SANTA BARBARA,CA (Friday, June 17,2016 ta 11:40 a.m.)—The Sherpa Fire near Santa Barbara continues to burn today. It is only 5% contained.  This morning residents of the Western Antelope Valley woke to clouds of smoke …

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Thursday, Aug. 25, 2015 at 4 p.m.)—Joshua Robertson and Brittney Humphrey, the two murder suspects who fled Gorman after Humphrey’s sister was found dead on Gorman Post Road on August 14, have …

GORMAN, CA (Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 at 10:55 a.m.)—A brush fire is burning along the northbound side of Interstate 5 near Highway 138, just three miles south of Gorman. CHP reported that a power pole …

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Friday, September 2, 2016 at 10:35 a.m.)—There was a short power outage in the Mountain Communities that lasted approximately five minutes. Pine Mountain Club, Piñon Pines, Lockwood Valley, Lake of the Woods …

Neenach, CA (Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016)—Jeff Zimmerman, a photographer and retired firefighter from Neenach, sent this account of a quiet evening at home:

“Well, it was hot, dry and windy tonight. pulled up a chair …

‘Blood Alley’ is the nickname for Highway 138. The two-lane highway through the Western Antelope Valley serves Neenach, Holiday Valley, Fairmont and Antelope Acres, but has a reputation for serious accidents.

The …

LOCKWOOD VALLEY/FRAZIER PARK, CA (Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 at 2:35 p.m.)—A man reported by a Trinity employee to have walked onto Trinity’s property saying he was a “journalist,” was not with The Mountain Enterprise. The …

Frazier Park, CA (Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 at 6 a.m.)—Members of the Frazier Park Public Utilities Board were generous last night in the time they spent listening to concerns and suggestions from the community in …

Three children allegedly kidnapped by fleeing murder suspects

By Gary Meyer and Patric Hedlund

Anguished voices of family and friends began pouring into The Mountain Enterprise office on Saturday, Aug. 20, less than 48 hours …

By Patric Hedlund, TME

A team of fact-finders is gathering, informally, determined to learn what is—and what isn’t—responsible for the disappearance of the Frazier Mountain Park pond. While theories abound on social media, others are …

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Monday, April 8, 2024 at 6:30 a.m.)—The Mountain Enterprise newspaper announced on Monday, April 8, that its Fictitious Business Name publishing fee is the lowest in Kern County. “We’re keeping the cost …

CASTAIC, CA (Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016 at 8:35 a.m.)—A SIGalert for the northbound Interstate 5 just south of Vista Del Lago Road that went into effect at 5:35 a.m. has been extended to approximately 9 …

The health of Jerry Ferris of Mountain Communities Weather has hit a very rough patch. Appealing a social security disability ruling has left him with a dilemma. Click here “Jerry” for more details …