Ridgecrest, CA News

• Ridgecrest, CA News
• Today in the news: Escaped penguin captured
• Morgan organizes a forum to discuss measures H and I
• Morning Jolt: Dog refuses to leave dead partner
• RPD arrest man for assault
• Today in the news: Americans don’t use their full vacation time
• CLMRG assists in Lone Pine rescue
• Burroughs students paint portraits as part of Memory Project
• Adm. Winter to move to Pax River in June
• Morning Jolt: Do you have any Bigfoot hair?
• DART CEO on administrative leave
• Today in the news: DC Comics superhero to come out of closet
• Court fence draws criticism from Planning Commission
• Kern County Board of Supervisors to hold a special meeting in Ridgecrest Wednesday
• Democrats of the High Desert talk budget, Measure L
• Montessori school receives permit to move into old Remax Building
• Morning Jolt: Stolen pig statue back home
• Today in the news: Pastor under fire for comments on gays
• SSUSD Board approves use of Tier III categorical funds
• Morning Jolt: $1M for parking spot
• Today in the news: Ex-Rutgers student gets 30 days for webcam incident
• Morning Jolt: ‘Pet tax’ quickly nixed
• This week: Geek Pride Day is Friday
• Week in review: What really happened in Trayvon Martin death?
• Meet the candidates: Chip Holloway
• SSUSD Board honors LeCornu for his service
• Council green lights RPD to pursue off-road vehicle grant
• County Supes respond to Grand Jury report
• Council demands more info on possible Parks and Recreation cuts
• Today in the news: Facebook makes its stock market debut
• Morning Jolt: Escaped penguin enjoying life
• Today in the news: White babies no longer the majority
• Video report: Donna Summer dies at 63
• Morning Jolt: Haunted home for seniors?
• Today in the news: Fake cop killing Miss. drivers?
• Meet the candidates: Daures Stephens
• City Council tackles second day of its budget hearings
• Morning Jolt: Family saves kitten tossed out of car
• Today in the news: JPMorgan CEO gets $23 million
• BHS Playoff update: Softball team expands lead
• City begins painful budget process
• Trona High School students protest teacher’s dismissal
• Morning Jolt: Bit by snake at Wal-Mart?
• Today in the news: Woman with flesh-eating bacteria doing well
• Local softball teams get playoff seeds
• Local teams pack bags to start playoffs
• Morning Jolt: Man wins Powerball 6 times
• This week: ‘Battleship’ takes off
• Week in review: Gay rights top the news
• A present for all kids of Ridgecrest
• City’s draft budget leaves little wiggle room
• Meet the candidates: Sam Ramirez
• Two rescued after falling into a mine shaft near Lake Isabella
• Today in the news: FBI: Girls saw kidnapper kill himself
• Senior Services of the IWV to offer Alzehimer’s assistance
• A look at what you’re voting for on June 5
• City unveils draft budget, sets hearings for next week
• Profile in Faith: Jim Hammett
• Morning Jolt: Giant pasta box on sale
• Today in the news: Flesh-eating virus claims woman’s leg
• Wiknich defends his two initiatives
• Morning Jolt: Angry dentist story a hoax
• Today in the news: President Obama says he supports gay marriage
• Morgan pushes for change in threshold to pass sales tax for transit
• Thursday final day to apply for Measure L oversight committee
• Meet the candidates: Mick Gleason
• Burroughs graduate gets her 1st book published
• City gives Measure L presentation to Chamber
• KCSO releases sketch of suspect wanted in CHP officer shooting
• Morning Jolt: Meet Mr. T-Rex
• Today in the news: Nevada OKs Google’s autonomous car
• Oversight Board approves next round of payment schedule
• Woman rescued Sunday from Lake Isabella
• DUI patrol nets six arrests
• Man convicted in shaken baby case
• Morning Jolt: Maurice Sendak remembered
• Today in the news: Skype death not murder, Army says
• CHP officer shot
• Morning Jolt: Loch Ness Monster must leave river
• This week: Don’t forget Mother’s Day
• Week in review: Junior Seau’s brain to be studied
• College board hears report from fifth grade college day
• Middle school students participate in STEM Day
• Meet the candidates: Roy Ashburn
• Oversight Board to meet Monday
• Today in the news: ‘Super moon’ to shine Saturday
• Economic development may yet move forward for the City
• Bacon gets 15 years to life for ’08 murder
• Man suspected of shooting at surveyors along Garlock Road
• Morning Jolt: Mensa admits 2-year-old
• Today in the news: Kentucky Derby could see first white horse winner
• Taggers force city’s parks department to work extra
• RACVB pushes new tourism district
• Budget fight begins to heat up
• Morning Jolt: What’s Seinfeld’s secret project?
• Salvation Army seeks camp sponsors
• Today in the news: Junior Seau dead of self-inflicted gunshot to chest
• Sierra Sands issues RFP for survey services
• Meet the candidates: Dave Freeland
• NBC challenges teams to ‘Escape’ from Trona: Reality TV show films final segment at Pinnacles
• Morning Jolt: Bin Laden killed 1 year ago
• Today in the news: Bin Laden wanted Obama assassinated
• CDE staff recommending waiver approvals
• New oversight board approves initial TAB list
• Morning Jolt: Occupy protests today
• Today in the news: Barnes & Noble Nook gets boost from Microsoft
• Morning Jolt: Ground zero tower is tallest in NY
• Deputies arrest stabbing suspect
• This week: ‘The Avengers’ in theaters
• Week in review: George Zimmerman still free – for now, at least
• Budget, roads to come before Council
• Rollover sends five to hospital
• Meet the candidates: Deborah Hess
• Today in the news: Michael Jordan’s team is worst ever
• Police arrest man on drugs, stolen property charges
• RDA Oversight board sets first meeting
• Committee launches push to pass Measure L
• Cerro Coso seeks public input for its accreditation evaluation
• Morning Jolt: Relax like this frog
• High-wind advisory in effect until 9 p.m.
• Today in the news: More Secret Service misconduct
• Morgan addresses Boys, Girls State delegates
• Local councilmen attend Legislative Action Days
• Candidates address Trona CSC
• Parks and Rec finances coming before Quality of Life
• Morning Jolt: 'Royals book guy' goes viral
• Meet the candidates: Heidi Carter-Escudero
• Today in the news: Teens getting drunk on hand sanitizer
• School board green lights textbook adoption
• Sierra Sands adopts plan for expelled students
• Planning approves optic hub in Ridgecrest
• SSUSD approves $300,000 contract for new Las Flores kindergarten classrooms
• Morning Jolt: $5k wedding for dogs
• Bell talks child abuse at Exchange Club meeting
• Today in the news: Deion Sanders has wife arrested for assault
• SCE announces new meters coming sooner
• KCSO suspends search for missing man
• Morning Jolt: Best doughnuts in the U.S.
• Today in the news: Metta World Peace may face suspension
• Morning Jolt: John Edwards, Jennifer Hudson in court
• This week: Anniversary of Chernobyl
• Week in review: Woman died of too much Coke?
• County committee approves SSUSD Board reduction
• Candidates square off at Republican Women forum
• CLMRG joins search for missing man
• New theater company opens with Hamlet
• Today in the news: George Zimmerman gets $150K bond
• Trona teacher urges settlement in dispute with district
• City moving forward on property sale for solar field
• SCE to introduce new smart meters
• Morning Jolt: Starbucks getting rid of bug extract
• Today in the news: Ted Nugent questioned by Secret Service
• SSUSD to hold transitional kindergarten meeting
• City Manager announces budget hearings to start in mid May
• Ridgecrest joins ‘Strong Cities, Strong State’ campaign
• Rummer warns of cinnamon challenge
• Morning Jolt: Most Influential People in the World
• Today in the news: Mom killed while trying to save kidnapped baby
• Lack of construction hurting city coffers
• Trona teachers file second charge against school district
• 4 women pedal their way cross country for safe routes
• Ridgecrest Charter School begins to offer transitional kindergarten
• 'American Bandstand' host Dick Clark has died
• Morning Jolt: Frozen cows found in cabin
• Today in the news: The end of Twinkies?
• Local housing market in a unique situation
• Gateway holding a hair-raising event
• Ridgecrest continues to have best employment numbers in county
• Morning Jolt: Mega Millions winner to come forward
• Today in the news: Wesley Korir wins the Boston Marathon
• This week: Brad and Angelina's engagement
• Week in Review: North Korea fails rocket launch
• Las Flores students hold STAR pep rally
• Sierra Sands to hold public hearings
• Council to consider revenue projects
• Today in the news: North Korea fails rocket launch
• Corps to take comments on possible Isabella Dam fixes at public meetings
• RPD looking for volunteer help for code enforcement
• Statewide RDA association takes first steps toward dissolution
• Morning Jolt: What's that structure on Mars?
• Big rig overturns on Highway 395, CHP closes highway
• Today in the news: J.K. Rowling announces details about new book
• Applications to join possible tax oversight board available at City Hall
• Enough members added to form a quorum on RDA board
• IWV Water District deficit now $73,000
• Highway 395 closed in Inyo County
• Morning Jolt: Ohio man arrested for putting puppies in suitcase
• Today in the news: Apple sued over e-book pricing
• City has 1,300-plus business licenses so far in 2012
• Chamber touts new PAC for Ridgecrest at luncheon
• Cuts equal shrinking Cerro Coso
• Afternoon rollover results in DUI arrest
• Water District Board to appoint new member
• Morning Jolt: Pizza with a hot dog crust
• Today in the news: Real Maryland Mega Millions winners claim prize
• Cause still unknown in Peg Street Fire
• Updated: Man, 37, killed in rollover accident
• Benz Sanitation could join ranks of high-profile cases
• Man rescued from mine
• Morning Jolt: UFO in South Korea
• Today in the news: Facebook buys Instagram
• Morning Jolt: Tiny town of Buford sold for $900K
• This week: 100th anniversary of Titanic sinking
• Man killed in roll over
• Firefighters save mobile home in Inyokern
• Week in review: Generous firefighters top the news
• Hope for RDA funds lies with state senate this week
• Saint Ann students participate in Seder
• Fire engulfs house on North Peg Street
• Police: Man injured in Monday accident dies
• Dryer failure cause of fire on South Mayo Friday morning
• Man who was run over when his car started rolling has died, RPD reports
• Today in the news: Navy jet crashes into apartment
• Ridgcrest’s Teen Court boasts successes
• Easter Bunny is hopping into Ridgecrest for photos
• Morning Jolt: Dog eats owner's Masters tickets
• Today in the news: Ghost ship sunk by Coast Guard
• Contractor touts no injuries to build BHS’ new CTE building
• New facility will enhance middle schools, college
• Cigarette to blame for mobile home fire
• Health Fair returning April 21
• Morning Jolt: YouTube to start offering Paramount movies
• Today in the news: Puppies rescued by firefighters
• With meeting canceled, city’s budget cuts on hold
• Asst. Sec. of the Navy Garcia sends greetings to Burroughs
• Trial for March 6 shooting suspect to start May 21 in Bakersfield
• DART fills popular puppet program positions
• BHS dedicates CTE building
• SSUSD is defying Kern County’s high rates of expulsion
• Morning Jolt: Flying cars coming soon?
• Fire destroys mobile home
• Today in the news: Firefighters donate Mega Millions winnings
• Trial for March 6 shooting suspect to start May 21 in Bakersfield
• Local facing federal embezzlement charges has court-date postponed
• Coyote set to return this week
• Morning Jolt: Want to be buried in a bacon coffin?
• Today in the news: 7 dead in shooting at university in California
• Morning Jolt: Who won Mega Millions?
