From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2019. On this south-facing slope in Morongo Valley there is a forest of very old Yucca schidigera, known as the Mojave yucca.

A sluggish start wasn’t enough to stop the Yucca Valley Trojans from continuing their undefeated Desert Valley League season Friday in a 43-3 victory over Desert Mirage. “We felt comfortable going in, ...

In a heavily anticipated matchup between two of the better football teams in the Desert Valley League, experience won out over the newcomers Friday night. A revamped Desert Hot Springs squad that won ...

Palm Springs has had its fair share of time in the spotlight, but a new Apple TV+ show gives the high desert its 15 minutes of fame. The aptly-named series "High Desert," starring Academy Award winner ...

Residents in Yucca Valley welcomed a fresh blanket of snow Thursday with conditions expected to get worse for Friday. Pamela Fields has been living in Yucca Valley for nearly two decades, yet rarely ...

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Vol. 146, No. 2 (APRIL-MAY 2019), pp. 128-137 (10 pages) We evaluated several mechanisms that enable saplings of Yucca filifera (Chabaud) to endure water ...