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Fire reported at National Cement plant

From the October 14, 2016 Edition

GORMAN, CA (Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at 1:57 p.m.)—The fire was in a motor room at National Cement, according Kern County Fire Captain Vanert. Engine 56 was first on scene and extinguished the fire burning …

Police Perimeter Being Established in Lebec

From the October 7, 2016 Edition

UPDATE–LEBEC, CA  (Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 at 7:26 p.m.) – Our reporter at the scene said,”The officers are in touch with the people inside the house now and things appear to have stabilized. This looks …

Two vehicles and a school bus in Frazier Park collision

From the September 30, 2016 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 at 8:33 a.m.)—Two vehicles were involved in a collision with an El Tejon Unified School District school bus this morning at the intersection of Alcot Trail (lower) and …

Brush fire, northbound Interstate 5 south of Calgrove

From the September 16, 2016 Edition

NEWHALL, CA (Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at 5:02 p.m.)—The sigalert has been extended for 30 minutes with the slow lane (#4) closed. The #3 lane has been opened.

NEWHALL, CA (Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at …

Smoke from the Soberanes fire blows into Kern County

From the September 16, 2016 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, LEBEC, CA (Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:08 a.m.)—Mountain Community residents, including Neenach, may smell smoke this morning. We received the following note from Kern County Fire Department Public Information Officer Matt Redstone: “The …