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Windy Fire Update-Thursday, September 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

Windy Fire Update-Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Windy Fire Update – Sunday, September 26, 2021

KNP Complex Update – September 26, 2021

Windy Fire Update – Saturday, September 25, 2021

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Wildfires in Sequoia National Park Growing, Closures Underway

September 11, 2021

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA – Active wildfires caused by a significant lightning storm on Thursday are growing and have potential to...

UPPER KERN RIVER RECREATION SITES AND TRAILS CLOSURE

September 25, 2021

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) and (b), and to provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited...

California Secures Federal Assistance to Support Response to French Fire in...

August 25, 2021

Wildfire Update – Alder, Mountaineer and Moses Wildfires – November 17th

November 17, 2018

French Fire Update – August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021

French Fire Update August 22, 2021

August 22, 2021

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Kern County Sheriff’s Office Make Food Tampering Arrest

Kern Valley Sheriff’s Arrest Report for the period of 2/1/2020 –...

Kern County COVID-19 Data – June 14, 2020

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Kern County Sheriff’s Office Warns of Phone Scam

July 1, 2019

Bakersfield, CA - The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of a scam involving people pretending to be with the Sheriff’s Office. On 6/30/19, a...

Extended Road Construction Delays and Closures This Weekend in Sequoia National Park

November 15, 2018

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, CA –The second season of road construction along a one mile section of the Generals Highway in Sequoia...

Kern County COVID-19 Data – May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020

There are now 621 active cases (1,941 total cases) of COVID-19 in Kern County. (Total of 1,951 if non residents are included) 36 Deaths 10 non-resident cases 38...

Kern Valley Healthcare District COVID Update – September

September 11, 2020

Lake Isabella, California September 11, 2020 – Kern Valley Hospital in partnership with Kern County began community testing the week of May 25. The information...

Important Safety Message from Southern California Edison – 10/29/19

October 29, 2019

Kern River Valley, CA - Due to forecast fire weather conditions, Southern California Edison is exploring a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff of electrical...

California Senate Rejects High Profile Housing Bill SB50

January 29, 2020

Sacramento, CA (AP) — California lawmakers have failed to pass the most ambitious proposal yet to combat a growing housing crisis in the nation’s...

Kern County COVID-19 Data – June 23, 2020

June 23, 2020

There are now 1,178 active cases (4,049 total cases - 2,811 recovered cases) of COVID-19 in Kern County. 60 Deaths 72 currently hospitalized 1,106 Isolated at home 2,811...

October 2019 Isabella Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project SITREP

October 1, 2019

Location & Description Isabella Lake Dam (consisting of a Main Dam, Auxiliary Dam and service spillway) is located about 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield in...