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Coolest day of the week arrives, unhealthy air quality continues
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A short, but much needed cooling trend arrives Wednesday in Kern County. The cooling trend is expected to last through Friday as temperatures will surgeback upward through the weekend. The return of the ridge will also mean the return of much above normal temperatures for our area with HeatRisk in the […]
MEETING NOTES: Canal and well fencing repair costs adding up
Meeting: North Kern Water Storage District board of directors. General Manager Dave Hampton said fencing costs jumped from an average $2,300 a month to $10,457 in July as the district fenced off some of its groundwater wells and has had to repair damage to fencing along the Beardsley canal near Olive Drive due to damage caused by homeless people.
California Billionaire Farmers Stewart and Lynda Resnick, Plan Major Industrial Expansion
The wealthiest farming family in California, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, are planning to significantly expand an industrial warehouse complex to transform the small town of Shafter into an international trading hub. The Resnicks, who own The Wonderful Company, already possess a large distribution center in Shafter, northwest of Bakersfield. The...
New(ish) Kern groundwater authority gets underway
A somewhat new groundwater authority held its first meeting Monday with a mandate to represent Kern County lands not covered by existing water districts. The so-called “non-districted lands” within the Kern subbasin (the San Joaquin Valley portion of Kern) had sort of been previously represented by the Kern Groundwater Authority KGA.
Coroner ID’s man struck, killed on Hwy 178 on the Fourth of July
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 178 near Beale Avenue on the Fourth of July. Coroner officials say, Frank Julio Raygoza, 61, of Bakersfield was struck by a vehicle in the area at 9:04 p.m. Raygoza was pronounced dead […]
Coroner identifies Los Angeles man who drowned in the Kern River at Hart Park
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County coroner’s office has identified a Los Angeles man who drowned in the Kern River at Hart Park on July 7th. Witnesses at the scene reported seeing a Miguel Mateo Tzaj, 27, Cuc in the water in distress. Kern County search and rescue used two boats to help look […]
Grab a free meal at the Kern County Library and enjoy ‘Books In Motion’
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Library is doing their part to keep kids educated and fed throughout the scorching hot summer months. The library’s summer lunch program, also known as, “Lunch at the Library” offers children two through 18 a free lunch meal at any branch countywide. Reports show 10% of people in […]
6 arrested in heists netting 300+ firearms from gun California stores
Six men have been arrested and charged with being part of a group that used stolen cars to ram gun stores across Southern California and grab a total of more than 300 firearms — about a third of them from stores in San Diego County. The nine-month spree includes...
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