• This week: NCAA championship is Monday
• Week in review: George Zimmerman, Mega Millions the talk of the week
• Schools celebrate ‘Music in Our Schools’ month
• Locals join frenzy for a chance at a record lottery jackpot
• Today in the news: George Zimmerman’s brother speaks out
• ‘Wherever there is a Fight’ exhibit opens at Cerro Coso
• Sierra Sands stands to lose if taxes fail
• Art group teaming up at Desert Wildflower Festival
• Morning Jolt: Man saved from cougar attack by bear
• Today in the news: Mega Millions jackpot a new world record
• Candidates square off on jobs, BRAC, and more at forum
• Museum moving ahead with expansion
• Dr. Alan Gold to present lecture on Coso rock art
• Satisfying a hunger for alternative theater
• Morning Jolt: Vermont residents aim for cowbell record
• Today in the news: Mega Millions jackpot reaches new record
• Supes name new KCFD chief
• SSUSD: Unknown if beef has pink slime
• Sydnor fire blamed on kitchen range fan
• Planning Commission agrees to modify 2008 construction plan along Ridgecrest Blvd
• Morning Jolt: 'Harry Potter' now in e-book format
• Today in the news: Dog found in trash gets sight back
• Navy League honors Bluejackets
• Cooking fire claims home overnight
• Morning Jolt: Highest gas prices are in Chicago
• Today in the news: CNN poll finds 73 percent want George Zimmerman arrested
• Morning Jolt: March 26
• Fire guts apartment
• Crews battling house fire on Church Avenue
• This week: Earth Hour takes place Saturday
• Jim Suver stresses RRH’s advances at AAUW meeting
• Learning to stay safe in case of fire
• Planning to work to make development easier in the city
• Week in review: Whitney Houston's cause of death revealed
• Today in the news: Geraldo Rivera blames Trayvon Martin's death on hoodies
• Audit shows dire look at city’s finances
• Burroughs’ new Career tech building nearly complete
• Ridgecrest to host supervisor candidates Wednesday
• Today in the news: Whitney Houston died of accidental drowning, coroner says
• Oversight committee will be a diverse group
• Jerry Taylor recommends an across the board approach to city cuts
• Force protection exercise causes back gate closure
• IRS warns of refund schemes
• Pro Shop Nutrition aims to help
• Community access to base is denied until further notice
• Today in the news: Tim Tebow traded, Sean Payton suspended
• Ridgecrest on track to meet diversion rate
• Body of missing biker found in Death Valley
• Council expected to discontinue CalPERS for unrepresented employees
• Chemical suicide response training part of exercise
• Sierra Sands approves 2nd look at financial report
• Fair Board seeking to replace three members
• Driver leads RPD in high-speed chase, arrested on charges of DUI
• Three service orgs to receive proclamations
• State ranks 4th in the US in fighting corruption
• Today in the news: New witness in Trayvon Martin case
• Today in the news: Peyton Manning in, Tim Tebow out in Denver
• Winter Weather closes Kern County highway
• This week: ‘Hunger Games’ opens Friday
• Driver arrested after leading police in a high-speed chase
• Suspicious fire destroys BLM cabin on Saturday
• Week in review: Baby koalas get an exam
• Wind advisory in effect for Kern desert
• Fuller lays out options to close state budget gap without more taxes
• Richmond 3rd graders hold Famous Americans Day
• Council to consider appointments for possible oversight committee
• SSUSD Board okays kindergarten classroom demolition contract
• Smith-Sims arraignment Monday
• Ridgecrest Police log
• Today in the news: New iPad a big hit on first day
• James Bell resigns from DEF Board
• Father arrested for infant’s death
• Angel Mendoza held to answer in Norma Street shooting case
• Taylor highlights projects that could save Ridgecrest money
• Today in the news: Blagojevich enters prison
• Coroner rules infant’s death a homicide
• Hope still alive to use TAB money to pave roads
• Burroughs team headed for KidWind national competition in Atlanta
• Coroner: Infant's death homicide
• Today in the news: Encyclopaedia Britannica to stop print editions
• RPD: Benz illegally dumped LA County trash in Kern County landfills
• City begins drafting 2013 budget
• IWV Water Board approves landscape proposal
• Commission sets new non-related family size regulations
• Today in the news: Why are people stealing Tide?
• Rep. Hunter vows to fight military spending cuts at CL Alliance luncheon
• SSUSD Board to consider second look at finance report
• Today in the news: Crystal Cathedral undergoing big changes
• This week: March Madness begins Tuesday
• Fire breaks on at vacant residence
• Week in review: New iPad tops the news
• Lemieux cautiously announces ruling in city’s favor against Benz
• ICS students show off scientific knowledge at school’s science fair
• Grove announces intention to run for 34th assembly district seat
• Planning Commission to consider amending zone ordinance
• Today in the news: Another ‘Phoenix lights’ mystery
• More layoffs may be on the horizon for the city
• TJUSD finances back to positive
• Base gearing up for Solid Curtain drill starting March 19
• Supervisor candidates square off in forum hosted in Inyokern
• Today in the news: Invisible Children documentary about warlord goes viral
• RPD seeks $81K OHV grant
• DEF committee addresses row with demo derby association
• City cuts jobs, helps to eliminate more than half the RDA deficit
• Keeping abreast of tax laws crucial for workers, especially at major life changes
• Daily Independent to switch to afternoon delivery starting March 20
• Today in the news: iPad 3 will have amazing resolution
• Kurt Wilson reveals road map to avoid possible layoffs
• Bacon pleads no contest to murder
• Suspect in Friday’s shooting pleads not guilty, hearing to be on March 13
• Sheriff’s office seeking OHV grant
• Today in the news: Mom loses legs shielding kids from tornado
• High winds close 395
• China Lake Alliance to host Reps. McCarthy, Hunter at luncheon
• Increased revenue to be considered to fix RDA budget gap
• RPD seeking OHV grant
• Today in the news: Penguin runs away from zoo
• This week: Super Tuesday, iPad 3 and Bruce Springsteen
• Week in review: Midwest tornadoes and storms top the news
• Museum holds its annual membership meeting in memory of Evans
• Suspect arrested following Friday morning shooting incident
• Mayor Carter announces his endorsement of Holloway
• UPDATE: Shooting suspect arrested
• Today in the news: Obama birth certificate in the news yet again
• Developer presents Planning with transformation of Heritage Suites
• Discount prescription drug card available to IWV residents
• Company issues statement after FBI raid
• Today in the news: Birth control bill fails in Senate
• Power outage affects 1,500
• Grand Jury addresses County Supervisors’ salaries, travel expenses
• City holds workshop to help developers
• Today in the news: Davy Jones from The Monkees dies
• Time to cut City’s budget grows short
• Planning to take stronger look at safe off highway vehicle routes
• SSUSD special-ed request on state board agenda
• Today in the news: 2 more students die from Ohio school shooting
• Mesquite student gets his 1st book published
• Still no word of special council meeting
• Today in the news: ‘Berenstain Bears’ co-creator dies
• This week: ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax’ out in theaters
• Week in review: Afghanistan violence tops the news
• Chamber opts out of its contract with the City
• Water Board adopts EIR, rejects project
• LEG begins education process for city’s sales tax measure
• Pain returning to the local pump
• Murray, Monroe to battle for glory
• Heritage expansion coming before Planning Commission
• Two sent to the hospital following motorcycle-involved accident
• Today in the news: Fake 9/11 firefighter admits lying
• Immanuel Christian blood drive nets 49 donors on Thursday
• Local Kmart still off latest closure list
• Exchange Club sponsoring Search for Talent on March 1
• Today in the news: J.K. Rowling announces new book
• City could lose over $10M in TAB money
• Culp to host Public Works workshop next week
• Today in the news: Georgia rep. proposes vasectomy ban
• YAC returning in March to help advise city
• Mental health group joining health fair
• SSUSD to offer early retirement option
• Teachers without credentials put on notice
• Today in the news: Military dad burns N.J. flag in protest of Whitney Houston
• Local couple answers the call to serve in Africa
• Assembly candidate addresses the Democrats of the High Desert
• City begins land sale process
• Defense cuts could have impact on business in the state
• City officials talk budget with local Dems
• Nancy Crawford makes fun an art form
• Today in the news: Elizabeth Smart marries in Hawaii
• Accident sends three to hospital
• Week in review: Whitney Houston, Gary Carter top the news
• This week: Oscars are next Sunday
• Nothing is off the table for city budget cuts
• Steve Morgan vows to participate in budget debate
• Water Board to hold hearing on water project
• Ashburn formally enters the race for supervisor
• Today in the news: Payroll tax cut approved
• Waste Management’s green rewards program starts today
• SSUSD mulling potential cuts
• Preparing for the worst: China Lake holds active shooter drill
• SSUSD’s trustee area elimination resolution moves to state for consideration
• Today in the news: ‘Colbert Report’ suspended
• Bowman Channel improvement continues to hold up Walmart project
• Water district responds to county letter
• SSUSD could face a slash in federal funding
• The deficit remains as Council only gives direction
• Today in the news: Pekingese wins Best in Show at Westminster
• Wilson, city lay out city woes to local organizations
• City must comb through nearly $9 million to find necessary cuts
• Indian Wells Valley Water Board approves rates
• Zdeba named water district general manager
• Today in the news: Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky the focus of new film
• Preschool students decorate City Hall in honor of Presidents Day
• Public hearings top SSUSD Board agenda
• RPD arrest man on robbery charge
• Today in the news: Friends, family say Whitney Houston didn’t kill herself
• Richmond Gate reopens after dust cloud closes it to inbound traffic
• This week: Great Backyard Bird Count is this week
• Week in review: Contraception spat ends with compromise
• Grove leading the charge to make Calif. legislature part time
• Kern County criticizes water project’s EIR
• Mick picks up endorsement from Grove at 1st campaign event
• PEAR helps BHS criminal justice class to visit Museum of Tolerance
• Kemp: Outlook for IWV’s economy a good one
• IWVWD Board to conduct hearing on rates
• Today in the news: Purple squirrel spotted in Pennsylvania
• RPD to hold safe community meetings to better engage residents
• Ridgecrest gets a national spotlight in Bradshaw program
• Sierra Sands to hold hearing on board size
• Today in the news: What does mortgage settlement mean for you?
• Mesquite named a Model Continuation High School
• City planning workshop to get developer input on code changes
• Dennis Speer paves the way for the county
• Today in the news: Moms battle Facebook over breastfeeding
• CTE building near completion
• Council mulling over tough cuts
• Trona Board approves personnel actions
• McQuiston to run for new 32nd Assembly district
• Today in the news: California same-sex marriage ban ruled illegal
• Battle of the Badges coming Feb. 15
• City receives a glowing report from annual financial audit
• Sierra Sands takes initial step to shrink board size
• Today in the news: Madonna halftime show a hit?
• This week: ‘Phantom Menace’ out in 3-D
• Week in review: Komen and Planned Parenthood top the news
• City focuses on federal dollars with adequate state representation
• Saint Ann School observes Catholic Schools Week
• Trona School Board to meet Tuesday
• Today in the news: Komen changes mind on Planned Parenthood
• Bringing awareness to a tough but life-saving choice
• Rummer hopeful for Murray proposal
• Council denies developer’s appeal
• Rummer attends symposium in Monterey
• Today in the news: Group wants sugar regulated like tobacco
• RPD to conduct DUI patrol
• City must close $900K gap in budget with loss of RDA
• SSUSD to consider reduction Monday
• Pair pleads no contest, guilty in burglary case
• Today in the news: Facebook seeks $5 billion IPO
• RDA ends today; city to meet tonight to discuss its next step
• Congressman McCarthy encourages spaceflight entrepreneurs
• HD Guide Dog Puppy Raisers search for treasure in Walmart
• Today in the news: Mom gives birth to 14-pound baby
• RMES to hold Beauty and the Beast auditions this week
• Court denies resident injunction against City
• Today in the news: Super Bowl ad preview – and a look at the Ferris Bueller ad
• No damage from earthquake
• This week: Super Bowl Sunday is 1 week away
• Week in review: Heroic children top the news
• City reacts to Senate backing away from RDA extension
• Council to solve logistics of RDA dissolution in Feb. 1 meeting
• Today in the news: Little boy writes heartwarming letter to 49ers’ Kyle Williams
• DoD announces belt tightening; another BRAC may be coming
• Governor’s initiative still means no new money for education
• Scrivner: Challenges and hope lie ahead for Kern County
• Today in the news: Vanna White and Pat Sajak were sometimes drunk during 'Wheel of Fortune'
• Carroll Evans, community volunteer, passes away
• Locals have mixed reviews for State of the Union
• Today in the news: Facebook makes Timeline mandatory
• City hires consultant to help educate community on possible tax increase
• Sierra Sands School Board may reduce trustees down to 5
• Base proposes moving Murray Middle School
• Carroll Evans dies
• Today in the news: Mitt Romney paid 14% in taxes
• Pernell’s Kitchen cooks up the comfort
• SSUSD eliminates trustee residence areas
• WM continues at interim location beyond original agreement
• Charter school announces science fair winners
• Today in the news: 9-year-old girl outsmarts kidnapper
• This week: President Obama’s State of the Union speech is Tuesday
• Week in review: Costa Concordia cruise ship captain tops the news
• Benz responds to issues raised at Desert Empire Fairgrounds meeting
• LCC meetings tackle public safety concerns
• Tickets on sale for Economic Outlook Conference
• Planning Commission to hear presentation on base construction
• Today in the news: Etta James remembered for her legendary talent
• Benz fight spills over to DEF
• Sierra Sands Board to consider area elimination
• Video report: Etta James dies at 73
• City officials in the state capital for LCC meetings
• Governor promises to strike down any RDA extension
• Today in the news: Ex-wife: Newt Gingrich wanted open marriage
• China Lake breaks ground for largest solar field facility in the Navy
• BLM hosts routes scoping meeting
• Congressmen pledge action on Internet bills
• Governor: cuts, taxes must be on table to help solve state’s budget woes
• Today in the news: Sledding crow becomes Internet sensation
• RACVB visits 7th annual LA Travel and Adventure Show
• Tensions between teachers, TJUSD heat up
• IWV residents given chance to voice opinions of bike plan
• Today in the news: Wikipedia, Reddit to go dark Wednesday
• SSUSD Board approves demolition of class portables
• Honoring the dream of Dr. King
• Board approves classified reduction
• Today in the news: Zappos hacked; 24 million people affected
• Missing Ridgecrest man found safe
• Jon Huntsman withdraws from GOP presidential race
• This week: Republicans debate ahead of South Carolina
• Week in review: Marines top the news
• A behind-the-scenes look at Searles Valley Minerals
• SSUSD receives unqualified opinions in audits
• Local committee leads the charge for veteran benefits
• State working to postpone loss of RDAs
• Today in the news: Desecrating Marines identified
• City still calculating dollar loss from RDA
• One more hurdle comes down for Walmart project
• East Kern Pollution Board opposes grand jury report
• SSUSD Board votes to retain the current election system
• Today in the news: Outrage over video of Marines urinating on dead fighters
• Burroughs’ CTE building nears completion
• City declares fiscal emergency
• Rock Stars Cheer has new home
• Today in the news: You can clone your pet
• City finalizes lobbyist contract
• NAWS Change of Command is Jan. 26
• SSUSD Board to review demographics
• Planning looks at hazard mitigation
• Today in the news: ‘Hunger Games’ tickets on sale this month
• IWVWD approves service lateral replacements
• Cerro Coso to Randsburg walk coming Jan. 16
• In wake of losing RDA, City Council calls special meeting to move forward
• RPD welcomes new officer
• Today in the news: Woman survives after bungee cord breaks
• Artist Profile
• This week: New Hampshire votes Tuesday
• Week in review: Mitt Romney under fire
• Gateway students show off their spirit
• 2nd annual Desert Wildflower Festival taking shape for April
• Economic Outlook Conference to take a peek at ‘The Road Ahead’
• Today in the news: Accidentally deported teen headed home
• CCCC offering community ed classes in acting and theatre production
• Museum expansion moving forward
• Governor releases his budget
• Today in the news: Man’s gets a 'no' at basketball game proposal
• RPD arrests man following chase
• Sierra Sands board approves modernization contracts
• City Manager continues negotiations to hire lobbyist
• Today in the news: Mom shoots intruder after 911 says it’s OK to defend herself
• Balsam Market could set up shop in Feb.
