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Dangerous intersection has a deadly past

From the May 31, 2013 Edition

Two new accidents this month are a warning to slow down

By Patric Hedlund

You know the intersection. It is the western corner of Frazier Mountain Park Road and Mt. Pinos Way, where a roadside shrine is watched over by a carved wooden bear.

In June 2005, a green Jeep Cherokee traveling eastbound on Frazier Mountain Park Road had came to a

Teamwork vanquishes Grand fire

From the May 24, 2013 Edition

By Patric Hedlund
It was a bad one. On Wednesday, May 15 at about 12:45 p.m. gusting winds drove a grass fire on Frazier Mountain Park Road up the hillside between Lebec and Frazier Park. Flames accelerated, tearing toward Frazier Mountain High School,

May 25 set for CHP Sobriety Checkpoint

From the May 24, 2013 Edition

Submitted by Adriaan Garcia, CHP Fort Tejon Area Office

The Fort Tejon Area Office of the California Highway Patrol will conduct a DUI and drivers license checkpoint on May 25, 4-10 p.m., somewhere within the …

I-5 ramps reopen

From the May 17, 2013 Edition

The southbound off-ramp from Interstate-5 to Gorman Road and the on-ramp to I-5 from Frazier Mountain Park Road are open again. Closures of lanes on the I-5 freeway for a $100.1 million pavement improvement project …