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 …

An Open Meeting with Supervisor David Couch this Saturday, June 25 at 11:30 a.m. is set to talk about the future of the library. “Come, and bring your friends, family and neighbors,” advocates urged.

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By Patric Hedlund with Gary Meyer

It has been a gut-wrenching decade to be covering El Tejon Unified School District. From 2006 to 2016, the district has dealt with an apparent charlatan; the loss of …

As our neighbors to the south and west battle with runaway wildfires, it is not surprising that fireworks of any kind are illegal in the Mountain Communities.

Kern County Fire Chief Brian Marshall reminded residents …

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Saturday, June 25

• Ready, Set, Relay! The 4th Annual Relay For Life …

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 …

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 9 a.m.)— The Kern County Planning Department has just released information that they will hold a workshop for the public on the proposed Grapevine housing development …

UPDATE • LEBEC, CA (Friday, June 24, 2016 at 10:45 a.m.)—The roadway was reopened at about 10:40 a.m.

UPDATE • LEBEC, CA (Friday, June 24, 2016 at 10:14 a.m.)—Kern County Environmental Health is currently evaluating …

GORMAN, CA (Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 10:15 a.m.)—At 10:11 a.m., traffic was still backed up to the summit from Gorman, according to CHP.

GORMAN, CA (Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at 9:45 a.m.)—Multiple deaths resulted …

LEBEC, CA (Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 8:58 a.m.)—From Kern County Fire Department: A Grapevine, CA Shortly before 7:00 PM on Wednesday, the Kern County Fire Department received a report of a vehicle collision involving …

SACRAMENTO, CA (Friday, June 24, 2016 at 4:15 p.m.)— Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown has proclaimed a state of emergency to help with impacts of the Erskine fire in the Lake Isabella that has resulted …