• SSUSD Board approves matching-fund letter
• Today in the news: Quadrantid meteor shower should be dazzling
• IWV Concert Association gears up for Woods Tea Company on Jan. 10
• City officials reflect on upcoming year
• SSUSD advises leaving early if going to base schools during construction
• This week: Iowa caucuses set for Tuesday
• Week in review: 2011 weather disasters
• Waste Management begins permanent contract
• Local Kmart, Sears stores not on closure list
• Former mayor, business owner passes away
• Today in the news: North Korea doesn’t change policies
• Court rules against RDAs
• New state laws taking effect Jan. 1
• China Lake employees urged to use Blandy during construction
• SSUSD Board to meet Tuesday
• Today in the news: New laws for 2012 affect abortion, immigration
• Exclusive: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul lead the field heading into Iowa
• Sears owner says local store will not be on list of national closures
• SSUSD developer-fee collections up sharply
• Supreme Court to release opinion on RDAs Thursday
• Today in the news: Iran threatens to block important water route
• Toto, I don’t think we’re in Ridgecrest anymore
• Local housing market will hinge on national trends
• Fate of local Kmart, Sears stores unclear
• Exclusive: Presidential tracking poll released tomorrow morning
• Today in the news: Facebook post saves woman’s life
• Lack of information for lobbyist before City Council meeting criticized
• County bike plan workshop planned for Jan. 17
• Fire destroys Inyokern home on Christmas afternoon
• This week: Kim Jong Il funeral set for Wednesday
• Week in review: Kim Jong Il dies, his son is successor
• Today in the news: Origins of some Stonehenge rocks discovered
• Reader submitted news: Gas smell prompts evacuation of Walmart
• Accident sends motorcyclist to hospital
• Man critically injured in motorcycle accident
• Today in the news: Man wakes from coma just before organ donation
• 5 things to know about the payroll tax cut extension
• Desert Valleys, Women’s Shelter team up for the holiday season
• City allows Kurt Wilson to move ahead with lobbyist
• Today in the news: Origins of some Stonehenge rocks discovered
• Big Lots may be heading to Ridgecrest
• City may face harsh rating in annual financial audit
• Search on for two men lost near Randsburg
• Today in the news: Bon Jovi is not dead
• Local governing boards to face new Brown Act requirements
• RCS learns a lesson in physics
• Today in the news: Who is Kim Jong Un?
• Breaking news: Kim Jong Il dead at 69
• This week: 'Dragon Tattoo,' 'Mission: Impossible' and more at the theaters
• Week in review: Witness testifies in Sandusky case
• Lobbyist question to come before Council
• Report: State budget woes putting SSUSD in tough spot
• Faller students collect box tops for recess equipment
• Today in the news: Students suspended for ‘Tebowing’
• BHS receives $10K Glee grant
• SSUSD approves attendance waiver
• City’s web site gets an upgrade
• Today in the news: Woman killed in NY elevator accident
• Holloway lays out plans if elected as county Supervisor
• School officials angered by Brown’s budget cuts
• Exclusive: Rasmussen Reports says Romney leads in polls ahead of Iowa
• KZIQ/KWDJ owners break silence on radio shutdown
• Today in the news: Time Person of the Year is ‘the protester’
• City tops quarter million dollars in attorney fees in ’11
• Planning Commission moves ahead with abatements of three properties
• Today in the news: NTSB wants nationwide cellphone-driving ban
• United Way: Relying on the kindness of its local friends
• Stephens: Small business needs chance to thrive in Kern County
• Staheli: City’s finances on track with budget
• Today in the news: iPhone captures woman shooting son-in-law
• Ridgecrest under winter storm warning through Tuesday
• This week: Jerry Sandusky in court for hearing on child abuse
• Week in review: Albert Pujols signs with Angels
• Plane crashes in Dove Springs
• Chamber announces keynote speaker for Outlook Conference
• Elected mayor, term limits initiatives placed on June ballot
• IWVWD Board discusses revenue-recovery scenarios
• Today in the news: 26-toed cat helps Milwaukee animal shelter
• With a day to spare, DEF board passes its 2012 budget
• City steps into the blocks, waiting for RDA gun to sound
• Trona School Board approves first interim budget for next three years
• Daily Independent launches new mobile website
• Today in the news: 2 killed in Virginia Tech shootings
• Council defers lobbyist to Dec. 21
• Water rates up, but sales down
• Today in the news: 'Mythbusters' cannonball hits home
• China Lake ITEA awards $30k in grants
• No direction on lobbyist coming tonight
• IWVWD hosts water rates workshop
• More funding sources may be available for local streets
• Strong start continues for BHS basketball
• Today in the news: NASA: New planet could hold life
• Council to honor 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor
• Today in the news: Postal Service wants to drop next-day service
• This week: Rod Blagojevich to be sentenced
• Week in review: Facebook’s most-shared stories of the year
• Council to hear information on lobby firms in Wednesday meeting
• NAWS main gate reopened
• WM to start rolling out changes to route pickups
• Burros girls basketball gets second win of the season
• Today in the news: Herman Cain meeting with wife
• Game change
• The Passing of a Gentle Giant
• Elks quickly gearing up for annual Christmas parade on December 10
• OTAP to cover list of considerations for Old Towne makeover project
• Local students show mixed results in physical fitness tests
• Today in the news: Hanson to release Mmmhop beer
• Taking Great Strides to battle cystic fibrosis
• SSUSD ahead of high school acclamation recommendation
• Today in the news: Sandusky threatened family, lawsuit says
• Kerr McGee Center to hold energy efficiency workshop
• Waiting until the final moments
• Today in the news: Herman Cain might exit GOP race
• Videos: Conrad Murray sentenced to 4 years for Michael Jackson death
• Wastewater litigation now closed
• Radio station in transition
• Guest to visit Quilt Guild
• DEF to discuss budget issues
• Actors needed for music video
• Today in the news: Ohio takes 200-pound 8-year-old from mom
• This week: Conrad Murray to be sentenced
• Week in review: Early Black Friday a hit with consumers
• Today in the news: Mars rover launches Saturday
• Today in the news: Occupy protests Black Friday; Apple has sale
• Today in the news: Bunnies abandoned near Colorado highway
• Burroughs wins third down to move on in playoffs
• Burroughs is in the running for Glee grant
• Kern COG moving ahead with two highway projects
• Today in the news: Michelle Obama and Jill Biden booed at NASCAR race
• No plans to shorten school year for now despite state budget woes
• Leading by example: Yusef Odeh gives Neighborhood Market a needed facelift
• Senior housing to break ground in January
• Sierra Sands Board approves CTE committee appointments
• City Council votes to eliminate funding for pocket park
• Burroughs electrical project 65 percent complete
• Council wants to observe lobbyists before deciding between firms
• New SSUSD textbooks available for review
• Route changes postponed until after Thanksgiving
• Quality of Life hands parks list off to Council to pare down
• A challenge to trim Ridgecrest’s waistline
• Wiknich’s initiatives returning to Council
• SSUSD Board to consider choices for CTE committee
• Delegates from Sister City enjoying some Ridgecrest hospitality
• This week: Kindle Fire out this week
• Week in review: Penn State sex scandal tops the news
• Schools thank our vets
• VFW hosts Gleason during Veterans Day ceremony
• Today in the news: Baby elephant, mom rescued from mud pit
• City requests federal funding from Congressman McCarthy
• Today in the news: Mom rescues daughter from washing machine
• City, Howard Jarvis settle wastewater fund dispute
• City inching closer to ironing out transit issues
• Today in the news: Joe Paterno announces retirement
• Today in the news: Herman Cain denies sexual harassment
• This week: Justin Bieber Christmas album out Tuesday
• Week in review: Kids’ Halloween costumes too sexy?
• Ridgecrest may meet recycling compliance by Dec. 31 deadline
• Local students treated to bullying assembly
• Today in the news: No debit fees for Chase, other big banks
• City to offer declaration in attempt to end records suit
• Water-supply project EIR available for review
• Today in the news: Bernie Madoff, wife had suicide pact
• Community Service Council hears report of Food Pantry opening in Trona
• ‘The Event’ wins on location award
• Today in the news: Puppy saved from top of moving train
• Gleason to run for supervisor
• Sierra Sands trustees ratifies nursing agreement
• Today in the news: HPV vaccine suggested for boys
• A center of safety in the High Desert: Women’s Center High Desert rep explains services at AAUW meeting
• Planning to tackle right of way, CUP issues
• Today in the news: Steve Jobs ‘focused’ after cancer
• This week: Arraignment in plot to kill Saudi ambassador
• Week in review: Gadhafi, Ohio animals top the news
• Maturango Open Studio Tour
• SSUSD cuts hours, one job
• Council makes push for Fall Fair during comments
• Today in the news: Ben & Jerry’s ‘SNL’ ice cream takes heat
• NAWCWD stresses innovation at China Lake Alliance meeting
• Sales tax figures show greater leakage in early part of 2011
• SSUSD to stay with Benz for now
• Today in the news: How Moammar Gadhafi was caught, killed
• Burroughs invited to 2013 Fringe
• Council accepts two consultants for branding, improvements
• Today in the news: Lions, bears shot after they get loose in Ohio
• Murder is in the script for Chamber fundraiser
• Liberty buys CARE Ambulance
• DART staffers save client
• Today in the news: iPhone app catches cheating wife?
• Local resident praises police response
• Old Towne, city branding sole item on Council agenda
• New sights and entertainment coming to this year’s Desert Empire Fair
• This week: GOP candidates debate in Vegas
• Week in review: iPhone, BlackBerry top the news
• School board to look at DAGA agreement
• DEF gears up for new fair
• Today in the news: Thousands line up for iPhone 4S
• Ponek: Ridgecrest is close to finalizing pool, park rehabilitation plans
• Brown vetoes DUI checkpoint change
• Today in the news: Mitt Romney, Herman Cain top new poll
• IWV Water Board discusses meter accuracy
• Retailers seem interested, but no one is buying Ridgecrest just yet
• Today in the news: BlackBerry outage spreads
• Volunteers needed for final community beautification project
• Garfinkel to share historical Gold at museum lecture
• Today in the news: US says Iran tried to kill ambassador
• John McGuire celebrates 50 years on job
• Gem and Mineral show draws thousands
• Today in the news: Netflix kills Qwikster
• This week: iPhone 4S goes on sale
• Week in review: Steve Jobs, Apple top the news
• City sees sharp dip in TOT revenue from lack of hotel guests
• Walmart awaits permits to start construction plan
• City moves forward to outsource HR, grant writing position
• Today in the news: 3 women share Nobel Peace Prize
• Council calls for more discussions on federal lobbyist
• SSUSD officials meet with DoD for upgrade money
• SSUSD officials meet with DoD on modernization
• Melot found competent to stand trial
• Today in the news: Steve Jobs mourned
• State passage of audit bill catches city in an awkward time
• City formally adopts Waste Management as permanent hauler
• Burroughs seeking Glee grant
• RPD arrests man for auto theft
• Today in the news: Wall Street protests growing
• Rainy days are here again
• CLOTA gears up for Rabbit Hole reading this weekend
• Grant will help Cerro Coso students complete health careers
• Today in the news: Hank Williams Jr. booted from ‘MNF’ for Hitler comment
• League of California Cities makes push for state legislature improvements
• Waste hauler leads a lengthy Council agenda
• COLAs may be on SSUSD chopping block
• Today in the news: Amanda Knox freed
• This week: Amanda Knox appeal verdict expected Monday
• Week in review: Kobe Bryant, Amazon top the news
• One airlifted to KMC following accident on 395
• Second reading for hauler Wednesday
• Today in the news: US airstrike kills al-Qaida leader
• Holloway to run for First District Supervisor
• Trona Elementary emerges from improvement list
• Developer mulling his options before appealing Planning decision
• State triggers could force some tough decisions for SSUSD budget in December
• Today in the news: Two-faced cat sets Guinness World Record
• City remains in legal limbo over wastewater documents
• Witt boasts an out of this world job
• Freeland talks jobs, McQuiston during Ridgecrest visit
• San Bernardino County agency seeking nonprofit help
• Today in the news: Amazon introduces Kindle Fire tablet
• Commission green lights tentative parcel map, but leaves conditions
• SSUSD looking at No Child Left Behind waiver
• Expanding the pantry
• Today in the news: iPhone 5 expected to be announced Oct. 4
• Brothers to attend D.C. conference
• State top court to decide RDA fate by Jan.
