Good morning, Kern County. — today’s high should land near 104°, air quality sits at 63. It’s hot enough to fry candy corn on the sidewalk, but Halloween in August? Sure is the big story we’re watching today — full rundown below.
The Kern Overnight
3 structure fires on the east side, 2 traffic collisions, 2 welfare calls downtown, and 9 more — 16 incidents total. See the full overnight breakdown →
Locations generalized to block or cross streets · details preliminary.
How the Kern Overnight report is made: archived public-safety radio audio is transcribed to text by a speech-to-text model, and the morning report is written from that dispatch log. Locations are generalized to block or cross streets, and every detail is preliminary until confirmed by an official source.
Today's weather
Expect a high near 104° and a low around 74° tonight.
It's currently 90° at Meadows Field (KBFL).
No active weather alerts for Kern County.
Air quality is 63 — moderate.
Fire crews are on 2 active fires in Kern (Buzzard Fire, Antelope Fire).
Top stories
- Top story: It’s hot enough to fry candy corn on the sidewalk, but Halloween in August? Sure — via KGET 17.
- Kern Hispanic Chamber of Commerce holds discussion over controversial voter ID ballot measure
- Kern County residents debate Prop. 39 voter ID requirements
- How CHP manages I-5 closures during wildfires near the Grapevine
Summaries are written from the headline and link to the original outlet for details.
Something good
Upcoming — concerts, comedy & more
- Fri 14 PEPPER With CYDEWAYS Fox Theater
- Fri 14 Gavin Adcock Mechanics Bank Arena
- Fri 14 Brit Floyd Mechanics Bank Arena
- Fri 14 Blueys Big Play Mechanics Bank Arena
- Fri 14 The Stars Tour Featuring Anne Wilson Mechanics Bank Arena
- Fri 14 Christmas With Cece Winans Mechanics Bank Arena
From venue listings we watch: Fox Theater, Mechanics Bank Arena, The Well Comedy Club, the Condors, and more. Dates are as the venue published them. See all events.
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