The city of Ridgecrest has officially filed its petition seeking “Intervenor” status in the application process for the ...

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), legislation that ...

As California officials try to block immigration facilities across the state, the Trump administration is deploying a new ...

A power line feeding the Saint Ann church and school campus at the corner of Norma Street and Church Avenue broke and fell ...

The Kern County Fire Department put out a garage fire in the 1300 block of South Yorktown Street in Ridgecrest on Monday ...

A disillusioned aviator crashes in the Sahara Desert and meets a strange child from space in the CLOTA theater's summer ...

The Daily Independent is committed to serving Ridgecrest and the Indian Wells Valley with accurate, fair and equitable local journalism. The Daily Independent staff and ownership share the ...

Getting better sleep doesn't begin the moment your head hits the pillow — it actually starts hours earlier. The choices you make throughout the day and evening help ...

The U.S. carried out another round of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the fragile ...

If you want your kids to spend more time this summer away from screens and delving into books, start with the beloved Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan.

Friday's candidate list update from Kern County for local elections only had one change from Thursday, but it's a prominent name, as L. Scott Hayman has pulled papers to run ...

Although sales tax income is down, the city of Ridgecrest has seen increases in property tax and transient occupancy tax ...