• Local officials return from LCC conference
• Cross-dressing employee causes stir at Faller
• Today in the news: Dead Sea Scrolls now online
• This week: Levi Johnston book on Sarah Palin is out Tuesday
• Week in review: Facebook Timeline gets mixed reviews
• Fires 100-percent contained
• McQuiston visits Mesquite students
• Rader shopping project will go to planning in separate pieces
• BHS football in game updates on Facebook
• Burroughs JV coach collapses at game in Tehachapi, is going to be OK
• Today in the news: Where will satellite hit?
• Supervisors get tour of Mojave Space Port
• Most schools compliant with Tdap requirement
• Today in the news: Leaders speak out against Troy Davis execution
• Library celebrates Banned Books Week
• Abbott takes over as the new PACT commander
• IWV, Trona could feel the impact if mail center closes in Bakersfield
• Feds give SSUSD green light to submit funding proposals
• Today in the news: Jailed hikers freed
• Some question process used in Waste Management selection
• Local students to lay wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Ridgecrest Police log
• RPD assists in marijuana busts
• Motorcycle rider in Monday’s crash dies from his injuries
• Today in the news: New video of Reno air show crash
• Video: Randsburg's Old West Days
• Motorcycle rider in critical condition following accident
• Union, grocery stores reach tentative agreement
• SSUSD Board approves class-size reduction program
• Holloway to form Exploratory Committee for supervisor seat
• McQuiston will not run for re-election
• This week: Republicans square off in another debate
• Week in review: Marine receives Medal of Honor
• City mopping up wastewater mess
• Parks projects just waiting on estimate for the pool to move forward
• SSUSD staff unveils program-improvement plan
• Burroughs, Murray on federal funding list
• KernCOG approves 2 projects for the IWV
• Burroughs football updates on Facebook tonight
• Today in the news: More battles in Libya
• The conclusion of a long process
• US celebrates ratification of nation’s Constitution
• Comanche Fire 95 percent contained
• Burroughs, Murray on federal funding list
• Daily Independent Fall Home Show kicks off today
• Today in the news: Pat Robertson says divorce OK in event of Alzheimer’s
• Indian Wells Valley Water District begins looking at a new billing method
• Infrastructure Committee gives green light for pair of grant applications
• Delano Councilman throws hat in the ring for Supervisor
• Today in the news: President Obama disapproval ratings hit 55 percent
• Standoff ends peacefully
• School board to hold public hearings on textbooks, reopeners
• KernCOG considers pair of IWV improvement projects
• IWVWD Board approves budget
• Accident sends two to hospital
• UPDATED: Standoff ends peacefully at the fairgrounds
• Today in the news: U.S. hikers to be released from Iran prison
• For love and country: One soldier’s journey into serving his nation
• Ridgecrest man has a brush with lightning
• Keene Complex burns close to 7,600 acres in hills near Tehachapi
• Largest complex of fires pushes past 27,000 acres between four blazes
• Today in the news: Bank of America cuts 30,000 jobs
• Lighting strike sends man to hospital
• Kern County fires continue to spread
• This week: Emmy Awards are next Sunday
• Week in review: 9/11 threats, anniversary
• Lightning strikes spark fires
• Kurt Wilson recalls his service at Ground Zero
• How do you teach the worst terror act in US history?
• Not old enough to remember, but students will not forget 9/11
• Burros fall to Highland 42-35
• Today in the news: Nation on alert after ‘credible’ terror threat
• Top GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry visits Bakersfield Friday
• Atkins becomes newest RPD sergeant
• Council takes first step to remove interim tag from Waste Management
• Parade of 1,000 flags coming Saturday
• Today in the news: Google buys Zagat
• Council removes the mandatory requirement from trash ordinance
• Goodbye Ridgecrest’s Rose: Council gives memorial to former City Manager
• Kiwanis announces Walk-A-Thon prizes
• DUI checkpoint nets three arrests
• Crews make significant progress on Canyon Fire
• Today in the news: Former NHL players die in plane crash
• SSUSD board to meet at CTE site
• Labor Day Weekend enforcement operation nets three arrests
• Fire 60-percent contained
• Council may name WM as its permanent hauler tonight
• General Plan wins another award
• RPD loses one of its police dogs
• Today in the news: Where’s Moammar Gadhafi?
• Fire spreads to 13,500 acres, 10-percent contained
• Local plastic bags become purses in Uganda
• Strand: We have a safe community
• Tax help available for seniors in the IWV
• This week: Many 9/11 anniversary events scheduled
• This week: Are you ready for some NFL football?
• Labor Day Weekend enforcement operation begins
• Week in review: Rebels hunt for Gadhafi
• Waste Management begins the transition
• Homicide ruled justifiable
• Family Fun Fair coming Sept. 24
• 3 killed in head-on collision on Highway 14
• Rose to be honored at Council meeting
• BHS football in game updates on Facebook
• Today in the news: Tropical storm headed to Gulf; Katia a hurricane
• Skinner: Federal cutbacks will take a toll on defense budget
• Kiwanis Walk-A-Thon coming September 24
• Burros ready for first test against Hesperia
• RPD arrests man for assaulting officer
• Today in the news: President Obama changes date of jobs speech
• Court rules in favor of city: Benz is out
• Trona family loses home to fire
• No decision still on parks improvement projects
• Labor Day chess tournament to be held at BHS
• Today in the news: Lawsuit filed over AT&T, T-Mobile merger
• Coroner identifies shooting victim as Trona's Russell Dean Bair
• Benz Sanitation will not pick up bins pending court ruling
• Committee kicks off meetings to look into parks improvements
• Melot hearings scheduled for Sept. 12, 13
• Checkpoint nets one arrest
• Today in the news: Another hurricane on the way
• As economy stagnates, push is on to find more revenue
• Evening shooting on Norma Street leaves one dead; suspect apprehended
• One arrested on drug charges following parole search Friday
• One dead in evening shooting
• Today in the news: Irene recovery begins
• Two held for murder of Ridgecrest man
• This week: Dick Cheney, Lil Wayne have new releases
• Week in review: Hurricane Irene leads the news
• Trash saga will continue: Benz files motion to extend service past Sept. 2
• An educational push: Waste Management holds workshops on hauler transition
• Olmedo gets seven years in shaken baby case
• Gilmour pleads no contest in arson case
• Today in the news: Hurricane Irene prompts first-ever evacuation in NYC
• Videos: Hurricane Irene
• Harvey Rose, former city manager, passes away at 66
• Former teacher pleads not guilty to molestation charges
• Trona adopts its own CERT program
• Parks rehab discussions will continue during special Quality of Life meetings
• Today in the news: Emergency declared in 3 states ahead of Hurricane Irene
• Former City Manager Harvey Rose passes away
• Supermarkets taking steps to minimize impact of potential strike
• Trona considers creating a community services district
• WM hosting community meetings
• Las Flores housing plan moves forward
• China Lake Alliance bringing back Adm. Skinner
• Letter to the Editor: Not everyone follows government’s agendas
• Today in the news: Hurricane Irene threatens East Coast
• Base economic impact report shows $799 million for local economies
• Partial paving on Gold Canyon Road scheduled
• Back to School for Ridgecrest - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Today in the news: Gadhafi compound falls to rebels
• Rader project gets pushed back again
• Dante to return to Ridgecrest Friday evening
• SSUSD Board approves adult school classes
• Big rig rolls over on 395
• Today in the news: Rebels take Gadhafi stronghold of Tripoli
• This week: Casey Anthony must return to Florida
• Burros' offense looks solid in first scrimmage
• Week in review: Bad babysitter puts child in back of pickup
• Small Business Expo going through 4 p.m.
• RPD arrests woman for murder
• Benz denies it was asked for customer list, sending out Sept./Oct. statements
• Fair Board approves rate increases, free time for Fall Fair
• Today in the news: ‘West Memphis 3’ to go free
• Burros center Kyle Hart verbally commits to San Jose State
• RPD arrests woman for murder
• Fire claims pick up truck
• Public makes a strong push for lobbyist for Ridgecrest
• Taylor investigation cost the City $20K-plus
• School bell rings again in Trona
• DEF will not ask Grattorati to step down
• Today in the news: Is this animal a chupacabra?
• City taps Waste Management to be interim trash hauler
• Just rolling on through ...
