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The Latest Breaking News from The Mojave Desert

Flat Earth, spirits and conspiracy theories – experience can shape even extraordinary beliefs

On Feb. 22, 2020, “Mad” Mike Hughes towed a homemade rocket to the Mojave Desert and launched himself into the sky. His goal? To view the flatness of the Earth from space. This was his third attempt, and tragically it was fatal. Hughes crashed shortly after takeoff and died.

The Conversation

Taylor Hill and Her Husband Hit the Highway for Jared Jewelers' Latest Advertising Campaign

The couple is mainly captured on set in the Mojave Desert with the illusion of a long drive highlighted by diners and red rock formations.

Fashion Times

California utility to pay $82 million settlement in lawsuit stemming from huge 2020 wildfire

A California utility has agreed to pay the federal government $82.5 million stemming from an enormous 2020 wildfire that churned through mountains northeast of Los Angeles and into the Mojave Desert

The Independent UK

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Exclusive: Willow Springs Ain't Closing

About 100 miles north of Los Angeles, deep in the dustiest corner of the Mojave Desert, is an iconic ribbon of tarmac: Willow Springs International Raceway. Founded in 1953, then stewarded by the late Bill Huth from 1962 until his death in 2015, the track was home for road racers…

Motor1

EV Off-Roading Is Just Plain Better

It's 2022. I'm lumbering through a rock-crawling trail in Joshua Tree National Park, straddling the border of the Mojave Desert. It is a beautiful, stunning place to explore, and my tired old Lexus LX470 is leaving its mark. It's dripping black CV axle grease all over the rock upon which…

InsideEVs

Promoted: Sainz and Leclerc drive into the Desert Sun

The two drivers have been seen in many different special styles from the sportswear manufacturer in recent seasons and will now sport clothing with ‘natural fading and distressed elements’ from the latest collection, which is also available to fans. Ferrari finished second and sixth on their last visit to Las Vegas,…

Motorsport

This Mojave Desert Tour May Be The Perfect Getaway, Just Don't Die

The Mojave Desert Tour is set to take place from October 27 to 29, and is brought to you by EagleRider and Yamaha.

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Despite Legalization, California Battles Illegal Marijuana Farms

"Sheriff's Department! Morsch and his colleagues from San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department carry out six to ten raids every week, dismantling some of the hundreds of greenhouses that dot the Mojave Desert, east of Los Angeles.

International Business Times

Men Plead Guilty To Killing Wild Burros In Mojave Desert

Two men plead guilty to shooting wild burros in the Mojave Desert, facing potential prison time for harming protected wildlife.

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Huge rocket motors arrive at Los Angeles museum for space shuttle Endeavour display

Two giant rocket motors required to display the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour as if it’s about to blast off have arrived at a Los Angeles museum, completing their long journey from the Mojave Desert

The Independent UK

Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way?

LAS VEGAS — High above the Las Vegas Strip, solar panels blanketed the roof of Mandalay Bay Convention Center — 26,000 of them, rippling across an area larger than 20 football fields.

Los Angeles Times

Thirty tonnes of explosive chemicals go missing in the Mojave Desert

Ammonium nitrate can be turned into fertilizer or bombs, and was used by Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 Oklahoma City terrorist attack

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