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Mini gold rush drives up property values in Mojave …

FILE - Gold bars are shown stacked in a vault at the United States Mint, on July 22, 2014, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

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Man sentenced in kidnap-torture of O.C. pot dispensary …

A judge's gavel is shown in a file photo. (Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus)

2 homicide victims found buried in Mojave Desert in 1980 …

Fire-ravaged desert plants like the Joshua Tree (C) line a scorched landscape from the Bobcat Fire in the Mojave Desert community of Juniper Hills, Calif. on Sept. 19, 2020. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

ACLU report alleges widespread abuse by law enforcement …

Derrick Chambers performs a count of homeless people at a Lancaster encampment during the 2016 homeless census. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattles Mojave Desert

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake rattled the Mojave Desert in Southern California on Feb. 12, 2021, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Mojave desert tortoises granted temporary endangered species …

In this Sept. 3, 2008, file photo, an endangered desert tortoise sits in the middle of a road at the proposed location of three BrightSource Energy solar-energy generation complexes in the eastern Mojave Desert near Ivanpah, Calif. (Reed Saxon/Associated Press)

Bobcat Fire destroys homes as it makes ‘wind-driven run’ …

A home burns along Cima Mesa Rd. as the Bobcat Fire advances on Sept. 18, 2020, in Juniper Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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2 San Gabriel Valley men charged in violent $2 million …

Ruochen “Tony” Liao is seen in an undated photo released by the FBI on Aug. 20, 2018.

Joshua trees may warrant listing as a threatened …

The moon rises over Joshua trees inside Joshua Tree National Park,(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Sentencing Delayed for Man Convicted of Killing McStay …

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SoCal Man, Daughter Charged With Kidnapping, Raping …

Edwards Air Force Base in Kern County is seen a file photo. (Credit: Bobbi Zapka / U.S. Air Force)

Mojave Desert Man Arrested After Making More Than …

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Unprecedented Movement on Mojave Desert Fault Capable …

Buckled asphalt in a parking lot in Argus, after the Ridgecrest earthquakes in July.(Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Bird Populations in Mojave Desert Collapse as Global …

A male silky flycatcher is seen in the Mojave Desert in this undated photo. (Credit: Todd C. Esque, USGS WERC. Public domain.)