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About Ridgecrest Online

Desert News and Film Times

Local news for Ridgecrest, California. A Times Media Service publication.

Desert dust, hometown news.

We know Ridgecrest by Mojave dust, mountain views and jets overhead. We love the trails beyond town and the wide sky that draws us outside after sunset. We believe news from the Indian Wells Valley should sound like it knows the valley. We bring you Ridgecrest stories with the care this desert home calls for. We are Ridgecrest Online.

32stories in the last 90 days
4bylines in the last 90 days
60Times Media Service publications in California

How we started

Ridgecrest sits in the Indian Wells Valley, where desert roads lead toward rugged mountains and jets are a familiar sound overhead. Summer heat makes an evening outside feel especially welcome. We started Ridgecrest Online to cover this mix of desert landscape, aviation heritage and city life on its own terms.

We are part of Times Media Service. Our reporting stays with Ridgecrest: the choices made in town, the work tied to its desert setting and the ways we spend time in the open country around us. We want you to find news here that feels as grounded in the valley as the view from your own front door.

Who writes for Ridgecrest Online

Everyone with a byline on Ridgecrest Online in the last 90 days, most stories first. Each name opens the writer’s page with all of their stories.

  1. David Brown

    12 stories Education, Technology

    Primary local reporter Ridgecrest

  2. Stephanie Ramirez

    8 stories Health, Education

  3. Thurman Boiles

    8 stories Weather, Environment

  4. Sheyna Greenamyer

    4 stories Business and Finance, Health

Where we cover

Every story is tagged to the place it is about, and every place has its own page.

Our communityRidgecrest

How we work

The short version of our standards. Each one links to the full policy.

Independent

Editors decide what we publish. Advertising, sponsorship and other commercial interests cannot buy favorable coverage or stop legitimate reporting.

Editorial standards and ethics →

Accountable

When a fact we published is wrong, we correct the story itself and add a visible note that says what changed.

Corrections, updates and retractions →

How we use AI

AI and automated tools may help us with research, drafting, transcription and translation. A responsible person is accountable for everything we publish, and we disclose AI’s role when it is material.

AI and automation policy →

Who owns us and pays for this

Ridgecrest Online is owned and published by Times Media Service LLC, which is owned and currently funded by its parent company, CISO Network LLC. Sponsored content must say so.

Ownership and funding disclosure →

Times Media Service

Ridgecrest Online is one of 60 Times Media Service publications in California.

Leadership

Reach us

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