The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved three contracts with Ridgecrest Regional Hospital totaling $77,949 to provide case management and homemaking services for seniors in eastern Kern County.

RIDGECREST, Calif. – A preliminary ruling limiting the federal reserved water rights at U.S. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake does not change the actual water use estimates being used in ...

A proposed decision in the ongoing water adjudication lawsuit between Mojave Pistachios, et al., vs. Indian Wells Valley Water District, et al., has set the Navy’s reserved water right at 2,008 ...

This week, a courtroom in distant Orange County issued one of the most consequential rulings for the Indian Wells Valley in decades. On July 29, 2025, the court preliminarily determined that the ...

RIDGECREST, CA – The Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2026 cohort of Leadership Ridgecrest, a dynamic nine-month program designed to cultivate informed, engaged, ...

“When an old-timer dies, a library burns down,” said Mark Pahuta, quoting a folk saying about how history is lost when those who remember it are gone.

“Thank you, Ridgecrest and the surrounding areas. Thank you for all your years of support and business, allowing us the opportunity to serve you. It has been a pleasure. The ...

RIDGECREST - On July 29, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a community member reported a domestic violence incident within the city limits of Ridgecrest. The reporting party identified a Ridgecrest ...

GROTON, Conn. - Seaman Apprentice Joshua Bradford Jones, a native of Ridgecrest, California, is training to be part of the U.S. Navy’s 125-year tradition of service under the sea.

The San Bernardino County Coroner's Office has identified the person killed in a fiery crash on Highway 395 just south of Atolia in the early hours of July 6.

The Ridgecrest housing market continues to move forward at a steady, measured pace. In June, a total of 30 site-built homes closed escrow — slightly below the long-term monthly average of 38.7 homes ...

At the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority board meeting on July 16, board members discussed whether the agency should launch an official Facebook page as a tool for public communication and ...