The Desert Sun

The Trona Pinnacles are living history – and that's why they're worth a drive

The moment you turn off State Route 178 onto the dirt road that beats through the dry bed of Searles Lake basin, the Trona Pinnacles erupt like spires in the dusty distance. It’s as if they’re ...
WTVD

Ridgecrest earthquake hits Trona hard, damaging up to 50 buildings: Fire officials

TRONA, Calif. -- Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for a section of Southern California that saw significant damage after Friday night's magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The declaration ...
KTLA

Small Town of Trona Is Hit Hard by Earthquakes; 50 Structures Damaged

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Fire officials say as many as 50 structures ...
ABC7

Ridgecrest and Trona officials rush to fix roads, utilities after earthquakes

RIDGECREST, Calif. -- Officials in two damaged desert communities worked Sunday to repair roads and restore utilities following the largest earthquake in Southern California in nearly two decades.
The San Bernardino Sun

Trona schools, still recovering from July earthquakes, could lose $2.5 million

Still recovering from the damage caused by a pair of earthquakes six months ago, Trona schools may now lose up to $2.5 million. The Trona Joint Unified School District gets a portion of the millions ...
The Desert Sun

The Trona Pinnacles are living history – and that's why they're worth a drive

From the archive: This story originally published at The Desert Sun in April 2018. The moment you turn off State Route 178 onto the dirt road that beats through the dry bed of Searles Lake basin, the ...