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* * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff’s Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA – On 1/12/19, Deputies arrested Anthony Tehee, age 41 in the 7800 … Read moreKern Valley Sheriff’s Arrest Report for the week of 1/12/18 – 1/18/19

  * * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff’s Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA – On 1/5/19, Deputies arrested John Reyna (42) in the 1700 … Read moreKern Valley Sheriff’s Arrest Report for the week of 1/5/18 – 1/10/19

* * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff’s Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA – On 12/19/18, Deputies arrested Toni Kirby (57) in the 10 block … Read moreKern Valley Sheriff’s Arrest Report for the week of 12/19/18 – 1/4/19

Lake Isabella, CA – Isabella Lake Dam (consisting of a Main Dam, Auxiliary Dam and service spillway) is located about 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield in Kern County, California, and became fully operational in 1953. The Main Dam is located near the confluence of the north and south forks of the Kern River and the … Read moreJanuary Isabella Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project SITREP

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA – Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks will be fully closed effective 6 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2. The parks are being forced to take this action for health and safety concerns. This supersedes previous closures. Sequoia National Park will be closed at the Ash Mountain Entrance Station … Read moreUnsafe Visitor Conditions Lead to Full Closure of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Springville, CA – Over the past few weeks, Forest fire personnel on the Western Divide Ranger District in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest have accomplished over a thousand acres of prescribed burning. “This activity, along with hazard tree removal, will help reduce the threat of high-severity wildfire to our local communities,” stated … Read morePrescribed Burning Done to Reduce Vegetation

* * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff’s Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA – On 12/1/18, Deputies arrested William Smith (29) at the intersection of … Read moreKern Valley Sheriff’s Arrest Report for the week of 12/1/18 – 12/6/18

Porterville, CA – In response to decreasing fire danger, the Sequoia National Forest announced an end to fire restrictions starting Nov. 30, 2018. This includes Sequoia National forestlands located in Fresno, Tulare and Kern counties. Campfires and charcoal barbecues are now allowed within the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument unless posted.  Also allowed … Read moreFire Restrictions End on the Sequoia National Forest

Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA – ** UPDATE – The launch of a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy carrying the NROL-71 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office was scrubbed today due to an issue with a redundant communication link between the control center and the launch site. The team is prepping for a 24-hour turn … Read moreDelta IV Heavy Launch Scheduled

* * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff’s Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA – On 11/24/18, Deputies arrested Jennifer Born (34) in the 2700 block … Read moreKern Valley Sheriff’s Arrest Report for the week of 11/24/18 – 11/30/18