On January 27, 2025, CalRecycle released a notice of “Proposed Emergency Action” in response to “significant illegal disposal ...

On January 30, at around 5:28 p.m., an SUV with a driver and two passengers pulling a trailer driving southbound on ...

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The first snow of the season hit the mountain communities on Sunday and Monday, January 26 and 27. As expected, with snow come the “Snow Bunnies,” off the hill visitors who come to see and play in the ...

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On Tuesday, January 21 at 6:08 p.m., Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) Emergency Dispatch received a report of an elevator ...

The devastation of the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires have left thousands without housing or many of their belongings. Like so many seeing the tragedy unfold, mountain residents Pam McCain and ...

At about 4:45 Monday morning on January 20, I heard what I thought were gunshots. I stepped outside to discover a fire, presumably a house, burning on the next block here in Los Padres Estates. The ...