Hundreds of weary residents from Ridgecrest and surrounding ... that pummeled this San Bernardino County town in recent days — and which were simply old and abandoned. “Some of this damage ...

Ridgecrest was the epicenter ... registering a magnitude of 7.1 — California’s strongest quake in two decades — hit just outside of the Mojave Desert town Friday evening at 8:19 p.m ...

Ridgecrest is a town in a California desert where the 28,000 residents are used to earthquakes. As California Institute of Technology seismologist Egill Hauksson pointed out Saturday, the city was ...

But the outcome in Ridgecrest shouldn’t provide solace to California’s biggest cities. The Mojave Desert town remained largely ... holding 1-month-old Lillian, get into their car after Friday ...

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the 15-year-old girl who died after she was hit by a vehicle in Ridgecrest as 15-year-old Cecelia Tousaint of Trona. RELATED: Death investigation ...

RIDGECREST — A Town Hall meeting held Sunday afternoon started with a calm but serious bit of instruction about keeping the aisles clear and how to exit safely in the case of another quake.

and the largest earthquake to strike Southern California in nearly 20 years had just hit – a magnitude 6.4 temblor centered near Williams’ home in Ridgecrest, California. For a moment ...