A suspect who allegedly opened fire Saturday at the end of a chase in the Joshua Tree area has been arrested following an hours-long manhunt, authorities said.
Detectives are investigating the death of a man whose burned body was found in a dry lake bed in Joshua Tree.
The striking sight of Joshua trees draw many people to California's Mojave Desert, but the trees face an uncertain future because of climate change, a study suggests.
The families of several inmates who died while in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department are planning to file a civil lawsuit.
The National Park Service announced that Joshua Tree National Park will remain open and that recreation fee funds will be used to have sanitation staff around to keep the landscape clean.
Joshua Tree National Park will temporarily close starting Thursday for cleanup and repair amid the ongoing partial government shutdown, park officials say.