• After school program moving to Las Flores
• ASES-funded after school programs to continue
• Today in the news: Albuquerque man saves girl being kidnapped
• City may announce new hauler tonight
• Court date postponed in FOIA suit against Ridgecrest
• County adopts mostly status quo budget
• Base: Parents of students need to be prepared with badge procedures
• Foxtalk 1360 AM to return to the air later today
• Today in the news: Louisiana dad decapitates special-needs son
• Volunteers help to clean medians on Downs Street
• District maps are approved
• Chamber set for Small Business Expo on Saturday
• SSUSD to consider construction projects in meeting Thursday
• County holds public hearings on budget
• Second reading of RDA ordinance postponed
• Bachelor auction brings $6,000 to benefit Zoey Ross
• Today in the news: Google buys Motorola Mobility
• This week: Anniversary of the end of World War II
• Police arrest man for assault
• Week in review: Republicans go after Obama during debate
• Burroughs rolls out new logo
• Vets address concerns with elected officials’ aides
• Main gate traffic causing problems with RPD
• Sierra Sands to use federal money to bring on 13 teachers this school year
• New book of Death Valley photography highlights history of the railroad
• Trona royalties top $1.34 million
• Local mission team spends week helping people in Los Angeles
• Today in the news: Postal Service wants OK to lay off 120,000
• Digital video production course presented at Cerro Coso Community College
• High court will hear RDA case
• Locals take part in Global Leadership Summit
• CPOs on base to get involved in the local community
• Supervisors formally adopt redistricting map
• Today in the news: Photo of face transplant recipient released
• Edinburros report on progress in Scotland
• Locals picket water district office
• IWVWD Board presents Water Wise Award
• Gas leak closes street
• Humane Society providing low-cost spay, neutering for pets
• Today in the news: Taliban insurgents killed in retaliation strike
• Family Fun Fair gearing up for 10th year
• County budget could be kind to Ridgecrest as Kern considers increase
• Big plans for DEF
• IWVWD board approves Krieger and Stewart work orders
• IWVWD accepts $265,490 change order for well work
• Today in the news: British PM vows bigger police response to rioting
• Carter encouraging vets to meet with McCarthy rep to assess needs
• Police to conduct saturation patrols
• City: Know city code before erecting signs
• Range Condition Assessment report for NAWS China Lake available at local libraries
• Today in the news: Pres. Obama gives speech on credit downgrade
• This week: Jay-Z, Kanye ‘Watch the Throne’ album out Monday
• Week in review: Debt, FAA deals worked out at last minute
• Officials give their outlooks for Ridgecrest, IWV for the next year
• IWVWD Board to meet Monday
• FAA deal good news for airport
• IWVWD Board to meet Monday
• Man charged with theft of $117K from 90-year-old
• Today in the news: Dow Jones industrial average sees wild swings
• City faces lawsuit for failure to honor FOIA request
• Grove lays out state bills she calls the most questionable
• Fuller makes push for part time legislature initiative
• New waste hauler closer to being chosen
• Fundraiser for family who lost home in a fire set for Aug. 27
• Today in the news: More evidence of water on Mars
• Videos: Virginia Tech gun scare
• City carefully explores RDA option, decides to move forward with process
• FAA shutdown should not affect Inyokern airport
• Four arrested on attempted robbery charges
• Turbine from San Onofre coming through area
• Today in the news: Worldwide child porn ring busted
• RPD looking into leads while sheriff looks into an 2nd assault
• Lightning strike suspected cause of fire
• Report critical of Taylor
• City releases the five waste hauler bidders
• County Supervisors approve map 7
• Burroughs construction work moving along
• Boys and Girls Club visits local business
• Today in the news: Obama signs debt deal bill
• Former teacher faces molestation charges
• Saturday’s fire causes $150K in damage
• District maps, marijuana on county’s agenda
• Edinburros take off for trip across the pond for competition
• Council to consider RDA ransom
• Today in the news: Debt ceiling compromise moves forward
• This week: Debt ceiling deadline looms
• Structure fire destroys Ridgecrest Heights home while residents were away
• Week in review: Debt debate dominates the news
• Flash flood watch in effect for IWV
• Final draft representative maps still look good for IWV
• Kern County adds a new option for redrawing of supervisor maps
• LCC fires back at state’s retort
• Investigation of sexual assault still ongoing
• Today in the news: President Obama calls for debt compromise
• Ridgecrest sees dip in TOT numbers
• Grove visit part of push to get IWV engaged
• Devil Pups graduate 10 from the Ridgecrest area
• Today in the news: Airbrushed Julia Roberts ad banned in Britain
• State answers RDA lawsuits
• Governor signs new animal sale regulations
• Planning Commission announces pair of meeting cancellations
• One injured in accident on Church Avenue
• Today in the news: Debt debate starting to affect stock markets
• Ridgecrest Police investigating assault from early Saturday morning
• City could address Redevelopment Agency woes as early as August 3
• Planning OKs CUP for animal rescue
• Today in the news: About 3,700 post offices may close
• More than 30 donors turn out for summer blood drive
• City considers options to save RDA
• Today in the news: Amy Winehouse autopsy inconclusive
• Fire ignites along 178 near Lake Isabella
• This week: NY same-sex marriage law takes effect
• Aerial ignitions underway for Lion Wildfire; crews make odd discovery
• Week in review: Scores dead in Norway attacks
• Video: Latest on Friday's bombing, shootings in Oslo
• Traffic fatalities on the decline
• Loved ones remember Fred Etoch for his generosity, love for his community
• Medians to get second round of cleaning on August 13
• Benz mulling if it will continue trash service after September 2
• Kohl’s center to return to Planning Commission
• Final district maps due to be released July 29
• Today in the news: ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ ends
• Ponek: Budget cuts led to the median neglect
• Today in the news: Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely
• Council votes to amend trash ordinance
• Obergfell honored by the city
• Committee wants solid numbers for parks rehab
• Burroughs receives PLTW national certification
• Staying safe on Kern waterways
• Wienerschnitzel­ re-opens under new management after brief closure
• Today in the news: Leopard mauls 6 in India; attack captured in photos
• NAWS holds first of three scoping meetings
• Salter case continued to August
• Today in the news: Rupert Murdoch hit with shaving foam pie at hearings
• Videos: Rupert Murdoch attacked with shaving foam; testifies before Parliament
• Police make arrest after brief manhunt
• Cities file suit against state over RDA funds
• Local woman to stand trial for 2008 murder
• IWVWD approves reorganization
• Council to re-examine ordinances, establish guidelines to evaluate trash proposals
• Bacon to stand trial for murder
• Youngblood talks river safety, prisoner release at luncheon
• Today in the news: Midwest bakes in heat; East will get hit later this week
• This week: Senate committee takes on Defense of Marriage Act
• Week in review: Brits Harry Potter and Rupert Murdoch dominate the headlines
• Water Board to meet Monday
• Today in the news: ‘Harry Potter’ fans love final film
• Today in the news: Mistrial in Roger Clemens case
• Mulvihill, employees to meet on reorganization
• Today in the news: US women’s soccer team headed to World Cup final
• Base gives extensive look at AICUZ
• Planning Commission gives green light to office project
• Hennings back on RCS Board
• Veterinarian pleads no contest to DUI, weapons charges
• Today in the news: First ladies pay respects to Betty Ford
• Water District honors NAWS with Water Wise Award
• State redistricting maps will not go through a second draft
• Council agrees to move forward on wastewater service rate
• IWVWD Board approves $2,532 increase in arsenic change order
• Today in the news: Debt ceiling fight continues
• This week: Final ‘Harry Potter’ film opens
• Week in review: Casey Anthony not guilty, will go free July 17
• Library offers fun story time for children
• Grown up generosity
• Volunteers brave the heat for community beautification project
• Planning to review office building proposal
• Council to hold special wastewater meeting
• IWVWD Board to meet
• SSUSD Board to hold hearing on agreement
• Water district to hold scoping meeting
• SSUSD officials comfortable with budget
• Volunteers to clean medians, but city officials worry about liability
• Video: Final space shuttle launch
• HLA Group to give improvement plans for parks
• SSUSD Board approves paving bid
• Today in the news: Casey Anthony to be freed next week
• Video: Thunder storm causes flash floods from Trona to Wagon Wheel
• Council hears AICUZ study, moves forward on septic, Balsam Street projects
• State action could stall housing project
• SSUSD Board to hold special meeting
• Checkpoint, patrol net two DUI arrests
• RPD releases alcohol operation results
• Today in the news: Facebook announces Skype feature
• Jawbone, Red Rock Canyon areas under flood warning
• TDAP clinic to be held July 19
• County residents voice support for minimal changes to district lines
• Film incentives help bring films to the local area
• Film incentives help local area
• Attorney faces suspension on charges of misconduct
• Flash flood warning issued through this evening
• Today in the news: Casey Anthony not guilty of killing Caylee
• Lake Isabella fireworks
• Casey Anthony not guilty of murder
• Drownings in the Kern River
• Rain passes over IWV; flash flood watch issued
• This week: Last space shuttle launch set for Friday
• Despite weather, fireworks still a go
• This week: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest is back
• Week in review: NBA lockout begins
• City releases trash RFP
• Morgan enters 18th year heading up fireworks
• LDS to hold Fourth of July program
• Today in the news: Dominique Strauss-Kahn freed
• City releases waste hauler RFP
• NAWCWD touts innovation at Thursday luncheon
• Committee: Sierra Sands is meeting Measure A bond spending requirements
• Briefing and AICUZ educational workshop planned
• Today in the news: NBA lockout begins at midnight
• Videos: Casey Anthony trial
• State passes budget, but legal battle could be brewing
• Grand Jury says special education underfunded
• Grand Jury says special education underfunded
• Today in the news: Newsweek’s Princess Di cover getting slammed
• Residents sound off against proposed shopping center
• IWV Water District tables layoff plans
• Mizzell to recount his heyday in concert tonight at the Historic USO Building
• Calif. lawmakers close deficit on rosy projections
• Today in the news: Bristol Palin says Sarah Palin has decided on presidential bid
• RPD arrests man in molotov case
• Shoulder-tap operation nets two arrests
• Governor pitches new budget
• Supervisors to consider redistricting maps July 5
• Bird causes power outage
• Today in the news: Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty
• Hams come out to support Field Day
• This week: Michele Bachmann to formally announce bid
• Week in review: Whitey Bulger caught, Wal-Mart suit thrown out
• Salon Poshe holds ribbon cutting
• IWV Water District approves water-management plan
• Church modification to come before Planning Commission on Tuesday
• Today in the news: Columbo actor Peter Falk dies at 83
• Residents give opinions for RFP
• Searles Valley water customers unhappy about proposed rate hike
• Today in the news: Mob boss Whitey Bulger captured
• County holds second visioning session for IWV
• City sees mixed crowd in trash workshops
• Brush fire blackens 2.5 acres along Highway 395 Wednesday
• Today in the news: J.K. Rowling and the new Harry Potter website
• McCarthy: CBO Report Is A Wake Up Call To Washington Democrats
• After 21 years, Obergfell retires from RPD
• Council to tackle union contracts, hold trash town hall at special meeting
• Senior housing receives funding, may break ground in Nov., Dec.
• Commission extends deadline for input to June 28
• Today in the news: Newt Gingrich loses more supporters
• Reader Callout: Your favorite summer drink
• Developer to pitch idea to bring Kohl’s to area
• RCS finalist in Governor's Challenge
• Ridgecrest man faces animal cruelty charges following parole search
• City to host a series of workshops for the public to cover trash issue
• County to hold second visioning session
• Deadline for redistricting input Friday
• Today in the news: Supreme Court says no to Wal-Mart lawsuit
• This week: Wimbledon kicks off with Isner-Mahut rematch
• Week in review: Weiner resignation is top story
• SSUSD Board ratifies agreement with teachers
• Sierra Sands OKs music course at Mesquite
• Sierra Sands approves Jr. high math courses
• Boys and Girls Club offers summer program
• DEF talks fee changes, improvement projects
• SSUSD Board approves art course
• Today in the news: Oprah wants O.J. confession
• Madison Avenue celebrates re-opening with after hours, ribbon cutting
• City officials still fear possible loss of redevelopment funds in state budget
• Local agencies taking a wait-and-see approach to state budget
• Sierra Sands adopts 2011-12 budget
• Morgan will hold breakfast meeting to discuss trash decision
• Today in the news: Anthony Weiner resigns
• Video: Anthony Weiner resigns
• Today in the news: Obama administration sued over Libya campaign
• IWV stresses need to keep Eastern Kern in 2 districts
• SSUSD lands $121K grant
• Planning looks into mixed use options
• CCCC’s construction projects moving forward
• Airport Board approves budget
• Today in the news: GOP debate winners
• Kelly lays out plan to revive Cerro Coso sports
• McCarthy: We must come together as one to solve economic crisis
• Arbiter: Benz failed to file for an extension in 1989
• Developer to return to council for third-straight meeting
• Chamber: Maps are good, but fight isn’t over
• Today in the news: BART cop who killed man goes free
• Near drowning of a baby leads to man's arrest on drugs, weapons charges
• This week: Republican presidential hopefuls debate Monday
• Week in review: Anthony Weiner scandal, Delta and returning soldiers
• Arbiter rules in favor of the city in dispute with Benz
• McCarthy receives the ‘Spirit of Business’ award
• Draft district maps positive for Indian Wells Valley residents
• TJUSD board approves budget
• Today in the news: Sarah Palin emails released
• Preparing for the worst
• Cancer Society receives quilt donation
• James Fuller moves from Heritage to join offices on China Lake Blvd
• China Lake initiates EIS/LEIS process
• Thursday Rollover closes Inyokern Road
• Today in the news: Alabama gov signs strict immigration law
• Burroughs students hold mock trials
• City’s outsourced positions to go away July 1
• Facing state charges, former local nurse gives up license
• Burroughs to be shut down over the summer for improvement projects
• Today in the news: Flying bear kills 2 in Quebec accident
• Sierra Sands’ budget should be fine this fiscal year
• Community raises $7k at yard sale to help Zoey Ross
• State sales tax could drop on July 1
• Wilson: City needs to boost its reserves, credit rating
• BHS seniors receive $2.05 million in scholarships
• Today in the news: Will Anthony Weiner resign?
• City sees options for wastewater system
• OTAP to continue work on business plan on Wednesday
• IWVWD to vote on adoption of Urban Water Management Plan
• Fire near Lake Isabella 75 percent contained
• Today in the news: Apple unveils iCloud
• This week: The top viral videos of May
• Week in review: Cellphones and cancer, John Edwards indicted
• Cars spill out into the street to support Norman Maher
• How can the city plug its tax leak?
• 10 Crusaders receive diplomas
• SSUSD Board to hold budget workshop
• Ridgecrest police arrest one in May 28 DUI checkpoint
• City council to hold a special wastewater meeting
• Jason Patin to continue Coffee with the Councilmen on June 14 at Cafe Espresso
• Empire Challenge may never return to China Lake
• Today in the news: Chinese teen sells kidney for iPad
• TJUSD will be solvent
• Study: Cost to fix roads tops $130 million
• Evan Etoch Foundation reaching out to help the youth of Ridgecrest
• Challenge laid down for Lions fireworks fundraiser
• RPD to hold DUI checkpoint June 24
• Today in the news: Food pyramid dropped for food plate
• Adult school graduates 53
• Council rejects housing proposal
• Burroughs bids farewell to NJROTC program after 17 years
• Vandalism on the rise in area parks
• CLMRG rescues Inyokern woman
• Today in the news: Are the Smurfs racist?
