A Ridgecrest man was arrested on a kidnapping charge over the weekend, according to a release from the Ridgecrest Police Department.

State Sen. Shannon Grove took Kern County Supervisor Phillip Peters — and the Ridgecrest City Council — to task during a ...

Shannon Grove gives her comments during a Senate committee meeting on AB1413 on July 8, 2025.

Local education officials believe President Donald Trump’s cuts to federal education for California will have a limited impact on the local budgets.