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

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

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 ...

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 Sierra Sands Unified School District Board of Education, at a Feb. 2 special meeting, approved a request to establish initial electric charging station pricing at China Lake Junior High ...

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.

With the workforce reduction tied to Searles Valley Mineral’s soda ash and boric acid plants, it is not known what the impact will be on the Trona Joint Unified School ...

When we talk about American strength and leadership — our military might, technological edge, and readiness to meet ...

After losing a pair of games to Southwestern last week – 6-4 and 6-2 – the Cerro Coso Coyotes baseball team returned home ...

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 ...

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 ...