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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: KTLA, Fires, Disasters and Accidents, California
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Wildfire is forcing evacuations in Lake Isabella area
L.A. NOWA wind-driven wildfire has burned more than 2 square miles and is forcing hundreds of evacuations in the Lake Isabella area, authorities said. Kern County fire spokesman Sean Collins says the blaze erupted Friday afternoon in the brushy high desert...... -
Hundreds evacuated as brush fire burns almost 1,400 acres near Lake Isabella
L.A. NOWFirefighters were battling a nearly 1,400-acre fire near Lake Isabella in Kern County, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of people. According to CalFire, the blaze started Friday near Kissack Cove, east of Lake Isabella in the Sequoia National Forest.... -
Wind and surf hazard expected this weekend
L.A. NOWStrong winds with gusts up to 60 miles per hour are expected across parts of Southern California Saturday night and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The highest winds will blow through the mountains of Ventura and Santa Barbara...... -
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 &#... -
'Geezer Bandit' robs 13th bank
SAN DIEGO -- The "Geezer Bandit" continued his string of Southern California robberies by knocking over his 13th bank last week, FBI agents announced Saturday.
Surveillance video provided by the FBI shows the robber, who got his name because of his...Tags: Bakersfield, San Diego (San Diego, California), Temecula, FBI, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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14 Computers Seized in Statewide Child Porn Bust
FOX40 NewsFour people were arrested, and 14 computers seized during a state-wide operation to find suspected traders and possessors of child pornography. Operation "Gigabite" involved 20 law enforcement agencies from Los Angeles, north to Redding; about 150...Tags: Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Tracy, Redding (Shasta, California), FBI
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3 books about banned books
“Burn This Book: Pen Writers Speak Out On the Power of the Word”
Edited by Toni Morrison (2009)This international collection of essays range from writers around the world, from Morrison and John Updike to Orhan Pamuk and Nadine Gordimer,...Tags: John Steinbeck, John Updike, Ray Bradbury, Nadine Gordimer, Politics
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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: Assault, Madera (Madera, California), KTLA, Health, Crimes
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Heat, moisture trigger thunderstorms and hail
L.A. NOWIntense heat seared much of Southern California for a fourth day Thursday as subtropical moisture triggered thunderstorms that caused torrents of water to push mud and softball-sized rocks across roadways and block one of the state's main north-south...
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