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Reports of Fairmont fire near 160th St. West

From the September 7, 2018 Edition

Neenach, CA (Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at 11 a.m.)—A fire is reported on social media to be occurring in the Western Antelope Valley near 160th  Street West and Lancaster Road. We have not independently confirmed …

Pine Mountain Health Center’s Powell Recovering from Fall

From the August 31, 2018 Edition

UPDATE Pine Mountain Club, CA (Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018 at 3 p.m.)—Sharon Powell of the Pine Mountain Health Center was released from the Henry Mayo Hospital on Saturday, Sept.1. She went home feeling much better, …

Pyramid Lake Swim Beaches Reopen

From the August 17, 2018 Edition

Pyramid Lake Algal Bloom Advisory at “Caution”

By Maggie Macias, California Department of Water Resources

Sacramento, CA (Friday, Aug. 17 at 1:40 p.m.)—The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today lowered a warning advisory that had been …

CHP Rush To Aid Kern County Deputy In Frazier Park

From the August 10, 2018 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (August 11, 2018 at 1:40 p.m.)—Five California Highway Patrol units responded to a call for back-up by a Frazier Park Sheriff’s substation deputy this afternoon. They rushed to Mt. Pinos Way, to …

911 Service for Verizon Customers in Kern County Operating Again

From the August 3, 2018 Edition

UPDATE – FRAZIER PARK, CA (Tuesday, Aug.7 at 8:46 a.m.)—Kern County Sheriff’s Office dispatch has confirmed that an old recording on the “Ready Kern” system was left operational in error, causing a miscommunication to those …