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Welcome to California City: The Imaginary Metropolis

At the corner of 125th Street and Joshua Avenue, you're more likely to run into a coyote than a commuter. On 115th Street and Sequoia Boulevard, you won't see many signs of civilization -- let alone sequoias. Just miles of desert and distant mountains. You wouldn't know it at the intersection of 20th Street and Snake...

Powerful Storm Keeps Pounding California; More Rain on Way

LOS ANGELES -- A powerful storm system with drenching rain, heavy snow and high winds lashed California on Monday, but forecasters warned the worst was yet to come. Even stronger storms were bearing down on the state and threatened to dump another 5 to 10 inches of rain during the next two days. Virtually the entire...

Jim Morrison Pardon: 5 Other Music Stars Who Got Clemency

(Dec. 9) -- When it comes to being pardoned on criminal charges, late rock star Jim Morrison is in good musical company. Over the years, a number of other popular recording artists have been granted clemency. Surge Desk presents a handful of them. Johnny Cash: The late, legendary singer and songwriter was pardoned in...

Crews Gain Ground on Wildfire North of Los Angeles

PALMDALE, Calif. (July 31) -- A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze. The fire has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the Antelope Valley. It was 82...

Calif. Wildfire Jumps Aqueduct, Approaches Homes

PALMDALE, Calif. (July 30) -- A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct on Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California. Some 2,000 structures were threatened and 300...

Kern County News From the Web

05/24/12 Winter makes last encore Friday Source: The Bakersfield Californian - Bakersfield CA Most of the snowfall will happen north of Kern County near Yosemite National Park and Sierra National Forest, east of Sacramento, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Harty.
05/23/12 Liberty Ambulance Paramedic Selected Kern County... Source: Kern Valley Sun - Lake Isabella CA Brian Baskin, a paramedic at Liberty Ambulance was selected as the paramedic of the year in Kern County.
05/21/12 2012 Wildfire Season Officially Kicks Off Source: ABC - KERO 23 - Bakersfield CA Wild fire season officially kicked off Monday morning with a declaration from Kern County Fire Department.
05/19/12 RIC LLEWELLYN: We should expect government to perform... Source: The Bakersfield Californian - Bakersfield CA I had no idea what the student government was chartered to do.
05/18/12 Homeless programs in Kern County get nationwide... Source: BakersfieldNow.com - Bakersfield CA When it comes to preventing homelessness, Kern County has received national attention for its successes.