy October 13. Sunday breakfast will include huevos rancheros plus the regular breakfast menu, from 8 to 11 am. Then starting at 2 p.m.,…
Shannon McNally, a 2011 graduate of Twentynine Palms High School, is currently on a routine training exercise on the USS Vella Gulf, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser. McNally is a Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class in the U.S. Navy. …
A group of Navy chiefs recently volunteered their time to freshen up the Twentynine Palms Senior Center. The chiefs and chiefs-select painted all the doors, door casings, and both bathroom to make the building bright for Twentynine Palms…
The Morongo Basin Chapter 71 of the International Footprint Association held its annual law enforcement officer of the year awards last night. Reporter Andrew Dieleman was there to applaud the recipients, and files this report… Members of…
Residents from the Morongo Basin are serving in the military around the world. Managing editor Tami Roleff says one Yucca Valley resident is in Japan... A Yucca Valley man who enlisted with the U.S. Navy is on an amphibious assault ship off the…
Listen to this story here: Janet Kodish: “You got to have a hardware store!…
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