Gary Daigneault

In 2015 a trip to Pioneertown inspired Niki Hill and Claire Wadsworth, looking to start a new restaurant, to take a chance on a dream and opened La Copine

In November 2025, Twentynine Palms was awarded a Levitt Music Series Grant, creating a series of free outdoor family-friendly live music concerts at Freedom Plaza through 2028.

The Town of Yucca Valley is offering some fun events that offer residents special activities and information. On the Z107.7 “Up Close” show this Friday

Since 1962, The Joshua Tree National Park Association has served as the bridge between supporters and the park.

The Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Desert will start their summer program on June 8. On the Z107.7 “Up Close” show this Friday (June 5) club CEO Shakira Michaels will talk with host Gary Daigneault about the club and their programs.

Actress and author Sharianne Greer came to the Morongo Basin a few years ago. After volunteering on stage at Theatre 29 now she is bringing her original play, “Fortressed” to the 29 Palms stage.

In November of 2025, Steve Scovel was promoted to Captain and given command of the Morongo Basin Sheriff's Station.

Former Yucca Valley Councilmember, San Bernardino County Third District Supervisor Dawn Rowe, has served on the Board since December of 2018 and is currently serving as Chairman of the Board. Her district is spread out over nearly 10,000 square miles, including the communities of the Morongo Basin.

Off-highway vehicles (OHV) are a popular pastime in the hi-desert, and with the amount of rural properties and dirt roads around here, sometimes that activity can become a nuisance to property owners who want to keep their private land separate from the open riding that is permitted on OHV-sanctioned public lands.

Since June 22, sixty-one Morongo Basin kids have been learning music, lyrics, lines, and choreography as they get ready to perform “Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr.” The directors, choreographers, and even some of the stars of the show will join host Gary Daigneault on Friday's episode of the Z107.7 Up Close Show. You can tune in Friday morning at 10 a.m. to hear the next generation of theater performers live in studio.