Lake Isabella News

Authorities have located another major marijuana growing operation in the mountains of Kern County.

Tyler Simmons said his summer day started out like many; he was mowing a neighbor's yard trying to make some extra bucks.

A Lake Isabella boy was caught in the middle of stormy weather. The boy says a lightning bolt struck him.

Tyler Simmons, 13, is in stable condition at the Kern Valley Hospital after he was stuck by lightning while riding his bike Wednesday morning around nine.

An "above-average" storm the blanketed the area on Thursday night peaked here in Porterville.

Terry Hughes' seven-year hobby may have paid off big time after he found a rare gold nugget with an estimated value of $10,000. The 62-year-old Moorpark resident has been searching the California desert for years in hopes of finding the big one.

Last week's "Mace" fire in the Sorrel Peak area of the Piute Mountains was caused by an abandoned campfire.

More than 2,500 homes and businesses in the Lake Isabella area were without power Wednesday night after a grass fire toppled a power pole.

If Jeff Clark has his way, medical marijuana patients will soon be able to buy pot from his collective in law-and-order Kern County, known more for growing almonds than cannabis.

In the course of routine surveillance, Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A-' rating on Kernville Union School District's , $3.3 million in general obligation bonds, series 2004A.

For the past two months, Republican Assembly member Jean Fuller has been traveling all over Kern County speaking with residents about local issues, as well as educating them about California's water crisis.

Cody Webb was in a league of his own at this year's edition of El Trial de Espana, the 39th running of one of the most prestigious trials events in the U.S., this year held near Lake Isabella, California.

After falling into decline for many years, 49er Stables in southern Nevada County has reopened.

The 20th Annual Lake Isabella Fishing Derby may be over, but that doesn't mean participants can't still can't win prizes.

Kirk Hawkins, founder and CEO of ICON Aircraft, completed his first flight in the prototype A5 on March 11, 2009, as part of the company's user trials.

A man from Lake Isabella died after driving over the side of the Kern River Canyon early Tuesday.

Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced that PAUL EDWARD MONK, 38, of Lake Isabella, CA., pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to one count of possession of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced that Paul Monk, 38, of Lake Isabella, Calif., pleaded guilty Monday before United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to one count of possession of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Woodcutting permits for the Sequoia National Forest and the Giant Sequoia National Monument are now available at Forest Service offices in Dunlap, Porterville, Springville, Lake Isabella, and Kernville.

Nine years after President Bill Clinton signed a proclamation establishing the Giant Sequoia National Monument, a management plan is finally moving forward to map out recreational uses, fire management and protection of trees in the vast acreage within the Sequoia National Forest.