No one was seriously hurt in a crash on South China Lake Boulevard at Robertson Avenue at about 12:54 p.m. Friday that saw a Volkswagen Jetta hit a Nissan Maxima ...

Staff at the city of Ridgecrest briefly considered contracting with Urban SDK, a company that uses AI and GPS data from city ...

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A federal judge has prohibited off-road vehicle use in critical habitat for desert tortoises in California’s western Mojave ...

Burroughs girls’ soccer closed the season at home hosting Sultana on Senior Night. Before the match against the Sultans, the ...

The winning continues at Hard Rock Casino Tejon. In January alone, the property paid out an impressive $29,173,671 across 6,375 jackpots, reinforcing its reputation as one of ...

After securing third place in Mojave River League, the Burroughs girls’ basketball team went into its final game looking to ...

When housing affordability is the topic of discussion, the focus is usually on mortgage rates and available inventory. But another major factor is increasingly shaping the 2026 housing market — ...

The recent settlement in the lawsuit by Searles Valley Minerals against the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority wasn’t a victory for the GA but a capitulation by the city of Ridgecrest and the ...

Voters in Ridgecrest will decide on June 2 whether to modify the city’s term limits ordinance after the Ridgecrest City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to place the questions on the ...

Recently, I got a copy of the proposed resolution from the City of Ridgecrest that would allow them to hire Ron Strand — a retired city manager and police chief ...

Ridgecrest’s news readers are turning to the Daily Independent online, with pageviews on the DI’s ridgecrestca.com website up 17% in January compared to December.