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Rain reaches .81 inch by Wednesday morning

From the January 23, 2015 Edition

Update: Frazier Park, CA (Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 6 a.m.)— Jerry Ferris of Frazier Park was happy this morning. His glee is contagious: “For this nice slow soaking rain we had we have recorded 0.81” …

Vehicle overturns on Mil Potrero Highway

From the January 16, 2015 Edition

Pine Mountain Club, CA (Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 at 9:45 a.m.)—CHP reported a vehicle rollover on Mil Potrero Highway this morning at 9:07 a.m. According to CHP, there were no injuries in the crash, which …

Vehicle rollover on Mil Potrero Highway

From the January 9, 2015 Edition

PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB, CA (Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 at 9:58 a.m.)—A white pickup truck was reported at 9:53 a.m. as having rolled over on Mil Potrero Highway about 1/4 mile west of Tirol in Pine …

Southbound Grapevine May Be Slowed for Caltrans Contruction

From the January 2, 2015 Edition

Gorman, CA (Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015 at 11:20 a.m.) Closures for the Interstate-5 Pavement Improvement Project from Vista Del Lago Road to the Kern County Line have been announced by the California Department of Transportation …

Big rig jackknifes north of El Tejon School

From the January 2, 2015 Edition

LEBEC, CA (Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 at 8:05 p.m.)—A jackknifed big rig was blocking northbound lanes of Interstate 5 on the Grapevine this evening as traffic backed up for about a mile and a half …

Earthquakes hit 9 miles northeast of Castaic—Local stories

From the January 2, 2015 Edition

Gorman, CA (Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 at 7:30 p.m.)—A 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred at 6:58 p.m., 9 miles north of Castaic, east of Interstate 5. That was followed by a second quake—4.5—at 7:18 p.m.

If …

Kern County Bomb Squad Goes to Lebec

From the December 26, 2014 Edition

UPDATE—LEBEC, CA (Thursday, Jan. 1 at 4:16 a.m.)—This dispatch was received from the Kern County Sheriff’s office at 415 a.m.:  On December 31, 2014  at about 11:30 PM Frazier Park deputies were dispatched to the …

Skies are bright, temperatures are low

From the December 26, 2014 Edition

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at 11:37 a.m.)—The National Weather Service predicts sunny skies and chilly weather for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Highs will be in the low 30s, with …