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Update: Jaw Fire in Kern County remains at 80% containment by Friday evening
Jaw Fire initially started 2:23 p.m. May 19 in Kern County. Since its discovery four days ago, it has burned 4,327 acres. As ...
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60-acre fire hits Panorama Bluffs, forward progress stopped late Friday afternoon
A fire started near the Panorama Bluffs on friday afternoon before jumping the river and climbing the hillside. According to ...
Kern River fatality sign updated to 342, reflecting 7 new deaths this past year
The fatality sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon was updated Friday morning, adding seven additional lives lost to the ...
‘We’re gonna clean it up’: Kern County runs multi-agency encampment clearing
The sheriff’s office and public works joined by code enforcement and animal control cleared multiple homeless encampments Friday morning.
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Cheers for charity pub crawl celebrates Wall Street Alley revitalization
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Stay out, stay alive: The Killer Kern claims seven lives bringing the total to 342 since 1968
Seven drownings were added to the Kern River Sign showing the total amount of drownings in the county since 1968 now at 342. The number of deaths continues to grow but the message to stay out, ...