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6 now dead after driver killed in 2nd crash on SR-138 in Antelope Valley
Six people were killed in separate crashes overnight that happened within hours of each other and less than a mile apart on a stretch of Pearblossom Highway in the Antelope Valley. Monday’s deadly crash was reported just before 5:30 a.m. on State Route 138 at Hampel Avenue in Pearblossom just half a mile from where […]
Local 6-year-old captures crown in Miss East Kern County pageant
Although she is only 6 years old, Aria Stout recently added a seventh crown to her growing collection of beauty pageant memorabilia. Last weekend, Stout captured the title of 2024 Teeny Tiny Miss East Kern County in Tehachapi under the tutelage of pageant director, Debbie Rea and her daughter, Tiffany Rea, title holder of the 2020 Miss United States.
Tehachapi DJ convicted of molesting 4 children
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Tehachapi DJ was found guilty this week of sexually abusing four children. Roy Kirk, 62, molested the children, whose ages ranged from 5 to 11, after becoming friendly with their parents, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The abuse occurred from 2004 to 2012, prosecutors said. Kirk faces up to […]
Questions remain unanswered one-year after Mojave’s deadly mass shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It’s been one year since four people were shot and killed at a motor home in Mojave. And questions remain unanswered. It happened just before midnight on H Street, near Cerro Gordo Road. The victims include Darius Canada, Anna Hester, Martina Barraza and Faith Asbry. Sheriff Donny Youngblood says the mass […]
Letter to the editor: The Scrivner family
I believe we should pause and take a big breath until all the facts are presented by outside Kern County law enforcement. There is much we don't know about what happened in the Tehachapi home of the Scrivner family. Because of possible conflicts of interest within local law enforcement, state law requires review by law enforcement unbiased outside Kern County.
Construction project to temporarily close Rosamond Blvd.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A construction project will temporary close Rosamond Boulevard this week. The closure began Monday and is expected to last through Wednesday May 1. West and eastbound lanes will be repaved on Rosamond Boulevard from Stevenson Street to Highway 14. On Tuesday, the left lane that touches the center median heading westbound […]
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