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located about 48 miles from Bakersfield in the community of Mountain Mesa in the Kern River Valley, has been counting on a FEMA grant to make up a $22 million shortfall needed to refurbish and ...

Ruiz estimated the fire was approximately 20 acres and said crews were working on both sides of the Kern River to extinguish the flames. Elsewhere in Kern County, two large fires started earlier ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The sign at the mouth of the canyon on Highway 178, east of Bakersfield, was updated Friday morning to show the dangers of the Kern River. If you aren’t familiar with the ...

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office is set to update the Kern River deaths sign this Friday, reflecting the tragic loss of eight more lives over the past year.