PAROLEE ARRESTED AFTER HIGH SPEED CHASE IN 29 PALMS
TEEN HURT IN 29 PALMS CRASH GETS 15 MILLION AWARD FOR INJURY
COYOTE TRIES TO TAKE 2 YEAR OLD IN CHINO HILLS FRIDAY
YUCCA MESA MAN ATTACKED BY HIS HORSE
CALTRANS ASKS FOR PUBLIC HELP IN STOPPING METAL THEFT
FREE HEALTH SCREENING FOR SENIORS IN 29 PALMS WEDNESDAY
"BAD CHECKS" AT YUCCA VALLEY’S COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR TOMORROW
FINAL STATE GRADUATION EXAMS THIS WEEK AT TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL
"THE CHISE" FEATURED AT TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BENEFIT SATURDAY
JOSHUA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL BEATS BETHEL CHRISTIAN
LUAU AT DESERT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH TOMORROW *

PAROLEE ARRESTED AFTER HIGH SPEED CHASE IN 29 PALMS
A PAROLEE AT LARGE WAS FINALLY CAUGHT HIDING IN THICK BRUSH AFTER A HIGH SPEED CHASE FROM JOSHUA TREE TO 29 PALMS SATURDAY NIGHT.  SHERIFF’S LT. DALE MONDARY SAID THAT AT 8:03, DEPUTY CURTIS KOLB ATTEMPTED TO STOP A GMC JIMMY DRIVEN BY JUSTIN HERNANDEZ, 26, ON HIGHWAY 62 AT BONAIR IN JOSHUA TREE, WHEN THE JIMMY TOOK OFF EAST AT SPEEDS ABOVE 100 MILES PER HOUR.  THE CHASE CONTINUED ON INTO 29 PALMS, WHEN HERNANDEZ TURNED NORTH ON ADOBE ROAD TOWARDS THE MARINE BASE.  THE BASE WAS NOTIFIED.  THE JIMMY THEN TURNED SOUTH ON BAGLEY AND THE PURSUIT CONTINUED THROUGH SEVERAL 29 PALMS NEIGHBORHOODS, UNTIL HERNANDEZ ABANDONED THE GMC AT BASELINE AND BEDOUIN.  DEPUTIES BEGAN TRACKING HIM ON FOOT MOVING TOWARDS JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, PARK SERVICE AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED.  AT 8:59, DEPUTIES FOUND HIM HIDING IN SOME BRUSH AT OLD DALE AND MAUD.  JUSTIN HERNANDEZ WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT AND BOOKED INTO THE MORONGO BASIN JAIL WITH NO BAIL FOR FELONY EVADING AND PAROLE VIOLATIONS.

TEEN HURT IN 29 PALMS CRASH GETS 15 MILLION AWARD FOR INJURY
A TEENAGER WHO WAS LEFT BRAIN-DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH A GAS COMPANY TRUCK IN 29 PALMS WAS AWARDED MORE THAN $15 MILLION. A SUPERIOR COURT JURY SET COMPENSATORY DAMAGES FOR KYLE TILTON ON THURSDAY. THE 17-YEAR-OLD WAS BADLY INJURED THREE YEARS AGO WHEN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CO. TRUCK RAN A RED LIGHT IN TWENTYNINE PALMS AND HIT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR HIS MOTHER WAS DRIVING. THE TILTON TESTIFIED THAT HE WAS LEFT PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED AND SUFFERS FROM DEPRESSION. HIS LAWYERS SAID HE HAS IMPAIRED MENTAL ABILITY AND JUDGMENT. HE RECENTLY ENTERED A LIVE-IN PHYSICAL REHABILITATION CENTER. THE GAS COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGED LIABILITY FOR THE CRASH BUT ATTORNEYS FOR ITS PARENT FIRM ARGUED KYLE TILTON SHOULD ONLY RECEIVE ABOUT $1 MILLION, THE JURY DID NOT AGREE.

COYOTE TRIES TO TAKE 2 YEAR OLD IN CHINO HILLS FRIDAY
A TWO YEAR OLD WAS THE VICTIM OF A COYOTE ATTACK ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTY FRIDAY. THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAID AT 10:30 A.M., A TWO-YEAR OLD FEMALE TODDLER WAS PLAYING IN THE SANDBOX AT A PARK IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, IN THE CARE OF HER BABY-SITTER. THE BABY-SITTER SUDDENLY HEARD HER CRY, LOOKED UP, AND SAW A LONE COYOTE HAD BITTEN THE TODDLER ON THE BUTTOCKS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CARRY HER AWAY IN ITS MOUTH. THE BABY-SITTER GRABBED THE CHILD AND PULLED IT AWAY FROM THE COYOTE. TODDLER WAS FREED AND THE COYOTE RAN OFF INTO NEARBY BRUSH. CHINO HILLS DEPUTIES, COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND STATE FISH AND GAME WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE ANIMAL. THE TODDLER SUSTAINED TWO SMALL PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE RIGHT BUTTOCKS AREA. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL BY PARAMEDICS FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION AND TREATMENT.

