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July 14, 2006 - featured image

Calif. fires on collision course

A wildfire that has already burned 40,000 acres and destroyed 100 buildings roared through high desert wilderness. Thursday, threatening to merge with a fire in national forest land filled with dead, dry trees.
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Two big Calif.
wildfires merge

Thousands of firefighters aided by aircraft yesterday worked in fierce heat to keep two big wildfires from gaining a foothold in the heavily populated San Bernardino Mountains, where millions of trees killed by drought and bark beetles could provide explosive fuel.
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Golf challenge began as desert road game

The dirt back road between the towns is still unpaved, but the Pioneer Pass Golf Challenge has soldiered on, unfazed, for 56 years. Proceeds from the tournament, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Yucca Valley, goes to the Morongo Basin Historical Society and Miracle League of Morongo Basin, a baseball field and league for kids with special needs.

Film Group Buys Land for Project

Film Group Buys Land for Project The purchase of 13,000 acres of rolling desert land between Palm Springs and Twenty-Nine Palms for use as a combination studio location site and rendezvous, to be made available to studios, was announced yesterdayโ€ฆ

Who Owns Pioneertown, California?

Who Owns Pioneertown, California? PHOTO Courtesy of Netflix Alanna Gold, Mary Bonnet, Amanza Smith and Nicole Young. None of whom own Pioneertown. Short answer is: Alanna Gold does not own PIONEERTOWN. Pioneertown, California, is a unique and fascinating destination withโ€ฆ