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Dozens of recruits graduate from Kern County Fire Department academy
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It was graduation night for dozens of recruits with the Kern County Fire Department. The Kern County Fire Department announced 44 young men and women successfully completed the department’s academy, learning all aspects of firefighting, rescue and other disciplines. Proud family members pinned badges on the new firefighters during the ceremony, […]
Moderate temperatures but unhealthy air quality in Kern
After a week-long excessive heat warning in Kern has finally passed, there is a slight cooling trend as we head towards Wednesday. Bakersfield reached 103° on Monday. Monday’s lows range between the 60s and 70s, closer to the 80s in the desert areas. It is recommended to keep the AC running overnight to help keep cool.
Energy storage project above Isabella Lake is back on the table, along with two other similar proposals
A roundly castigated proposal to build a holding reservoir above Isabella Lake in order to pump water up from the lake and run it back down through turbines for power – known as pumped energy storage – is back. And it brought friends. There are now three pumped...
Election filings will open Monday
The candidate nomination period for numerous local contests in Los Angeles and Kern counties consolidated with the Nov. 5 general election opens Monday. In the City of Palmdale, two City Council seats will be up for election. They are four-year terms and will be for District One and District Two. The incumbents are Mayor Austin Bishop, who represents District 1, and Mayor Pro Tem Richard Loa, who represents District 2.
Man sentenced to probation for illegal marijuana grow in California City
A man found guilty of illegally growing marijuana in California City was sentenced Friday in Kern County Superior Court to two years of probation with the first year to be served in prison. Jonathon Thor Williams, 32, was found guilty of two counts of child endangerment, one count of keeping...
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