Ridgecrest News

Kern County supervisors tore apart the county's proposed budget Wednesday, rebuilt it and passed it - adding extra money for cops, firefighters and libraries.

The clean up continued Monday after flash floods soaked the desert in Eastern Kern County Sunday.

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Dear Traffic Tuner, Why doesn't the California Highway Patrol do some commercial truck enforcement along the 15? On any given day, regardless of time, semi-trucks are in any lane they seem to choose.

A 37-year-old Ridgecrest man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for attempting to mail obscene material to his daughter, according to a press release from a U.S. Attorney's office in California.

KERNVILLE, CA.... Fire growth was moderate Tuesday despite wind gusts of up to 30 mph that hit the fire in the early afternoon.

The Sierra Sands Unified School District in Ridgecrest, Calif., has awarded Barnhart Inc.

Why we aren't seeing updated election totals Kern County elections chief Sandy Brockman just said the numbers are NOT coming in as fast as they used to.

Description: Jacobsen Middle School qualifies 14 for Kern County Championships Topics: Posted by editor Mon Jun 2, 2008 13:48:19 PDT Viewed 30 times 0 responses 0 comments After qualifying 32 athletes at the ...

Here's a dirty little secret about some of the food you buy at the grocery store: BE SURE IT'S REALLY LOCAL While farmers markets are a place for local growers to sell their produce, not all the food on sale ...

A plan to charge visitors for access to the shorelines of Isabella Lake, the upper Kern River and parts of the Giant Sequoia National Monument will be discussed in a series of upcoming workshops.

A 12-year-old bicyclist was killed in Ridgecrest Tuesday night, the Kern County coroner's staff reported.

A Ridgecrest registered sex offender was arrested Tuesday when officials found the 37-year-old man living with young children and found drugs.

Marijuana plants with a potential value of more than $100 million were seized in May in the mountain regions of Kern County, sheriff's deputies reported.

An Inyokern man who fired at deputies Friday night pleaded not guilty Tuesday to two counts of attempted murder and two counts of assault with a firearm on peace officers.

In this Feb. 22, 2008 file photo, Dr. Mike Karch looks over an abandoned miner's truck with the words Helter Skelter written on the back of the cab behind the Barker Ranch house, Friday, Feb. via The Modesto Bee

Compact fluorescent light bulbs have been touted as a money-saving, eco-friendly alternative to traditional bulbs, but now a potential danger has been found. via WTKR-TV Norfolk

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I had heard that the Mojave fishhook cactus was rare. I did not expect that it would take me an entire day to find one in what was considered prime habitat. via Desert Sun