Four people were found fatally shot inside an RV in a small Mojave Desert community over the weekend, authorities said, yet another act of deadly violence that keeps the US on a record pace for mass killings this year. The victims were three women and a man, authorities said Monday. …
Read More »5.8 magnitude earthquake rattles central California
A 5.8 earthquake struck in central California Wednesday morning, with aftershocks shaking the area between Fresno and Bakersfield, north of the Mojave Desert. According to the US Geological Society, people up and down California reported feeling the quake when it happened around 10:30 a.m. PT. Self-reported accounts on the USGS …
Read More »Magnitude 5.5 earthquake rocks Southern California, no immediate reports of damage
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck on Wednesday in the California desert about 150 miles (241 km) northeast of Los Angeles, but there were no reports of damage or injuries in the sparsely populated area. The temblor hit in a sparsely populated area near the Mojave Desert community of Searles Valley …
Read More »California’s biggest quake in almost 20 years
The strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in nearly 20 years prompted one city to declare a state of emergency Thursday and shook residents from Las Vegas to Orange County. The quake, with a magnitude of 6.4, was centered near Ridgecrest, a community west of the Mojave Desert and about …
Read More »World’s largest plane makes the first flight.
The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday. The carbon-composite plane was built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp. The white airplane called Roc, which has a wingspan the length of an American football field and is powered by six engines on a twin fuselage, took …
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