Keene News

Interstate 5 and Highway 58 have been closed because of snow. The CHP closed Interstate 5 at about 5:20. Northbound traffic is stopped at Smokey Bear Road in Los Angeles County, and southbound traffic is closed at the base of the Grapevine 35 miles south of Bakersfield.

Nick Trombetta and Judy Warren took these photos of a Black Bear on the north side of Hart Flat near Keene.

Two railroad incidents outside Tehachapi early Sunday kept emergency officials busy.

Railroad first responders were kept busy this weekend with first an auto vs. train accident in the fog near Monolith and an hour later at 1:30 am Dec.

Bear Valley Springs resident Shirl Bender made her first stuffed animal for her grandson eight years ago for his initial day of pre-school. Eight years later, Bender displayed "oh god, hundreds" of her hand-stitched furry companions - complete with blanket compartments on their backs - at the Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association Nov.

A family of four was awakened early Tuesday morning to the smell of smoke and discovered that their double wide mobile home was on fire.

In cooperation with the Kern Air Pollution Control District , Local Fire Safe Councils, and local residents, Kern County Fire Department is proceeding with a series of controlled burns in the following areas: Golden Hills, Stallion Springs and Alpine Forest, Keene, and the Kern River Valley.

Keene, CA Tuesday September 29, 2009 at approximately 3:08 A.M., calls were received by Kern County Fire Department for six separate grassfires along Caliente-Bodfish Road and Bena Rd.

KEENE, Calif. a " A grassfire has burned about 300 acres in a rural area of Kern County.Kern County Fire Dept.

A westbound semi tractor-trailer overturned on Highway 58 near Broome Road Thursday morning, Sept.

Expecting a long, tough race for the District 4 state Senate spot that is coming open, campaigners for Rick Keene have landed early endorsements from Nevada County supervisors John Spencer and Ted Owens.

The Painted Sky Recording Studios in Cambria presents an evening of Celtic music with Paddy Keenan of Ireland in an intimate acoustic concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

A big rig traveling eastbound on Highway 58 dragging a broken drive shaft sent sparks flying that ignited vegetation on the side of the road and resulted in a nine-acre Hart Flat fire July 15.

In a 90-minute multi-agency attack, firefighters gained the upper hand on a potentially dangerous fire in the Hart Flat area July 1. Two alert neighbors with a shovel and garden hose saved one home, firefighters and hand crews faced a fire burning uphill, high heat, and late afternoon winds in a terrain heavily laden with grass and scrub oak.

Casey Christie / The Californian Retiring North High ag teacher, Christine Dixon works on the school farm with student Robbie Keene, right, in the grape vineyard.

Summer day camp 2009 Open Schedule: Pony Pal Hangout: Your visit includes lots of individual time with the ponies for lead line pony rides and a visits with the petting farm animals.

Keene, CA On Monday, May 25th, 2009 at approximately 3:21 P.M., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for a grass fire in the backyard off Tehachapi Woodford Rd in the El Rita area.