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What is Valley fever? Thousands exposed to possible fungal infection at Southern California music festival
Thousands of people who went to an electronic music festival near Bakersfield in Kern County earlier this year could have been exposed to a potentially serious fungal infection, according to state health officials. The California Department of Public Health said last week that it is investigating several cases of Valley...
Earthquake Felt In Southern California, Including Los Angeles
Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Southern California was jolted Tuesday evening as an earthquake shook the Los Angeles area, and dozens of aftershocks followed. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the main earthquake was a...
Watch Calif. Deputies, Forest Service Officer Escape Raging Wildfire
Three California deputies and a U.S. Forest Service officer escaped a scary close call last month when they were briefly trapped by the raging Borel Fire. The incident happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. July 26 as the Kern County sheriff's deputies and the Forest Service officer were evacuating people as wildfire flames tore through Havilah, the sheriff's office stated in a social media post that included body camera footage of their harrowing experience. As they were moving people out, they found that the flames had spread and blocked the road.
Southern California rattled by 5.2 magnitude earthquake, but there are no reports of damage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An earthquake northwest of Los Angeles shook a large swath of Southern California on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 5.2 magnitude temblor stuck at 9:09 p.m. and was centered near Mettler, an unincorporated area in Kern County about 85 miles (137 kilometers) from downtown Los Angeles.
Man Stabbed in Paso Robles: Suspect Arrested After Fleeing the Scene
A person was stabbed after an incident in Paso Robles on Sunday morning. According to a Paso Robles Police Department news release, officers were notified at 2:07 a.m. of a stabbing victim who was brought to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to the announcement, an altercation took place in the 3300 block of […]
Special meeting to be held over open seat left open by Supervisor Scrivner
Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County Board of Supervisors announced Saturday that they will hold a special board over the seat left vacant by Zack Scrivener. The meeting will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. inside the Board of Supervisors's meeting room. Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner resigned...
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