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Fatality Confirmed in Grapevine Crash

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

LEBEC (Saturday, Sept. 19, 8:12 a.m.)—Although the name has not yet been released of the driver who died while driving at 100-110 miles per hour northbound on Interstate 5 just past the El Tejon School …

Family Narrowly Escapes in I-5 SUV Crash and Fire

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

GORMAN (Saturday, Sept. 19, 8 a.m.)—The Zuniga family from Bakersfield narrowly escaped tragedy on Friday, Sept. 18 around 5:30 p.m., when their SUV nose-dived off southbound Interstate 5 and into a ditch.

According to Battalion …

Two-Car Crash at Mt. Pinos Way and Frazier Mountain Park Road

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, 12:02 p.m.)—A blue Chevrolet Suburban and a black Ford collided at the intersection of Mt. Pinos Way and Frazier Mountain Park Road today just before 11:45 a.m. The …

Lloyd Wiens of Frazier Park Passes Unexpectedly

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund FRAZIER PARK (Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, 5:45 a.m.)—Please add your memory of Lloyd Wiens to those below. Just click the “Tell Us” tab at the top of this page, and enter your …

Ambulance Responds to Another I-5 Accident

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

LEBEC (Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1;10 p.m.) At 12:25 p.m. California Highway Patrol and emergency medical services responded to an accident on northbound I-5 at the Fort Tejon offramp. Roadways are reported as clear. More details …

Man Shot, then Arrested for Alleged Meth Possession in Lebec

From the September 18, 2009 Edition

In yet another story of "things drifting in off the Grapevine" to our Mountain Communities, on Thursday, Sept. 17, at about 1 p.m., deputies and California Highway Patrol officers were dispatched to the 500 block …

Tejon Mountain Village Wins 3-2 Vote from Planning Commission

From the September 11, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

BAKERSFIELD (Thursday, Sept.10, 2009, 11:59 p.m.)—In a 3-2 vote tonight, the Kern County Planning Commission approved a motion to send the Tejon Mountain Village plan forward to the Kern County Board of …

Investigators Seek Public’s Help in Lake of the Woods Fire

From the September 04, 2009 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

FRAZIER PARK (Friday, Sept. 4, 11:20 a.m.)—The following dispatch has just been received from the Kern County Fire Department. It refers to a fire at the restaurant and FUBAR lounge across the …