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Insurance pro addresses reasons for Fire Wise community efforts
Insurance professional and Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce president, Fred Clark, spoke at the Kern Valley Exchange Club, July 11, regarding Fire Wise Communities. Paradise Cove Lodge hosted the luncheon. Clark said, “This pertains to every one of us in this valley, but deeper than that, when it comes...
Son of Lancaster Smoke Shop Owner Fatally Shot Inside Store
LANCASTER, Calif., July 17 (KNN) — A male was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon inside a Lancaster business during a fight with two suspects, according to preliminary information from homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Information gathered at the scene indicated the fatally shot male was the son of the owner of the smoke shop business.
At least 1 person dead in crash along Copus Rd.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — At least one person is dead following a single vehicle crash on Copus Road, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. The vehicle traveled around 20 feet off the roadway, overturned and landed on its roof, the page reported. At least one person is dead and may still be inside […]
Delano community to hold vigil for crime victims on July 25
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Delano Police Department shared on social media about a vigil for victims of crime in the city. The remembrance vigil will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Community Center, located at 436 Jefferson Street in Delano. The...
BPD search for missing 13-year-old runaway girl
Update 7/17: According to BPD, Karla was located Wednesday morning. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police are in need of the community’s help locating a runaway missing teen girl last seen in central Bakersfield. Karla Baldovinos, 13, was last seen Tuesday in the 1200 block of 1st Street, just east of N Street. She stands five […]
Nearly 2,000 customers without power in Oildale: PG&E
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — As of Tuesday afternoon, there are 1,940 PG&E customers without power in Oildale, according to PG&E. PG&E reported the outage at around 3 p.m. from Airport Drive and Roberts Lane to West China Grade Loop. Customers in the Boughton Drive area, near Meadows Field Airport are also affected.
Bushling readies herself for Junior Olympics try
Jayda Bushling who competes for the A3 Track team of Bakersfield runs a recent race. Submitted Photo. Jayda Bushling has her mind focused on one thing at the moment, being the best she can be in a 400m race. This young athlete of the Kern River Valley has taken this summer to quest for gold in the Junior Olympics.
Weather Wednesdays: Breaking down Kern County’s heat records
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — On this week’s segment of Weather Wednesday Kevin Charette and Elaina Rusk discuss Kern’s brutal summer heat and break down the county’s heat records. For the first time in nine months, parts of California returned to close drought levels near northern parts of the Golden State. The longest streak of 100-degree […]
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.
Statement released managing invasive barred owls to protect at-risk spotted owls
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its final environmental impact statement analyzing proposed barred owl management alternatives to protect northern and California spotted owls in Washington, Oregon and California from invasive barred owls. The Service’s preferred alternative is the implementation of a proposed Barred Owl Management Strategy, which would result in the annual removal of less than one-half of 1% of the current North American barred owl population. Northern spotted owl populations are rapidly declining due to competition with invasive barred owls and...
Newsom vetoes bipartisan bill requiring state to evaluate homelessness spending
(The Center Square) – Despite broad support, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state didn't need increased oversight on how tax dollars are spent on homelessness. Newsom vetoed an unopposed bill that would have required the state to evaluate the money it gives to cities and counties for homelessness programs, saying it would create “unnecessary ongoing workload” and that other actions already to increase oversight render the bill “redundant.” Earlier this year, a state audit found the state was not adequately tracking the outcomes for...
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