YUCCA MESA MAN ATTACKED BY HIS HORSE
A YUCCA VALLEY MAN WAS HOSPITALIZED SUNDAY MORNING… AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY… HIS HORSE! FIRE OFFICIALS SAID THAT AROUND 7:47 A 62 YEAR OLD MAN WAS WORKING WITH HIS HORSE AND 2 MULES IN A CORRAL AT SUNWAY AND SUNFAIR IN THE YUCCA MESA AREA, WHEN THE HORSE ATTACKED HIM, BITING HIM 2 TO 3 TIMES. HE SUSTAINED A LARGE BITE ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD, WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A "GIANT" BITE ON HIS RIGHT ARM, AND WAS EITHER KICKED OR BITTEN ON HIS SIDE. HE WAS NOT RIDING THE ANIMAL AT THE TIME. THE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO HI DESERT MEDICAL CENTER FOR TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION.

CALTRANS ASKS FOR PUBLIC HELP IN STOPPING METAL THEFT
CALTRANS IS JOINING WITH THE COUNTY IN ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP WITH THE GROWING PROBLEM OF METAL THEFT. THE CONTINUED STRIPPING OF METAL FROM INFRASTRUCTURE IS CAUSING SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS. REPORTER DAN STORK REPORTS ON HOW YOU CAN HELP... ONE OF THE RECURRENT VICTIMS OF THE RISING WAVE OF METAL THEFT HAS BEEN CALTRANS. SOMETIME DURING THE LAST WEEKEND OF APRIL, A MAINTENANCE YARD IN VICTORVILLE WAS VANDALIZED AND OVER $15,000 WORTH OF METAL AND TOOLS WERE STOLEN. IN ADDITION, CALTRANS HAS BEEN HARD HIT BY THEFT FROM THE HIGHWAYS. THIS SORT OF THEFT PUTS THE TRAVELING PUBLIC DIRECTLY AT RISK. LOSSES INCLUDE COPPER WIRE, IRRIGATION SUPPLIES, AND OTHER METAL SUPPLIES. THE AGENCY SAYS THIS CAN AFFECT LIGHTING, CLOSED CIRCUIT TV, AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE REPAIRS. AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT OF $300,000 IS DEVOTED TO REPLACING ITEMS, 90% OF WHICH HAVE BEEN STOLEN SINCE LAST NOVEMBER. CALTRANS IS ASKING THE PUBLIC TO HELP IT AND THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ATTACK THE PROBLEM. HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO: CALL 9-1-1 IF YOU SEE A SUSPICIOUS PERSON ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, NOT IN THEIR VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. NEVER APPROACH OR FOLLOW THE SUSPECT. IF THERE IS A VEHICLE NEARBY, TRY TO GET A LICENSE NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF IT, AS WELL AS OF THE PERSON. NOTE THE LOCATION – ROUTE, NEARBY RAMP, CITY.

FREE HEALTH SCREENING FOR SENIORS IN 29 PALMS WEDNESDAY
FREE HEALTH SCREENING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE 50 YEARS AND OLDER IN 29 PALMS THIS WEDNESDAY. THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OFFERS PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR THE AGING, OR PHCA, A FREE HEALTH SCREENING AND COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR ADULTS 50 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER. APPOINTMENTS FOR THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 ARE BEING TAKEN BY CALLING REACH OUT MORONGO BASIN AT THE TWENTYNINE PALMS SENIOR CENTER AT 361-1410. THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT DOES NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF REGULAR VISITS TO YOUR DOCTOR BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE TIPS ON HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR DOCTOR AND HOW TO STAY ACTIVE. THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT INCLUDES A COMPLETE PERSONAL HEALTH HISTORY, REVIEW OF EATING HABITS AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND SCREENING FOR DIABETICS, ANEMIA AND HYPERTENSION. CALL REACH OUT TODAY AT 361-1410 FOR THIS FREE HEALTH ASSESSMENT.

