TWENTYNINE PALMS — Charges against a Twentynine Palms man suspected of an armed robbery and shooting at Del Gagnon Real Estate here on Monday, Aug. 2 have yet to be filed.

The Sept. 2 print edition of The Desert Trail is packed with information on a lawsuit filed against the city of Twentynine Palms in the wake of its approval of Granite Construction’s request to exapand mining operations here, a fire that charred 110 acres in Joshua Tree National Park, an armed robbery suspect taken into custody, the latest on a body found burning in Joshua Tree, booming enrollment at Copper Mountain College, Labor Day holiday closures and upcoming DUI checkpoints in Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley, an on-campus fight that sent three to the hospital, new credit card laws.

TWENTYNINE PALMS — The Twentynine Palms High School Wildcat varsity and junior varsity football teams will face unfamiliar territory in a familiar setting when they open their seasons against Xavier College Prep High School of Palm Desert.

YUCCA VALLEY — The Rotary Club of Yucca Valley will host two golf tournaments in September.

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Last week, I shared ideas for alternative uses for travel-bag items like toothpaste and brushes, shampoo, conditioner, shaving cream and hand sanitizer.