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Bodfish man drowns in Kern River
An 84-year-old Bodfish man is the latest drowning victim of the Kern River. According to a Kern County Sheriff's Office news release, Manuel Frank Vejar was located deceased July 15 around 5 p.m. in the 2700 block of Kern River Canyon Road. A postmortem examination was conducted, and the cause of death is drowning, and the manner of death is accident.
Underground marijuana grow discovered in Boron
An illegal, underground marijuana grow operation was discovered by law enforcement in Boron Tuesday. According to a news release, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office was joined by the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (KC-HIDTA) for a search warrant that was discovered in the desert area north of Boron around 8:30 a.m. Wardens from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife/Cannabis Enforcement Program (CEP), the Eradication and Prevention of illicit Cannabis (EPIC) task force and officers from the Kern County Probation Department assisted in the execution of the search warrant.
Guest Opinion | Mayor Victor Gordo: Be Prepared
I hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and well. As many of you felt, [on Tuesday] at about 9:09 p.m. we were shaken by a 5.2 earthquake centered near Bakersfield in Kern County. There were dozens of aftershocks that followed fairly quickly and lasted through Wednesday morning.
Temperatures fall slightly, but are still hot
Wednesday was a very hot day across Kern. Bakersfield hit 111°, breaking the previous daily record high of 110°, set back in 1905. Fortunately, temperatures will fall a bit for Thursday. Bakersfield is forecast to hit 104°. That's still hot, but at least a step in the...
5.2 earthquake near Lamont felt in Porterville
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake that struck in Kern County on Tuesday night was felt over a range as far as Southern California to Porterville. The 5.2 earthquake happened at 9:10 p.m. 14 miles northeast of Lamont. Those in Porterville also reported feeling numerous aftershocks in the Lamont and Grapevine area that ranged in magniture from 3.0 to 4.1.
One person killed in officer involved shooting in Onyx
An officer-involved shooting resulted in the death of an individual suspected of violating a restraining order in Onyx Wednesday morning. According to a news release by the Kern County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the home in the 8000 block of Melody Lane around 8 a.m. to investigate the alleged violation.
Hazardous Situation shuts down Highway 58 outside of Mojave
MOJAVE - A semi traveling on Hwy. 58 caught fire which resulted in a hazardous situation just outside of Mojave; the incident occurred on August 3rd just after 4:00 PM on westbound highway 58 approximately 4 miles east of Cameron Canyon Rd. This incident is called the Sierra Incident. According...
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.
Two found guilty of murdering California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation counselor
BAKERSFIELD, California — A Kern County jury has found Robert Roberts Jr. and Sebastian Parra guilty of murder and attempted robbery, according to the Kern County District Attorney's Office. On August 2, 2024, the jury convicted Roberts Jr. of a special circumstance of murder during the commission of an...
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