The High Desert Heat Academy — a travel basketball boys’ and girls’ program in Ridgecrest — awarded players Jhavmine Ave and ...

When business owner Steve Spradlin invited the public to the upcoming 2025 Lake Isabella Fireworks Show, July 5 at 9 p.m., he ...

Independent will be delivered to home delivery subscribers and dealers as scheduled on Friday, July 4. But because the U.S. Postal Service will be closed for the Independence ...

The Ridgecrest Police Department posted on social media that federal agents from the FBI and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement arrested a man in Ridgecrest on Tuesday.

The Rotary Club of China Lake bid farewell to David Saint-Amand as it celebrated the installation of Ricca Charlon as the new ...

We’re at an impasse right now, because we have two sides and we don't communicate. And when they do communicate ... it's not ...

The Kern County Fire Department responded to a call of a fence on fire at 3:26 p.m. Saturday in the 1300 block of West Willow Avenue, with flames reported to be getting to within two feet of the house ...

() - Saving for retirement can be challenging under everyday circumstances, and especially so during times of economic ...

Animal welfare is a large problem in California, and especially in the deserts of Kern County, where high temperatures and a ...

For far too long, California has been ground zero for frivolous lawsuit abuse by plaintiff attorneys. These are attorneys ...

Saturday's Ridgecrest Pride Festival, organized by Unity in the Desert, began at Freedom Park with a parade on Saturday ...