Retirement or a career transition can often be difficult at the best of times, and even more so with worldwide turmoil and ...

If you live on acreage and rely on a private well in the Indian Wells Valley, your water rights may be under threat, and most don’t realize it.

One person was killed and multiple others were injured, one critically, in a fiery crash on Highway 395 south of Red Mountain early Sunday. The crash, just north of Twenty Mule Team Parkway, was ...

No one was injured in a fender-bender crash between a Toyota Tacoma and a Waste Management truck just after noon Thursday on China Lake Boulevard and Argus Avenue. An ambulance did show up, but soon ...

The Ridgecrest Police Department posted on social media that federal agents from the FBI and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement arrested a man in Ridgecrest on Tuesday. The post came in response to ...

RRH has been experiencing financial hardship since the dual challenges of the 2019 earthquakes and the 2020 pandemic hit only months apart. Before our local hospital could regain its footing, historic ...

Andrew L. Bergman The Daily Independent Jul 1, 2025 Updated Jul 1, 2025 ...

The mayor spoke to the Indian Wells Valley Republican Club at their June luncheon about the first six months of his term and the principles he ran under: helping veterans get the benefits and ...

When business owner Steve Spradlin invited the public to the upcoming 2025 Lake Isabella Fireworks Show, July 5 at 9 p.m., he thought some folks among the crowds might have suspected this year’s ...

According to a new report from Redfin, the market imbalance reached a historic level in April 2025, with nearly 500,000 more sellers than buyers nationwide. This marks the largest gap since Redfin ...

As a representative in Congress and a lifelong Californian, I hear the same story again and again from local small business owners. They work to do the right thing—comply with the law, invest in ...

The June 27 party was hosted by the Metcalfs and catered by Rose Fusco. It was themed around Saint-Amand’s dog Murray, with paw-print balloons and dog puns in the menu, like the Pasta Pup-aroni ...