• Weekend fire destroys barn
• Today in the news: WHO says cellphones could cause cancer
• Artists working to showcase Randsburg
• Road improvement study comes before council in Wednesday’s meeting
• OTAP to address an updated business plan
• Week in review: New York's 26th district elects Democrat
• Memorial Day ceremony held at cemetery
• Week in review: Casey Anthony trial begins in Florida
• Week in review: Joplin, Mo., tornado is the deadliest since 1947
• Fire 40 percent contained
• Serving until he could no longer
• Vadnais to be ‘An Army of One’
• Moore to become a Marine
• Sheriff, Ridgecrest Police arrest two in warrant service
• Evacuations lifted for Lake Isabella area
• Today in the news: Obama extends Patriot Act
• Local Sizzler to get a new name
• Searles cemetery expansion topic of community council
• Today in the news: Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper gets life in prison
• TDA funds will go throughout Kern County
• Las Flores will not be ready in time for 2011-12
• E-waste recycle drive to help local schools
• Today in the news: John Edwards may face indictment
• Calif. AG investigating former Ridgecrest nurse
• City’s pavement management system plan nears completion
• Chamber to host McCarthy at ‘Jobs Luncheon’
• Military banners raised
• Trials scheduled in arson case
• IWV residents give their visions for future of the valley
• Today in the news: Tim Pawlenty announces presidential run
• This week: President Obama heads to Europe
• Week in review: Doomsday prophesies nothing new
• City says using county land is only option for opt out program
• BHS sees consequences of drinking and driving
• Grand jury addresses school board benefits
• Final day to submit redistricting letters is Monday
• Today in the news: NATO destroys Libyan ships
• SSUSD honors Hale with service award
• Aulds at the forefront of Armed Forces Day planning
• City council tables housing project
• Today in the news: President Obama announces Egypt, Israel plans
• Video of Wednesday's Church Avenue fire
• Heidi Yi among McCarthy Merit Award winners
• City moves forward with drop-off agreement with county
• SSUSD officials to attend budget briefing
• Police arrest man for burglary
• County holds workshop on possible supervisor redistricting
• Fire engulfs home
• Armed Forces Day celebration to be held Saturday
• Lions Club planning annual Bingo event as Fireworks fundraiser
• Local artists dazzle at DCOA concert
• Today in the news: Rapture group gets ready for the end
• Burros baseball gets 9-2 win at home
• Grove defends RDA programs
• Madison Avenue nearly ready to reopen
• RPD honors officers, employees and volunteers
• Charles Gholson named Kern County Paramedic of the Year
• IWVWD introduces new conservation specialist
• Film with local flavor is fourth in the box office over the weekend
• Local ‘Biggest Loser’ contestants to make Ridgecrest rounds
• Searles Gem and Mineral meeting to feature writer John Marnell
• Today in the news: Israel couple name baby ‘Like’ after Facebook
• BHS baseball plays today at 3:15 p.m. at Ed Dilley Field
• BHS golfer Anthony Sween makes hole-in-one
• City officials express concerns with GOP budget proposal
• Maturango Museum needs approval of electrical plan before expansion can start
• 70 state parks close as part of budget cuts
• Cherokee Community meeting Saturday
• Desert planters to host final meeting of the garden club year
• Photography club to host Jim Bego June 2
• Missing youth identified
• Today in the news: Donald Trump not running for president
• Mediacom customers lose Internet service
• Burroughs baseball plays tomorrow at home to begin the CIF-SS playoffs
• Burroughs softball gets home playoff game
• This week: Rahm Emanuel to be sworn in as Chicago mayor
• Week in review: Mississippi River flooding could be among worst ever
• So long class of 2011
• City to revisit drop off agreement
• Murray helps students get hands on with history
• Fire restrictions going into effect for the California desert run by the BLM
• Today in the news: Taliban kills 80 in retaliation for bin Laden
• Solar projects still gaining steam
• BHS looks to federal funding source for projects
• Charlon kicks off plan for young professional retention
• Ridgecrest Charter School celebrates 10 years
• City planning road work for China Lake Boulevard
• Today in the news: Big oil drilled over billions in tax breaks
• Edison highlights constraints to solar projects
• Ridgecrest lands on the cover of filming magazine
• Inyokern School modernization nears completion
• Today in the news: Bin Laden relatives want proof of death
• Friends of the Fair cited for selling beer to minor
• Grand Jury rules council violated the Brown Act
• IWV Water Board wants to keep Ridgecrest’s district lines intact
• Police arrest 4 on burglary charges
• Today in the news: Microsoft buys Skype
• Variety of employers will be available at upcoming China Lake, Ridgecrest job fair
• CLOTA’s ‘Guys and Dolls’ auditions set for May 20, 21
• Tech Trek to be honored at AAUW meeting
• Solar project to come before Planning Commission
• New county supervisor district boundaries will be discussed at May 17 workshops in IWV
• Ridgecrest could see more parks if housing developments come to town
• Oasis Garden club to host Cecile Campbell at monthly meeting
• Today in the news: Engineers try to save Memphis, New Orleans
• This week: Deficit reduction talks resume
• Coroner identifies body found in Inyokern as John Harley Evans
• Week in review: A decade to find bin Laden
• OTAP agrees to bring Balsam Market plan to City Council
• New movie in theaters features scenes from Trona
• Today in the news: Al-Qaida confirms bin Laden’s death
• Citizens take redistricting debate before the council
• Today in the news: President Obama visits ground zero
• Leming new fair CEO
• RDA compromise could be in the works
• Council postpones pair of resolutions until 2012
• Today in the news: Bin Laden death photos won’t be released
• Wiknich explains his two initiatives
• New medical office breaks ground in town
• Norco next stop for Redistricting Commission
• Today in the news: Bin Laden unarmed during raid
• Bin Laden killed - locals react
• Ridgecrest makes its voice heard
• Council to consider RDA funds for alleyway project
• Kern Co. LAFCO approves pair of city annexations
• Today in the news: How the U.S. found and killed bin Laden
• Today in the news: How tornadoes work
• Today in the news: Relive the royal wedding
• Today in the news: Prince William and Kate Middleton tie the knot
• TOT measure to be held for 2012
• Fundraiser for Ross starts today
• Today in the news: Tornadoes devastate the South
• Veterans Services will return to Ridgecrest on May 4 and 11
• Ridgcrest residents get last chance to plea case to redistricting commission Sunday in Lancaster
• Body found in Inyokern
• Today in the news: Obama releases birth certificate; PlayStation accounts hacked
• Officials go after roadside fruit vendor
• New cell tower should be ready by mid May
• Today in the news: Video shows Texas motorcyclist being hit by car
• Today in the news: New Wii in the works
• Today in the news: British woman finds Jesus in towel
• Today in the news: The history of Peeps
• Today in the news: Record number of right whales spotted on Earth Day
• Today in the news: Amazon outage takes down Reddit, Foursquare
• Council authorizes consultant for park improvements
• Council passes final piece of the budget
• Grove: Change is needed in Sacramento
• Former Water Board member Saint-Amand dies at 91
• Will Ridgecrest be tossed out on its political ear?
• Military banners should be up for Armed Forces Day
• Former RPD officer dies
• Airport opens new terminal
• Today in the news: Many questions on first anniversary of oil spill
• Herrera arrested for arson
• Today in the news: Houston 6-year-old takes gun to school; 3 hurt
• Today in the news: ‘Royal wedding’ dance an Internet sensation
• Today in the news: A look at Prince William
• Today in the news: Taxes due Monday
• Today in the news: Gas prices nearing record high
• Today in the news: Zsa Zsa Gabor wants a baby, husband says
• Today in the news: President Obama unveils deficit reduction plan
• IWVWD Board approves sales-and-use tax payment
• Today in the news: Japan upgrades severity of nuclear crisis
• Today in the news: Toddler served alcohol at Applebee’s
• Today in the news: Kate Middleton changing the perception of the royal family?
• Today in the news: Miracle dog gains fans all over the world
• Water Board to meet Monday
• Today in the news: Countdown to shutdown
• Department of Defense issues statement on possible government furloughs
• Today in the news: Another quake hits Japan
• RACVB receives a glowing outlook for Desert Wildflower Festival
• Inmates could see significantly less incarceration time under new state law
• City partially passes its budget
• Tract maps set to expire
• Today in the news: Budget battle continues
• Officials say 2 dead in fighter jet crash in Naval Air Station Lemoore
• Today in the news: Government shutdown possible
• Here comes the sun
• Rising cost in oil could be a boon for Kern County economy
• County to tackle its $14 million budget deficit
• City gets first peek at budget
• Today in the news: 9/11 suspects to be tried at Gitmo
• Today in the news: Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s death
• Rollover sends one to the hospital
• Today in the news: The best April Fools’ pranks
• After 29 years, Ruth Justis bids farewell to the DI
• Today in the news: Quran burning reportedly leads to Afghanistan attack
• Today in the news: Mega Millions winners come forward
• Today in the news: President Obama announces new energy plan
• Today in the news: Donald Trump birth certificate not official
• Today in the news: Cobra on the lam
• Today in the news: Remembering Elizabeth Taylor
• Today in the news: Reagan assassination attempt was 30 years ago
• Planning Commission seminar set for Friday
• Today in the news: Violence in Syria
• Today in the news: NATO to take over Libya mission
• Commission approves sign plan
• Today in the news: Elizabeth Taylor remembered
• Today in the news: U.S. fighter jet crashes
• Today in the news: World mourns Knut the polar bear
• Commission to hold hearing on sign plan
• Today in the news: Facebook post saves family
• Today in the news: ‘Supermoon’ lights up night sky
• Bishop fire 35-percent contained
• Today in the news: Violence continues in Libya
• Today in the news: Japan nuclear crisis; the tweet that got worker fired
• Water district water-study grant preapplication approved
• IWVWD Board approves conservation position
• Today in the news: Nuclear meltdowns still feared in Japan
• Today in the news: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction tomorrow
• Today in the news: How earthquakes happen
• Today in the news: Earthquake, tsunami devastate Japan
• Obama: Japan earthquake potentially 'catastrophic'
• Crescent City docks severely damaged by tsunami
• Tsunami surge causes little damage in S. Calif.
• Today in the news: Muslim hearings begin
• Today in the news: Shakeup at NPR after tea party video
• Hearing the sales pitch
• Today in the news: Millions of dead fish wash up near L.A.
• Today in the news: ‘Angry Birds’ headed to Facebook
• Today in the news: Are you ready for Mardi Gras?
• Today in the news: Sunday talk-show lineup
• Today in the news: Basketball player dies after making winning shot
• Council asks plan list to be further narrowed
• Today in the news: NFL lockout averted - for now
• A piece of history brought back to life
• Evan’s memory etched in iron
• Council approves TAB list in 4-1 vote
• Base dedicates new supply store
• Today in the news: Steve Jobs introduces iPad 2
• Council to take up TAB allocations
• Today in the news: Laughing baby a hit; House passes temporary budget bill
• Today in the news: World leaders try to oust Moammar Gadhafi
• Two tapped for Old Town committee
• Hospital freezes pay, benefit costs to increase
• Complex developers must satisfy drainage, other concerns
• Students learn about solid curtain
• Base initiates heightened FP conditions
• Commission approves senior complex
• BHS girls fall to Oaks Christian
• BHS boys basketball has painful end to season
• City passes park naming ordinance
• Family Conference to be Held at China Lake Baptist
• Disputed money with Sierra Sands finally resolved
• Council approves land purchase
• Water district seeking water-study grants
• Winter Storm Headed to IWV
• Reader Callout:
• CSLB sting targets Ridgecrest contractors
• Council to tackle park land, naming at tonight’s meeting
• Local Artist Highlights Native Culture
• BHS girls basketball opens the playoffs against Blair
• BHS boys begin playoffs in Victorville against University Prep
• Grand Jury clears Rand Water District
• 2011 Black History Month Celebration
• ICS boys open playoffs in the Kerr McGee Center Tuesday
• BHS girls get a home game
• BHS boys basketball grabs the No. 11 overall seed
• BHS girls basketball Senior Night photos
• Soaring Society Proposes Summer Meet at Airport
• Inyokern Rotary to Host Fashion Show
• DART Celebrates 50 Years of Service
• Water Board to meet Monday
• New Law Requires Vaccinations for Students
• Crossroads Offers Financial Course
• Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 18 - 21
• Forum Warns Parents About School Bullies
• Valley Voices - Carol Morris
• Black History Essay Contest
• Online Store Helps DART Camp Fund-raiser
• Plane crash near Mojave leaves one in critical condition
• Saturday fire causes $8,000 in damage
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Dinner
• Local Voices - The Super Bowl
• Economic Outlook Conference Thursday
• Honoring Our Forces
• Burroughs Grad Injured in Afghanistan
• United Way Seeks Donations
• Wiknich’s initiatives placed on the ballot
• Council awards Granite Construction $321k project
• NCMA Gearing Up For Annual Golf Tournament
• Inyokern CSD Could be Fined for Failure to Comply
• City to governor: Leave redevelopment alone
• RMEF Dinner and Auction Feb. 5
• Helping Others Learn English
• Locals like governor’s speech, but want more to close the deficit
• Fuller: Job growth key toward fixing state budget woes
• Council to authorize June 7 ballot
• Hospital foundation holds car and motorcycle show
• Gary Morris performs in Ridgecrest
• Tale of two halves for Burros
• Cornelius Named Outstanding Member of Local Sorority
• Clayton Ford, New Owner of Mother Earth Store
• Company submits plans for senior housing
• Commission approves Albertsons’ plan to divide its lot in two
• Second Annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive
• City leaders in Sacramento
• Locals react to Solar Millennium's withdrawal
• Solar Millennium withdraws project
• Valley Voices - Frances Vigil
• IWV Concert Association Presents the Cavatina Duo
• Local Trio to Perform at Maturango
• Tourism — Building a Partnership
• City has applied for LAP extension
• Locals weigh in on State of the Union
• ICS boys chop down Big Pine
• Slow start dooms ICS
• Council members in capital to fight budget proposal
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Dinner
• High Desert Music Teachers Association Annual Concert
• Planning Commission to elect new chair
• Moral victories?
