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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...

California Wildfires Burn Homes, Force Evacuations

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (July 28) -- Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly in Southern California have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of the state's Kern County. The most destructive of the fires was burning about 10 miles southeast of Tehachapi, a city located in a mountainous area...

Tehachapi News From the Web

05/10/12 Tuscany in Tehachapi: couples open wineries Source: NBC - KGET TV 17 - Bakersfield CA When you think of fine wine, you probably think of Italy, France, Napa or Paso Robles.
05/03/12 Jury finds parolee guilty in 2009 murder of a... Source: BakersfieldNow.com - Bakersfield CA A jury Wednesday returned guilty verdicts for Robert Jessie Alvarez in the November 2, 2009 murder of 58-year-old Jerry Ennis of Tehachapi.
04/27/12 Judge finds review of Tehachapi Walmart plans... Source: The Bakersfield Californian - Bakersfield CA "Substantial evidence does not support the city's contention that there was a good-faith effort for full disclosure with a reasoned analysis of environmental consequences" for the project, he said.
04/23/12 Highway 46 crash claims life of Tehachapi man Source: NBC - KGET TV 17 - Bakersfield CA A head-on collision on Highway 46 killed one driver and sent another to the hospital Monday morning.
04/23/12 Tehachapi Man Killed In Head-On Crash Source: ABC - KERO 23 - Bakersfield CA A 64-year-old man from Tehachapi was killed in a head-on collision Monday morning.

Background on Tehachapi

The Tehachapi Mountains (), regionally also called The Tehachapis, are a mountain range in the Transverse Ranges system of California in the Western United States.

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