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Lake Isabella Cove Fire Contained, 1,100 Acres Burned
KTLA NewsLAKE ISABELLA (KTLA) -- Kern County firefighters have fully contained a wildfire that scorched over 1,100 acres in the Cove Fire near Lake Isabella over the weekend. Fire officials downgraded the damage to 1,122 acres and allowed evacuated residents to...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Fires, California
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6-week-old Girl Stabbed Repeatedly by Mother, police say
KTLA NewsBAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A 6-week-old girl is hospitalized after being repeatedly stabbed by her mother with a kitchen knife, police say. Kern County deputies were called to the home on Crawford Street by the child's father. Investigators say the father...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice, Madera (Madera, California)
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Sparks from Saw Started Tehachapi Fire
KTLA NewsTEHACHAPI, Calif. -- Fire investigators say two men who were cutting pipe inadvertently caused the devastating Tehachapi wildfire in Kern County. The fire destroyed 23 homes, 41 outbuildings and charred more than 1,600 acres near Tehachapi. Officials...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Los Angeles, Forestry and Timber, Fires, Wildfires
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Police Bust Major Meth Ring in SoCal
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES – Authorities have busted a major methamphetamine ring that officials say was responsible for smuggling 200 pounds of meth into Southern California from Mexico every month. Ten people are under arrest. The "Don Chuy Drug Trafficking...Tags: Criminals, Fresno, Fontana, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Los Angeles
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Model Home Stolen in Mojave
KTLA NewsMOJAVE, Calif. -- A 50-foot manufactured home was stolen outside a housing company's new office in Kern County, a spokesperson said. Statewide Homes, a manufactured modular home company, reported that an entire home was stolen from them sometime on...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles, Crimes, Heavy Engineering
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Report: 3 Quakes Rattle Central California
PASADENA -- Three small earthquakes shook southern Inyo County Tuesday morning, according to U.S. Geological Survey computer-generated reports. The first quake, a magnitude 3.1, struck at 2:15 a.m., followed by a 3.8 at 3:23 a.m. and a 3.4 at 4:27 a.m.,...Tags: San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Inyo County (Califonria), Entertainment, Earthquakes, Gaming
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Bottles of Honey Cause Bakersfield Airport Shutdown
Associated PressBAKERSFIELD -- Authorities say the suspicious material inside luggage that prompted the shutdown of a California airport turns out to be five soft drink bottles filled with honey. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood says the bottles, found inside a...Tags: Bakersfield, California
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Spector Asks for TV, Music Player in Prison Cell
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Music legend Phil Spector is creating a list of things he wants in his new prison cell that includes a TV, a music player and email access, according to his wife Rachelle. As a medium-security inmate at the California Substance Abuse...Tags: Fresno, Television, Assault, Entertainment, Robert Downey Jr.
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Family Kidnapped from Oregon Mall Found Safe in Calif.
KTLA NewsPORTLAND, Ore. -- Salem police say a Dallas family that was kidnapped from a Salem shopping mall last week has been found safe in California. Lt. Jim Anglemier says 37-year-old Ricardo Toro Nunez kidnapped his ex-wife, two daughters and 1-year-old...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Kidnapping, Visalia, Crimes, Family
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Prison Officials: Inmate Stabbed to Death by 2 Convicted Murderers
TEHACHAPI-- An inmate was found stabbed to death in a prison yard Monday, allegedly by two other inmates who were serving sentences for murder.
Officials at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi say the attack on Evan Broderick, 20...Tags: Punishment, Assault, Crimes, Justice System, San Diego (San Diego, California)
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Dust Storm Triggers 2 Multi-Car Pile-Ups on I-5
BUTTONWILLOW - A dust storm is being blamed for two massive pile-ups involving 5 big rigs and a dozen smaller vehicles on Interstate 5 in Kern County. Emergency rescue vehicles, including an air ambulance responded to the crash scene which occurred...Tags: Vehicles
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On Location: Film industry frets over planned state park closures
Company TownMore than a dozen California state parks, which have been a rich source of filming for such classic Hollywood movies as “High Noon,” George Lucas’ Star War’s sequel “Return of the Jedi,” and Steven Spielberg’s &#...
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