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Opponent emerges for Winn’s seat with AVUHSD
PALMDALE — Cynthia Rachel Hernandez pulled candidate nomination papers Monday for Antelope Valley Union High School District governing board Trustee Area No. 3 seat in the Nov. 5 consolidated general election, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office. The seat is represented by trustee Donita Winn,...
5.2 magnitude earthquake centered near Lamont shakes Southern California
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck in Kern County on Tuesday evening shook much of Southern California, and was followed by a series of smaller aftershocks, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 9:09 p.m., with the epicenter roughly 14 miles northeast of Lamont. The 5.2 magnitude...
Quake near Bakersfield shakes Ojai Valley Aug. 6
Two earthquakes rattled the Ojai Valley this week, one on Aug. 6 that measured 5.2 magnitude and one on Aug. 7 that measured 4.4 magnitude. Both had an epicenter just outside of Bakersfield. A U.S. Geological Survey "ShakeAlert" blared on people's phones in the Ojai Valley and beyond at 9:09...
5.3-magnitude quake centered near Bakersfield shakes Central Valley, parts of SoCal
An earthquake at 9:09 p.m. Tuesday of a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 centered 21 miles from Bakersfield shook the southern San Joaquin Valley and was felt in parts of southern California. Here are the latest details:. Grapevine reopens after earthquake closes lanes. The southbound I-5 Freeway through the Grapevine reopened...
Map: 5.2 earthquake near Grapevine shakes Southern California
An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude was recorded in Kern County on Tuesday night, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake occurred at 9:09 p.m. on Aug. 6, with the epicenter about 12 miles northwest of the community of Grapevine along Interstate 5. It was followed by a 4.5 aftershock about...
Kern sets election for board vacancy
BAKERSFIELD — Interested candidates have until Friday to file their nomination paperwork to be eligible for the November election to fill the remaining two years of former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner’s term representing District 2. After Scrivner resigned last week, the Board of Supervisors convened in a...
2 charged in four 2023 Mojave slayings; one remains at large
MOJAVE — Murder and attempted murder charges have been filed against two men — one still at large — in the April 2023 quadruple homicide in Mojave. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that charges were filed on Wednesday against Ricardo Reyes Partida and Jonathan Steven Hernandez in relation to the Mojave killings and additional crimes that occurred on five dates before and immediately after those murders.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz joins Harris on Democratic ticket, Bakersfield voters react
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. --- (KBAK/FOX58) Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has joined Vice President Kamala Harris on the top of the Democratic ticket. The governor gave an energizing speech Tuesday evening in Philadelphia but he may need some introduction in Kern County. Kimberly Espinoza is voting for Harris/Walz but did not know...
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