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2-alarm fire burns structure on Brimhall Road
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Firefighters responded to a structure fire near the intersection of Calloway Drive and Brimhall Road Sunday afternoon. On July 7, a structure fire in northwest Bakersfield filled the sky with black smoke while the Bakersfield Fire Department and Kern County Fire Department doused the flames burning vegetation and a building, just […]
Bakersfield College celebrates graduation of Cohort #12 from Project HireUp
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — CityServe Educational Collaborative and Bakersfield College’s Project HireUp is set to host the graduation of Cohort #12 from Project HireUp— homeless to employment, according to a press release. Officials say the goal of Project HireUp is to decrease homelessness in Kern County through...
KCSO deputies investigate missing person near Delonegha day use site
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Search and Rescue teams patrolled the Kern River Saturday after reports of a young person had jumped into the water. On July 6, the search started in the afternoon near the Delonegha campsite. Two days after a woman drowned in the Kern River, rescue teams searched for another person […]
KCSO: Multiple ongoing searches along Kern River
Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Just before 11:30 a.m. July 7, 2024 Kern County Search & Rescue crews responded to a possible drowning near Lake Ming. A Kern County Sheriff's Office watch commander told Eyewitness News that there has been no recovery made, as of the writing of this article. (07/07/2024 1:20 P.M.)
Santa Barbara ‘Lake Fire’ Prompts Evacuation Warnings, Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch Threatened
Southern California firefighters are trying to get a grip on raging wildfires, with the fast-moving Lake Fire near Santa Barbara exploding to more than 16,000 acres with zero percent containment early on Sunday.French Elections: Left Wing Bloc Triumphs In Knife Edge Parliamentary Elections; Far Right National Rally Comes Third - Exit Polls Evacuation orders have been issued to residents near the fire, which is threatening homes, including Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, officials said. The Lake Fire charred more than 300 acres of land in the Los Padres National Forest in its first few hours. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has issued...
Death Valley nears Earth’s highest-ever recorded temperature
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Over 45 million people are under heat alerts into next week, including just about all of Washington, Oregon and California. Nearly 29 million of them are under Excessive Heat Warnings. California's Death Valley - one of the hottest places on Earth - broke its...
Motorcyclist dies from heat exposure as temperature reaches 128 in California’s Death Valley
A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and holding the East in its hot and humid grip.
News reporter sues government over sideshow laws in a California county
(FOX40.COM) — The rise of illegal sideshows in California prompted several government and law enforcement agencies to up the ante on penalties – but a recent lawsuit accuses some of the new laws of being a violation of constitutional rights.• Video Above: California law enforcement seeks to crack down on sideshows Several areas from San […]
Cool marine air brings brief relief to Los Angeles
Swirling breezes helped push a layer of cool ocean air across much of Southern California on Saturday, providing a slight rest from a blistering heat wave that has created treacherous fire conditions across the state. Swirling winds helped push a layer of cool marine air across much of Southern California...
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