• BHS girls struggle against Silverado in 81-33 loss
• Hawk size too much for Burros
• Hospital Foundation to Host Tailgate Fund-Raiser
• Jobs continue to slip away in Kern County
• Pay freeze impact may be less than thought for China Lake
• Getting into the groove
• Victor Teasley — Manager of Ridgecrest Sails Program
• Madison Avenue restoration on track
• Veteran's Workshop Coming Jan. 26
• Salvation Army to Host Annual Souper Bowl Feb. 3
• McCarthy votes to repeal Obama’s heath care bill
• Trona Senior Center Auctions Piano
• New Staff Members at Sanderson's In-Home Care
• City joins league in Sacramento for policy meetings
• DEF, 4-H ties warm
• Taylor may bump military banners to February to use a local printer
• Transferring the reason
• Ridgecrest Celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Day
• Road-weary BHS boys fall to Barstow 62-57 Friday
• ICS girls beat Baker 42-32
• Airport Board Awards Contract for Station 73 Addition
• Boys and Girls Club Gets New Board Members
• Mr. IWV contest won by Shavar Cubit
• pictures from Barstow vs. Burroughs
• Mr. IWV 2011 to be crowned tonight
• Compassion8 to Host 3UNION in Concert
• Fallgatter: Make my fix to Walmart plan
• Three locals receive Kern COG awards
• Council grants $21k deduction to build a new medical office
• MLK Day Celebration to be Held at First Baptist Church
• Trona Groups Host IWV Search and Rescue at Meeting
• IWV Collaborative News
• Miller Speaks to Collaborative About Boys and Girls Club
• League condemns bid to eliminate RDAs
• BHS AD: Gracey steps down as coach
• IYK Airport Board to Meet
• Tax Assistance for Seniors Underway
• Water district debates truck purchase
• Planning Commission adds three new members
• Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to Host Poker Tournament
• Trona can’t sustain early burst against Tigers
• Tornadoes can’t hold off the 1-2 punch of Lee Vining
• Proposed state budget doesn’t bode well for city
• Patin, Holloway, Hawkins close their Remax office, switch to Coldwell Banker
• Local leaders react to Saturday’s shooting in Arizona
• Young Artists Sought for DCOA Spring Concert
• Burroughs girls soccer beats Victor Valley 2-1
• BHS girls basketball 2-2 in DSL
• Surgeons say Giffords showing positive signs
• McCarthy issues statement on the shooting in Arizona
• Congresswoman from Arizona shot in the head in supermarket shooting
• Casey's Steaks and Barbecue Move Delayed
• Water district to consider policy changes, truck purchase
• Meet Planning Commissioner James Sanders
• Eliminate the position of vice mayor?
• Souper Bowl II Returning Feb. 3
• Hearing True
• Confusion continues as Benz picks cans up
• Reader Callout: Mailboxes that deliver smiles
• Fog Continues to Shroud Some Areas of the Desert
• Mitzelfelt Appointed to Southern California Regional Planning Agency
• Getting Home Safe
• First in Print
• Valley Voices - Ross Menzel
• Ridgecrest Welcomes First Baby of 2011
• Snow fall causes school, business closures
• Meet Planning Commissioner Carter Pope
• Forming Your Final Health Wishes
• Family Resource Center Welcomes New Director
• Snow fall continues in the IWV
• Snow forces school closures
• Snow falls on the IWV
• New Losses of Life Class Scheduled
• Wildflower festival on the way
• New storm closes major roads across Kern County
• Legal Use of Fireworks for New Year's Eve
• Mickey's Pub and Grille Reopens
• Reader Call out: How you rang in the New Year
• NAMI Kern County to Host Front Line Event
• RACVB's take on potential hotel tax increase
• Lemieux: 'City v. Benz' not 'Benz v. City' anymore
• Spark of Love Event Provides Christmas Gifts for 250 Kids
• Family Food Pantry Gives 89 Children Christmas Joy
• Rain Totals for Month Double the Norm
• Barker Donates Turkeys for Trona Families
• What do local hotels think of a TOT increase?
• New letter from Benz may shed new light on voluntary service
• 52 years between races
• Joe Hudson: Trona's Iron Man
• Psych Star Recounts Ties to Ridgecrest
• LeCornu aims to bring enthusiasm to Planning Commission position
• Taylor hopes to get military banners up in January
• Energy options for the city
• Christmas Week Services
• Governor Proclaims State of Emergency in 6 Counties
• Valley Voices - Bertha Ryan
• City to continue goal talk
• Local businesses say holiday season exceeding expectations
• Council to hold closed-session meeting tonight
• Kern County under a state of emergency
• Missing Ridgecrest teens may be in Reno
• Respite From the Rain Today
• Norris Jones Honored by Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
• Efforts to reopen Mickey’s crawl along
• Knights of Columbus still taking donations for annual dinner
• Storm Causes Flooding Across County
• Flash flood watch issued for Trona
• City’s legal bill disclosed
• The Rev. Brian Hurst — New Pastor at Calvary Assembly of God
• Sage Hall refurbishing hits a snag
• Water district general manager will stay
• Staff Commentary: ‘If You Have to Cry, Go Outside’ a find
• Benz comments on court's decision
• Early Morning Power Outage
• Santa Visits DART Preschool
• Boys and Girls Club Tours New Solar Field
• Planning Commission discusses senior housing, signs
• Council considers initiatives, names commissioners
• Judge supports city
• Gas Leak at South Norma Street and Upjohn
• Judge issues ruling
• Decision by day's end in trash case
• City council lists strengths and weaknesses
• City, Benz to meet in court
• DEF board to meet Thursday
• United Methodist Church Raises Funds for Habitat House
• Planning Commission meets tonight
• City council to meet Wednesday
• Judge in Va. strikes down federal health care law
• Paris Sworn In at IYK Airport Board Meeting
• OVCDC Helping Families in Need
• Holiday Hours at Local Post Offices
• City businesses licenses on the decline for 5 years
• Council, staff to set goals in strategic planning meeting
• DART's Fifth Art Project Nears Completion
• Pastor Ed Snyder Retires at Inyokern Baptist Church
• Judge flips, rules for the city
• Meet Lori Acton, new county rep.
• County judge rules in city's favor
• 2011 Unity of Friends Conference to be Held
• Desert Wildflower Event Seeking Participants
• Board of Equalization Reminds Consumers of Use Tax
• DEF interviews 5 for CEO job
• Search for new water district GM continues
• Sales tax revenue for City of Ridgecrest down 5 percent
• New rules for website comments to be implemented this Thursday
• Youth sports complex expansion moving forward?
• Local leaders create plan for renewable energy industries
• Valley Voices - Aubrey Phillips
• USPS Reminds Customers to Mail Early
• Judge denies request for arbitration in Benz case
• Santa's Art Shop this weekend
• Benz, City to return to court on Monday
• Ponek: Costs getting too high to maintain Pinney Pool
• Salvation Army to Host Annual Souper Bowl
• Help wanted: Planning Commission has 3 spots open
• Council asks 'Where is the street project?'
• Nickoletti's To Close
• IWV Concert Association Presents Rudolf Budginas
• County certifies election
• Solar Millennium submits ground-squirrel plan
• Holloway, Patin take oath
• Commission recommends federal job cuts; impact to base still unclear
• China Lake employees have questions about pay freeze
• Animal Shelter Bursting at the Seams
• What does the pay freeze mean for China Lake?
• New council members to be seated Wednesday
• Obama announces two-year pay freeze for civilian federal employees
• Vacant House Destroyed by Fire
• High Desert Quilt Guild Donates to Wounded Warriors
• Comfort Station Brings More Than Just Comfort
• Trona Town Crier for November
• Groups weigh in on Mohave ground squirrel study plan
• In the hunt for Black Friday deals
• ALL SOULS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELCOMES YOU
• Tickled Pink
• Bags 4 Kids Offers Comfort During Upheaval
• Locals Share Nightmare Aboard the Carnival Splendor
• How is the real estate market doing?
• Holloway moves forward with utility district plan
• Desert Dwellers Offer Food Donation to Women's Shelter
• Valley Voices - Joyce Thompson
• Benz offers pointed retort to City’s request for clarification
• AAUW Gives Museum Copyright to Local Guidebook
• Holloway, Patin to be certified as winners on Nov. 30
• Holloway attends League conference in San Diego
• Old Town Wine Walk
• Fourth Annual Great Strides Walk Dec. 4
• WACOM Donations Nearing $500K Since 2000
• Fight heats up between Benz, city over franchise fees
• SSUSD Board approves advisory committee appointments
• Sierra Sands gives OK for construction projects
• Local 4-H group may leave DEF
• Former Police Chief Sterling dies
• Lemieux asks court to clarify trash ruling
• Election results in Kern winding down
• Street lights back before Ridgecrest City Council
• Grace Lutheran to Host Community Thanksgiving Service Nov. 21
• Traffic Safety Office conducts survey in preparation for travel
• McCarthy elected Majority Whip
• Sierra Art Guild Show Opens Friday
• News Cube - Healthcare Worker
• Battle of the Blood Drives Deemed Success
• Investigation into potential bomb on-going
• Judge allows city more time to make its case
• City finances stable says finance director
• CERT Offers Emergency Preparedness Classes
• Sierra Art Guild - Carol Wilcher
• Defend the Roost Shoot Nov. 18
• Opt-out program will continue city says
• Benz looking ahead to legal battle
• Sierra Art Guild - Brad Bruna
• New Veterinarian Opening Shop in Ridgecrest
• City and Benz meet in court again
• Veterans Workshop Wednesday, Nov. 17
• New Terminal at Inyokern Airport Moving Forward
• Sierra Art Guild - Olaf "Bill" Doud
• Sierra Art Guild - Mary Swann
• Harvest Ball held to fight Cystic Fibrosis
• Boys and Girls club receives donation from Harley owners
• Suspicious package found in local home
• Water District holds Xeriscape workshop
• St. Ann's Holiday Bazaar this weekend
• Budget talks for council Wed.
• Murder suspect headed to court
• United Way the Focus of Collaborative Meeting
• CHURCH OF THE WEEK PROFILE
• ALTRUSA KIDSPREE DEEMED A SUCCESS
• VFW honors veterans
• Flood insurance for Ridgecrest
• Apply Now For Holiday Food Baskets
• News Cube - Healthcare Worker
• Public Works Director has doubts about SCE lights
• Both sides still trying to make sense of trash ruling
• Sierra Art Guild - Nancy Hoyem
• Short Service, but Long-lasting Memories
• Judge halts opt-out program, for now
• Sierra Art Guild - Sally Adams
• Harvest Ball Coming Saturday, Nov. 13
• Revamped Wine Walk slated for Nov. 20 return
• Drainage topic of Infrastructure Committee
• Valley Voices - Hope Fielder
• Revamped Wine Walk slated for Nov. 20 return
• New numbers released; Chip, Patin solidify lead
• Cortichiato defends water conservation policy
• Sierra Art Guild - L'Aire Designs
• Supercenter groundbreaking slated for 2011
• Eric Kauffman explains decision to dump Limbaugh
• CEC staff still opposed to solar project
• Supercenter groundbreaking slated for 2011
• Relay For Life Top Teams Honored
• CLOTA EXPANDS RUN OF HIT COMEDY
• Maturango Museum Signs Contract for Building Expansion
• Youngster Donates Birthday Money to Animal Shelter
• Man on the Street - kid version
• Recall will not move forward
• Holloway, Patin increase lead in tight council race
• Judge rules on Benz’s motion
• Sierra Art Guild - Flaming Ice Designs
• Sierra Art Guild - Nicki Haven
• News Cube - Profiles in Faith
• Council reflects on the end of the election in Wednesday's meeting
• Lueck warns RACVB of new movie trend that could cost area money
• 1,200 ballots yet to be counted
• Sierra Art Guild - Jerry Bradley
• Chin Lake Baptist Celebrates Third Anniversary
• Elks Seek Entries for Christmas Parade
• News Cube - Healthcare Worker
• News Cube - Sierra Art Guild
• Election still up in the air
• What does DTOM make of the election?
• Gem and Mineral Society to Host Show This Weekend
• Local Hiker Raises Funds for Cystic Fibrosis
• Recall proponents make an appearance at the polls
• Chip, Wiknich lead with early results
• CDC to meet Thursday
• Chip relected, Patin edges out Wiknich
• News Cube - Sierra Art Guild
• General Election polls have closed
• UPDATED: Early election results available
• Real-time election results
• City council to meet Wed.
• Where do I find my polling place?
