The Desert Trail

01/16/2025

A 31-year-old Twentynine Palms, Benjamin Perez, of Twentynine Palms. was killed in a multi-car crash on Twentynine Palms Highway near Kerr Avenue Tuesday, Jan. 14.

JOSHUA TREE — A 31-year-old Twentynine Palms, Benjamin Perez, of Twentynine Palms. was killed in a multi-car crash on Twentynine Palms Highway near Kerr Avenue Tuesday, Jan. 14.

01/13/2025

The county will give away solar charging packs and other supplies at resource fairs in Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms today.

MORONGO BASIN — Residents can get free solar charging packs and other supplies during free community resource fairs held today in Yucca Valley and Twentynine Palms.

01/11/2025

The Twentynine Palms High School boys basketball teams will have a few more days to prepare for games against the Trojans of Yucca Valley High School.

TWENTYNINE PALMS — The Twentynine Palms High School boys basketball teams will have a few more days to prepare for games against the Trojans of Yucca Valley High School.

01/09/2025

The power went out across the Morongo Basin today, starting with an intentional shutoff in Morongo Valley and followed by an outage everywhere else in the Basin because of a power line problem. Strong winds are expected to continue through Friday.

MORONGO BASIN — The power went out across the Morongo Basin Wednesday as a windstorm crossed the Morongo Basin. People from Morongo Valley to Wonder Valley, north to Landers and

01/07/2025

A 29 Palms man was arrested Sunday after his wife died at the Hi-Desert Medical Center emergency Room. Savannah Encke was 21 years old.

Twentynine Palms man arrested after injured wife dies at hospital

12/09/2024

Southbound traffic on the Morongo Grade was brought to a complete stop when a semi truck carrying produce crashed and overturned Monday morning, Dec. 9.

MORONGO VALLEY — Southbound traffic on the Morongo Grade was brought to a complete stop when a semi truck carrying produce crashed and overturned Monday morning, Dec. 9.

10/07/2024

A service for Hadgu Abraham will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 12 at St. Mina's in Colton. Abraham was killed outside his house in Desert Heights on Sept. 17. His family invites his Twentynine Palms friends to the service.

09/21/2024

Law enforcement, including the SWAT team, is searching in Joshua Tree for a man who allegedly ran from his car and fired a gun after a police chase this morning. Jonathan Rodriguez, 20, should be considered armed and dangerous, the Sheriff's Department said.

JOSHUA TREE — The Sheriff’s Department is searching in Joshua Tree for a man who allegedly ran from his car and fired a gun after a police chase Saturday morning,

09/21/2024

"He was always a quiet man, hard working." Meseret Hoover remembers her dad, Hadgu Abraham, who was killed outside his Desert Heights home Tuesday.

TWENTYNINE PALMS — Hadgu Abraham was a quiet man, a hard worker. Daughter Meseret Hoover says he and his wife, Freweiny, worked and saved for years, bought land in Twentynine

09/14/2024

Do you have questions for the City Council candidates? You can ask them today at a candidate forum in the Freedom Plaza community center/gym. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the Q&A starts at 3:30. Desert Trail Editor Kurt Schauppner will co-moderate with Desert Trumpet Editor Cindy Bernard. We hope to see you there!

TWENTYNINE PALMS — Candidates running for districts 1 and 2 on the City Council will answer questions at a free forum Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Freedom Plaza community center,

07/14/2024

The city reports several roads are closed, as of around 3:35 p.m. Scanner traffic from San Bernardino County Fire indicates crews are helping assess flood damage.

07/14/2024

A swiftwater rescue team has been called to 29 Palms Highway at Encelia. The road is flooded. Please be safe! Video from a driver who pulled over.

07/02/2024

Retired Maj. Gen. William Mullen, commanding general of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in 2016, was found deceased at the Marine base Saturday.

MCAGCC — Retired Maj. Gen. William Mullen, who served as commanding general of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in 2016, has died.

06/27/2024

An unidentified man barricaded himself in a vehicle in the old Stater Bros. parking lot Thursday morning, June 27, leading to a standoff with sheriff’s deputies.

YUCCA VALLEY — An unidentified man barricaded himself in a vehicle in the old Stater Bros. parking lot Thursday morning, June 27, leading to a standoff with sheriff’s deputies.

06/27/2024

How can we make sure Twentynine Palms is an affordable and sustainable city in the future? Join us at a town hall this Saturday — details at the link.
https://www.hidesertstar.com/deserttrail/public-invited-to-envision-city-s-future-at-town-hall/article_64d5fc46-33e0-11ef-a124-6b939dbac630.html

06/24/2024

What’s YOUR vision for 29 Palms? Join Desert Trumpet staff and guests Chris Clarke, Paul Razo and Carrie Williams in a community discussion on topics such as:
• Creating an affordable and sustainable city
• Balancing development and the desert ecosystem
• Creating an inclusive community
• What does positive change look like?
This event is free. All are invited to participate.
Location: Twentynine Palms Community Center in Freedom Plaza
Presented with support from Aha Projects and The Desert Trail.

06/14/2024

Have you had lunch yet? Everyone is invited to a hot dog lunch courtesy of MUSD, going on Friday till 1 p.m. at Luckie Park. Games for kids, books, Frisbees, leis and more, all free.

05/31/2024

Brent Soster, a man from 29 Palms suspected of killing his wife in Kingman, Ariz., got into a shootout with sheriff's deputies during a police chase Tuesday.

WONDER VALLEY — Sheriff’s deputies exchanged gunfire with a murder suspect from Arizona during a chase in Wonder Valley Tuesday, May 28.