Guests enjoyed conversation and refreshments on a cool September evening, as Hyla Nursery hosted the Chamber of Commerce ...

The Lady Burros tennis team traveled to Hesperia High School for their second-round contest with the Scorpions. It was ...

I never thought there would be a sequel.   This month, my dream came true. So you know that I was completely jazzed about ...

The Desert Community Orchestra opens its 2026–2027 season with its Pieces About Places Pops Concert Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

Public comment on the poor security of Flock cameras and the Kern County District Attorney’s investigation into the city of Ridgecrest were the highlights of an otherwise light meeting of ...

The Kern County Fire Department made short work of a vegetation fire reported 8:13 p.m. Thursday on North Gold Canyon Street, by the bridge behind the former Daily Independent building.

The draft budget for the 2027 fiscal year was presented at the Sept. 9 board meeting for the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority, with mostly no concerns from the board ...

After defeating rival Bishop and earning possession of the Eastern Sierra Football Classic trophy for the first time since 1998, the Burroughs football team turns its attention to another rivalry ...

With two weeks until the bye week and the halfway mark of the season, the Burroughs varsity football team returned home to ...

Building on last year’s magical 12-1 run and developing further with the energy gained from their 78-0 win over Maricopa Sept ...

Today, Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) announced that Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1392, known as Leno ...

For years, Ridgecrest has faced a deceptively simple problem: Thousands of travelers move along Highway 395 within minutes of ...