• Stroke Support Group to Start Monthly Meetings
• Georgina Murray Becomes Citizen
• Durvin to Share Legends at Maturango Event
• Watch the 'State of the City' address
• City, Benz argue case before judge
• Benz to ask court to stop voluntary trash service
• Halloween Safety Tips
• Wiknich turns in signatures for elected mayor, term limits
• White Cane Day Recognized in Trona
• Grace Lutheran Changes Affiliations
• Trona Town Crier for October
• News Cube - Profiles in Faith
• CLOTA Presents Arsenic and Old Lace Nov. 5
• Candidates Visit Searles Valley Minerals
• State approves city school-route projects
• Local Business Donates to Cystic Fibrosis
• Leader to present 'State of the City' address tonight
• SCE Isolates Source of Problem
• Wiknich wins second DI poll
• Planning commission talks water
• Valley Voices - Lynn Garza
• DART Recognized as Part of Disability Employment Awareness Month
• Treasure Hunters Roadshow in Ridgecrest
• Mayor presents best of Ridgecrest in State of the City
• Taylor makes push for banner program to be up by January
• Houchin Partners with China Lake for the Battle of the Blood Drives
• Hospital Staff Celebrates Respiratory Therapy Week
• October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
• City council candidates sound off
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Susan Tipton
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Betty Spindler
• Breaking down propositions 23 through 27
• Annual Holiday Bazaar at Grace Lutheran
• News Cube - Local Event
• News Cube - Local Event
• A new sign for Bud Eyre
• Maturango Junction underway
• A look at state-wide propositions
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Christina Anderson
• IWVCA Concert Season Opens With Franc D'Ambrosio
• Local Voices - The Younger Set
• Three-Car Collision Leaves Three Injured
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Helen Baker
• Little Miss DEF to be Crowned Saturday
• City Manager, Rear Admiral speak to China Lake Alliance Thursday
• Navy League hears from Capt. Powell, eyewitness to events of 9-11 in Pentagon
• Recall effort going ‘reasonably well’
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Joan Welsh
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Jesse R. Baker
• Family Fall Festival at Calvary Chapel Oct. 31
• News Cube — Profiles in Faith
• Library to Hold Book Sale on Saturday
• News Cube — Healthcare Worker
• Youth Hangout Friday, Oct. 15 at Grace Lutheran Church
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Kim Angeli Githens
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Marcy Holbrook
• They're all out: 33 miners raised safely in Chile
• Bertram arrested for hacking Mettler's computer files
• Water district to hire new assistant engineer
• Aviation legend speaks about adventure on 'Voyager'
• City still has not been served
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Robert Parker
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Janice Allen
• Valley Voices - Miguel Avitia
• Cancer Society Offers Free Teleconference Classes
• Local representatives react to state budget
• CDC talks economic development; will discuss library expansion
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Dick Benson
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Paula Caudill
• Wildflower Festival Planning Committee to Meet
• Family: ‘We had no idea’
• Maturango expansion breaks ground
• City council meeting canceled
• Thousands turn out to hear celebrities, Republican headliners
• Tesoro too much for Burros, 49-13
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Donnie Woods
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Mike Mumford
• Local Voices
• City leaders say state cuts minimal
• State of Ca. passes budget
• China Lake opens Dr. William B. McLean Lab
• City leaders say state cuts minimal
• ‘Geocaching’ pitched as idea to bring more tourists to area
• News Cube — Profiles in Faith
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Julie von Schlemmer
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Lois Hinman
• RPD investigating pair of deaths as a homicide
• Bakersfield man arrested for DUI, manslaughter
• Benz files suit against the city
• Noyer barred from working in banks after incident in 2000
• Council, Benz head to arbitration?
• News Cube — Healthcare Worker
• Desert Planters to Meet Saturday Oct, 9
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Feather Branson
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Nancy Crawford
• Desert Empire Fair Coming Oct. 21
• Candidate reports his signs stolen
• Out of the Shadows Oct. 15
• Friends of the Library to Hold Fall Book Sale
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Laura Arns
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Jerry Bradley
• Meet the candidates: Chip Holloway
• Parks, library top Quality of Life, CDC meetings
• Local Baritone to Sing in LA Opera
• Maturango Museum Hosts Trip to See Mummies
• Open Studio Tour Artist Profile - Barbara Andolsek
• City council to talk Norma street Wednesday
• Meet the candidates: Tom Wiknich
• AV Dental Care holds 'free dental day'
• Local Relay for Life underway
• Viewfinders Grand Prix
• Meet the candidates: Jack Noyer
• Relay for Life this weekend
• Business conference to feature political hot-shots
• TV Booster now offers city government channel
• Meet the candidates: Bob Anderson
• New president, CEO for local Chamber of Commerce
• News Cube — Church Leader of the Week
• High Desert Pathways closes
• Democrats of the High Desert to host candidate forum
• News Cube — Healthcare Worker
• Meet the candidates: Walt Maurer
• Taylor pitches banners for service members
• Valley Voices - Margarita Chapman
• Council rejects Benz claim
• Meet the candidates: Larry Lewis
• Taylor turns to Facebook to promote military streetlight banners
• New Rural Health Clinic to Open
• Water Board starts search process
• Special council meeting tonight
• Two meetings for city planners coming this week
• Meet the candidates: Jason Patin
• Pipe break causes 500,000 gallons of lost water
• PG&E Gives $624K Rebate to Searles Valley Minerals
• Help For Vets in the IWV and Regonally
• Kiwanis Walk-A-Thon raises $25,000
• Family Fun Fair
• Local Voices
• Trona Town Crier for September
• Trona Town Crier - Homecoming
• Trona Town Crier - Candidates Forum
• Water District board meets Monday on GM search
• Wiknich wins DI’s online poll
• Meet the candidates: Herman Foster
• Father Daughter Banquet at Desert Christian Center
• Special council meeting canceled; attorney clarifies trash statements
• City seeks input on RC Blvd.
• Meet the candidates: Christina Witt
• Low Cost Vaccine and Microchip Clinic
• Council considers Benz claim
• Meet the candidates: Warren Campbell
• Searles Lake Gem and Mineral Gem-O-Rama Oct. 9, 10
• Valley Voices - Mike Holland
• Fair CEO search moving forward
• Holloway tapped for 2nd term on League board
• Whooping Cough on the Rise in Kern County
• Annual Nature Festival in Weldon
• Two Vehicles Burn Monday Night
• Maturango Museum's Concert Series
• Barrera to become DI’s new Managing Editor
• Rally for Life
• 2010 Relay For Life to be Held Oct. 2 and 3
• County judge says no to DTOM motion
• Motorcyclist injured in accident
• Canyon Fire 85 percent contained
• Fire destroys vehicle
• Randsburg celebrates the Old West
• Local Voices
• China Lake Baptist Church Adds Teen Ministry
• Hope Center Hosts Yard Sale Saturday
•  SHINE...A Celebration for Girls of all Ages!
• League supports Prop 22
• The Greatest Gift of All
• Local Seniors Send Care Packages to Troops
• Jansen will not build new vet’s office
• Will the city improve its transit system?
• Autism Focus of Monthly Collaborative
• WACOM Membership Tea Held at USO
• Fire remains 10-percent contained
• City Org. discusses transit, staff changes
• On trash is no news good news?
• Valley Voices - Ray and Minnie Miller
• 2010 Parade of 1,000 Flags
• Fire destroys vehicle
• Academic indices continue to grow
• Canyon Fire still 10-percent contained
• Mobile Wall Returns to IWV
• Decision on data entry position pushed back again
• Large Wildfire Burning West of Lake Isabella
• Local voices: What are your thoughts on Super Wal-Mart?
• CDC talks downtown
• What to do with Old Town?
• Super Wal-Mart in 2011?
• City group talks bond plans
• Crowded field in November
• Agenda for CEC workshop on Web site
• IWV Water District salaries
• Help for city finances?
• Haircuts for Relay for Life
• Valley Voices - Nathan Sandt
• Trona Talent Show
• ‘Guardian Angels’ care for soldiers’ pets
• City to talk road projects
• Flams Ensemble to Perform Sept. 11 at Casey's Steaks and Barbecue
• Family Food Pantry Caters to WIC Customers
• Remembering 9-11
• Our View: Good job Ridgecrest Regional
• The Rev. Townsend Waddill, New Rector at St. Michael's
• Elected mayor, Council term limit petitions still moving forward
• Public speaks out to Council
• Engineering Program at CCCC Receives Grants From Local Firms
• Light night for Council
• City keeps eye on state budget
• Unmanned Air Force Reaper crashes in Mojave Desert
• Locals warm on Obama's speech
• Effort to oust 3 council members ‘going fine’
• City attorney weighs in on Trane payment
• Valley Voices - Flo Bombela
• WACOM Speaker to Discuss First Women of our Community
• Maturango Museum Concert Series Begins Sept. 17
• Council to look into helping with cost to connect sewer
• A look inside the ‘war room’
• Sunday structure fire on Farragut Street burns garage
• Kern firefighters stop Saturday brushfire
• Is the economy improving?
• Trona Town Crier for August
• Wilson holds final meet and greet event
• Trane says it will return money to city
• Morgan's frustration reaches boiling point
• Commission approves new plans for animal hospital
• IWV, Western Mojave Desert under weather advisory
• UPDATED: National Weather Service issues a weather advisory
• Noyer will remain in council race
• Preparations for fall fair discussed at DEF board meeting
• Benz says city must settle questions about its contract
• New ciy manager addresses Republican women group
• McCarthy visits Ridgecrest
• Council talks public comment
• Injury accident ties up traffic on Inyokern Road
• Unusual Book Signing at Red Rock Books
• Cheerleaders Wash Cars for Funds
• Will council critics keep lawyer?
• DTOM lawsuit dismissed, sanctions denied
• Will the City Council leave the light on?
• Two hurt in evening accident
• Trona Foursquare Church Welcomes New Pastor
• City opposes pot initiative
• The City of Ridgecrest has another court date this morning
• Council approves new self-haul rate
• Fair board to lower rates for non-profit groups?
• Solar Millennium withdraws request for suspension
• City manager pitches new policy for delinquent trash accounts
• Residents question billing practices
• Valley Voices - Dick Schultz
• Holloway, city attorney responds to $63.6 million claim
• City to discuss trash policy, public comment
• City responds to $63 million claim
• DEF committees set time line for CEO, discuss grant projects
• Benz sends city $63.6 million legal claim
• EPA weighs in on Solar Millennium
• New CEO, upgrades to be discussed at DEF committee meetings this morning
• City to post salaries online
• Summer Fun
• Valley Voices - Denise Husk
• Residents to get fake water bills
• Wilson: Tone of council meeting not unexpected
• Three killed in bus crash in Bishop
• Local homeowners honored for being 'water wise'
• Opt out forms accepted by city
• Council considers transit, solar
• Man on the Street
• Adopt-A-Highway volunteers
• Attorney ‘misspoke’ about plan to fire Benz
• Hauler gives city ultimatum or 'we'll sue'
• Recall proponents will use council responses
• City to dump Benz?
• Wilson holds meet and greet
• New paint for an old landmark
• Valley Voices - Henry Wilson
• Council race heats up
• Benz charges Lemieux with ethics violation
• A Meal Fit for a Baby (and Mothers, too)
• One injured in traffic accident
• AP Source: Judge overturns Calif. gay marriage ban
• More trash discussion on council agenda
• Decorating Den Comes to Ridgecrest
• DART Clients Honored for Art Project
• Troop 820 attends 2010 National Scout Jamboree
• Status of wild fires around the region
• Council vote illegal after all
• How much do Ridgecrest's leaders make?
• Council changes mind, opts to pay Benz after all
• Old Town committee hears ideas, discusses name
• CA Mentor Program is Now Here
• Bull Fire slows down, 55 percent contained
• McConville to ask to be released on bond today
• Council to discuss unpaid trash bill in special session tonight
• Wiknich becomes a candidate, council speaks about elections
• Maturango Hosts Trip to Pageant of the Masters
• Recall effort moves forward
• Governor declares state of emergency
• Giving Back to the Community
• Valley Voices - Richard Eubank
• Wildfire smoke health advisory in effect
• Fire breaks out near Tehachapi, 20 buildings destroyed
• AFTER PRESS TIME: Bull Fire destroys 6 homes
• Old Town committee to see 3-D presentation tonight
• Kern County didn't let Kansas know a registered sex offender was living there
• Team of Artists Bring Cabaret to Ridgecrest
• UPDATED: Lake Isabella wild fire forces evacuations
• Local TOPS Queen Selected
• Roll over blocks east bound Inyokern Road
• Wal-Mart Gives Back
• Weekend Weather Forecast
• Council considers budget, agenda format
• What to spend RDA bond money on?
• Suspect leads Ridgecrest Police on a high speed chase
• Leadership Summit Changes Lives
• Special presentations made to community leaders
• Benz close to a lawsuit?
• More than 30 days to self haul
• Council opts not to pay latest Benz bill
• What do local developers think of new water policy?
• How much will the city's bonds cost?
• Salvation Army Collecting School Supplies
• Field of council candidates revealed
• Four car accident briefly shuts down Richmond Gate
• Meet Loren Culp, City Engineer
• One more candidate adds their name to the field
• Travis Johnson - A Medical Mission Trip to Honduras
• Has the city made progress in collecting Benz payments?
• Man on the Street
• Fair board lowers rates for vendors, public in October
• UPDATE: Owens Peak Complex fires
• City council to change its agenda format?
• Wiknich will run again
• Habitat for Humanity Dedicates 17th Home
• Thornton Named Local Advocate for Returning Vets
• Small Business Expo Draws Locals In Spite of Heat
• CLOTA VISITS 1930's BERLIN IN CABARET
• Rock Art Program Scheduled for Sept. 25 and 26
• Valley Voices - Celia Mills
• Inyokern Baptist Continues Series in Revelation
• Ridgecrest - 2008 Annual Worldwide Candle Lighting Services
• Desert Empire Fair
• Black History Month Celebration

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