Calgary Fire: more info… Updated: August 07, 2017 8:24 pm County: Kern County Location: Old State Rd & Dollar Rd, Wofford Heights Acres Burned – Containment: 50 acres – 100% contained *** This is not a CAL FIRE incident. Click the link above for more information.
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Hudson Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: July 19, 2017 8:45 am FINAL Date/Time Started: July 18, 2017 11:45 am Administrative Unit: Kern County Fire County: Kern County Location: Hudson Ranch Rd. and Hwy 166, south of Maricopa Estimated – Containment:
Read More »Highway Fire (Kern County) Started 6/18/2017, updated 6/30/2017
Tarina Fire (Kern County) Started 6/30/2017, updated 6/30/2017
Hearings Begin Over Kern County Ordinance That Allows 70,000 New Oil And Gas Wells
A series of hearings began today in Kern County in a lawsuit over an ordinance that could allow up to 70,000 new oil and gas wells there over the next two decades. All those wells could create 78 million pounds of air pollution a year says Catherine Garoupa White with …
Read More »Bodfish Fire (Kern County) Started 6/10/2017, updated 6/10/2017
Pine Fire (Kern County) Started 6/05/2017, updated 6/05/2017
Creek Fire (Kern County) Started 6/04/2017, updated 6/04/2017
Kern Deputies Accept Plea Deals In Drug, Corruption Investigation
A drug and corruption investigation that has rocked Kern County area law enforcement for the last two years has grown into a new stage. Last week two former Kern County sheriff’s deputies accepted plea deals with the U.S. Attorney office on charges they conspired to steal and then later sell …
Read More »Elk Fire (Kern County) Started 6/02/2017, updated 6/02/2017
Champagne Fire (Kern County) Started 5/28/2017, updated 5/29/2017
Interview: Bakersfield College President Sonya Christian On “Kern Promise”
A new collaboration between the Kern High School District, Bakersfield College and CSUB aims to get students on a speedy pathway from high school to community college, and eventually a four-year college degree. It’s called the “Kern Promise” but Bakersfield College President Sonya Christian calls it the key to revitalizing …
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