Jury: Death penalty for man in deadly Yucca Valley attack

8 February 2012, 8:07 pm

A jury decided Wednesday that Sherhaun Kerod Brown should receive the death penalty after he raped and slashed the throat of a Yucca Valley woman and killed her mother-in-law in 2007, according to court records.... Read More »

Trojan wrestlers top league

8 February 2012, 12:20 am

INDIO - The Yucca Valley High School varsity wrestling team won the De Anza League title this year.... Read More »

Young artists win praise in student show

7 February 2012, 9:00 pm

TWENTYNINE PALMS — Art students from Yucca Valley High School earned the chance to submit their work into a regional show by winning the most awards at the 29 Palms Art Gallery’s student show.... Read More »

Royal gains

7 February 2012, 8:30 pm

YUCCA VALLEY — Mariana Falossi was selected Miss Yucca Valley 2012 from a field of 12 contestants Saturday at the annual pageant held in the Joshua Springs Thunderdome.... Read More »

Falossi gets Miss YV crown

6 February 2012, 1:13 pm

YUCCA VALLEY — Mariana Falossi, Miss Yucca Valley 2012, was crowned Saturday at the annual pageant held in the Joshua Springs Thunderdome.... Read More »

Valley Roundup: Rams' victory clinches tie for De Anza title in boys' soccer

4 February 2012, 1:23 am

YUCCA VALLEY — The Desert Mirage High School boys' soccer team clinched at least a share of the De Anza League title Friday with a 6-1 victory over Yucca Valley.... Read More »

Yucca Valley man pleads guilty to string of burglaries

26 January 2012, 11:33 am

SANTA ANA — A Yucca Valley man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday, Jan. 24, for using stolen trucks and forklifts to steal automated teller machines.... Read More »

Yucca Valley horse rescued after trailer rolls over twice

19 January 2012, 11:20 am

YUCCA VALLEY — Firefighters have rescued a horse trapped inside a trailer that rolled over twice in the high desert. San Bernardino County fire Capt. Wayne tells KCDZ-FM that the horse owner forgot to properly attach the trailer to her truck hitch before leaving her Yucca Valley home on Wednesday.... Read More »

Valley roundup: Rams rally to turn back Yucca Valley

19 January 2012, 1:17 am

THERMAL — The Desert Mirage High School boys' basketball team overcame a 10-point third quarter deficit and broke a school record with its sixth victory in a 53-45 triumph over Yucca Valley.... Read More »

Yucca Valley earns profile as one of state’s strong cities

17 January 2012, 6:21 pm

YUCCA VALLEY — The town of Yucca Valley was profiled on an Internet site Saturday as part of a campaign highlighting local government success stories across California.... Read More »