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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Cerro Coso Community College is pleased to welcome Dr. Tiffany Bonner as its new director of outreach, bringing more than 20 ...

Last Monday, the Lady Burros tennis team hosted a non-league match with Silverado High School from the Desert Sky League. The ...

Chavez Boxing Club fighter Jonathan Guzman competed in Battle of the Beach V in Long Beach on Sunday, Sept. 13. The ...

The High Desert Storm 14U softball travel team hosted the Hesperia 14U travel team at Leroy Jackson Park on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Vince Fong’s (CA-20) H.J. Res. 210, a resolution to prevent a California Air Resources Board (CARB) mandate from driving ...