The Desert Trail

12/17/2025

📰 This week’s Hi-Desert Star & Desert Trail are packed with important local news and community updates!

Here’s a look inside:
• 🚨 Major FBI arrest in an alleged bomb plot
• 📉 Sales tax revenue shifts & what they mean locally
• 🏫 Community group forming to review MUSD enrollments
• 🔥 Landers house fire injures two
• 🎁 Basin Transit’s record-breaking toy drive
• 🎄 Local holiday events, fundraisers & feel-good stories

Stay informed about what’s happening across the Morongo Basin — pick up a copy today or read online at hidesertstar.com.

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12/16/2025

Morongo Basin residents — we need your ideas!

We’re creating a special feature for our NEW January magazine:
“The Basin Bucket List: 25 Things to Start in 2026.”

What’s something you think everyone should try in the new year?
A hike? A local restaurant? A creative project? A community tradition?

Send us a direct message with your idea + your name, and you may be featured in the magazine!

12/12/2025

Morongo Basin residents — we need your ideas!
We’re creating a special feature for our NEW January magazine:
“The Basin Bucket List: 25 Things to Start in 2026.”

What’s something you think everyone should try in the new year?
A hike? A local restaurant? A creative project? A community tradition?

Send us a direct message with your idea + your name, and you may be featured in the magazine!

12/09/2025

🍞❤️ Support Local Families This December

When you subscribe to the Hi-Desert Star or Desert Trail this month, you’re doing more than staying informed — you’re helping feed our community.

✨ A portion of every December subscription will be donated directly to the Nazarene Church Food Ministry, supporting local families right here in the Morongo Basin.

Your subscription keeps you connected to local news, events, schools, and community updates — and helps ensure a family in need has food on their table this season.

Thank you for supporting local journalism and local families. ❤️

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12/03/2025

📣 Do you have a child in local sports?
Never miss your kid’s big moment again.

From game-winning plays to school events, student spotlights, and local achievements — the Hi-Desert Star & Desert Trail capture the moments that matter to your family.

✨ Subscribe in December and a portion of your subscription will be donated to the Nazarene Church Food Ministry to help local families in need.

Stay connected to your child’s accomplishments — and help another family at the same time. ❤️

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11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving, Morongo Basin!
Today we give thanks for you — our readers, our advertisers, our community partners, and everyone who calls the Basin home.

We’re grateful for your support of local journalism and the stories that bring our communities together.
Wishing you a warm, joyful Thanksgiving surrounded by family, friends, and good food.

🦃🍂 From all of us at the Hi-Desert Star and The Desert Trail — Happy Thanksgiving!

11/20/2025

Defense helped the Twentynine Palms High School girls varsity basketball team to a pair of wins in the Dudeck Classic Tournament Monday and Wednesday, Nov. 17 and 19.

SAN BERNARDINO — Defense helped the Twentynine Palms High School girls varsity basketball team to a pair of wins in the Dudeck Classic Tournament Monday and Wednesday, Nov. 17 and

11/19/2025

Morongo Unified School District officials will give free food boxes to elementary school students 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 22, at Twentynine Palms Elementary School, 74350 Playa Vista Drive.

TWENTYNINE PALMS — Morongo Unified School District officials will give free food boxes to elementary school students 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 22, at Twentynine Palms Elementary School, 74350

11/13/2025

An errant rodent reportedly left portions of downtown Twentynine Palms in the dark Wednesday night, Nov. 12.

TWENTYNINE PALMS — An errant rodent reportedly left portions of downtown Twentynine Palms in the dark Wednesday night, Nov. 12.

11/12/2025

Your 2025 Best of the Best Winners Are Here! 🎉
Celebrate our amazing local businesses and community favorites — as voted by you!
Grab today’s Desert Trail to see who made the cut and show your support for our hometown winners.

📬 Stay connected all year — Subscribe today!

11/12/2025

The Northern Lights returned to Southern California last night! Makayla Fryman shared these shots she took near the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center. Thanks, Makayla!

11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Honoring Our Veterans 🇺🇸

Today, we pause to honor the brave men and women who have served our country with courage, dedication, and sacrifice.

From all of us at the Hi-Desert Star and The Desert Trail — thank you to every veteran, active-duty service member, and military family for your service and commitment to protecting our freedom.

We are proud to share your stories and salute you this Veterans Day. ❤️🤍💙