"BAD CHECKS" AT YUCCA VALLEY’S COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR TOMORROW
HOW TO DEAL WITH AND RECENT BAD CHECKS WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF THIS MONTH’S "COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR" EVENT IN YUCCA VALLEY TOMORROW MORNING. REPORTER KARL GARDNER HAS YOUR INVITATION...HOW TO DEAL WITH AND RECENT BAD CHECKS WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF THIS MONTH’S "COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR" EVENT IN YUCCA VALLEY TOMORROW MORNING. REPORTER KARL GARDNER HAS YOUR INVITATION... WHAT TO DO IF YOU ACQUIRE A BAD CHECK AND HOW TO DEAL WITH A "DISHONORED" CHECK, IS THE TOPIC AT TUESDAY MORNING’S COFFEE WITH MAYOR MEETING, BEING HELD IN THE JOSHUA TREE ROOM OF THE YUCCA VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER, FROM 7 TO 8. SPEAKERS FROM THE COUNTY’S CHECK ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WILL IMPART VALUABLE INFORMATION ON BAD CHECKS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES ALIKE. MAYOR BOB LEONE WILL ALSO BE ON HAND TO DISCUSS CURRENT ISSUES OF THE TOWN. COFFEE WITH THE MAYOR IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

 FINAL STATE GRADUATION EXAMS THIS WEEK AT TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL
THIS REMINDER FOR TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS... THE LAST TESTING FOR CAHSEE, THE STATE’S REQUIRED GRADUATION TEST, THIS YEAR IS THIS TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY. JUNIORS AND SENIORS WHO HAVE NOT PASSED AND SOPHOMORES WHO WERE ABSENT WILL TEST IN THE LIBRARY AND THE GYM.

"THE CHISE" FEATURED AT TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BENEFIT SATURDAY
A COMMUNITY BASKETBALL GAME THIS SATURDAY WILL HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR A TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TRIP TO AN ALASKAN INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT. ALONG WITH BASKETBALL THE HIP-HOP GROUP, "THE CHISE" MADE UP OF MOSTLY FORMER TWENTYNINE PALMS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WILL BE PERFORMING. REPORTER TAMMI ROLEFF INVITES YOU TO THE FESTIVITIES... THE MORONGO BASIN ROTORACT CLUB IS SPONSORING A COMMUNITY BASKETBALL GAME 3 PM SATURDAY FOR THE 29 PALMS HIGH SCHOOL BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM. TEAMS WILL CONSIST OF: A STUDENT FROM EACH GRADE, A TEACHER, A MEMBER FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND AN ALUMNUS FROM THE SCHOOL. A SPECIAL HALF-TIME SHOW HAS BEEN PLANNED. THE CHISE, A HIP-HOP GROUP FROM 29 PALMS AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ARE THE FEATURED PERFORMERS. THE 29 PALMS HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADERS AND OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS WILL MAKE AN APPEARANCE, AND Z107.7’S GARY DAIGNEAULT WILL EMCEE THE EVENT. ADMISSION IS $6 PER PERSON AND ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS THE TEAM’S TOURNAMENT TRIP TO ALASKA AND LOCAL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPS.

JOSHUA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL BEATS BETHEL CHRISTIAN
THE JOSHUA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM, 9-11OVERALL AND 8-4 IN THE AGAPE LEAGUE, HOSTED THE BETHEL CHRISTIAN EAGLES FRIDAY, MAY 2 AND DEFEATED THE EAGLES 20-0 BY MERCY RULE AFTER JUST 5 INNINGS OF PLAY. THE LIGHTNING ARE CURRENTLY TIED FOR 2ND PLACE IN THE AGAPE LEAGUE AND NEEDED THE WIN TO HAVE A CHANCE AT POST SEASON PLAY. THE LIGHTNING FACE BOTH HESPERIA CHRISTIAN AND THE 2ND PLACE ACADEMY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE KNIGHTS NEXT WEEK IN THE FINAL TWO REGULAR SEASON GAMES. THE LIGHTNING MUST WIN BOTH GAMES NEXT WEEK TO BE ASSURED ANY CHANCE OF POST SEASON PLAY. THE WINNING PITCHER FOR THE LIGHTNING WAS SENIOR SHAWN VROOMAN WHO WENT 3 INNINGS FACING 10 BATTERS ALLOWING NO RUNS OR HITS WHILE STRIKING OUT 4 AND WALKING 2. THE TOP BAT OF THE DAY WAS SENIOR JESSE FRAZER WHO WENT 3 FOR 3 WITH A DOUBLE AND A HOMER OVER THE CENTER FIELD FENCE AND 4 RBIS.