Steve Virgen

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TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KERO) - City of Tehachapi receives special designation as part of Train Town USA by Union Pacific, as City celebrates 15th anniversary of the Tehachapi Depot. The Tehachapi Depot will be hosting special events and tours through Sunday. A fire in June of 2008 ruined the original Tehachapi Depot, but two years later the City rebuilt it. More information can be found on the Tehachapi Depot website.

3 days ago | turnto23.com | Steve Virgen

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (KERO) - The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce hosts a ribbon-cutting ceremony for an "energy" bench that is made of recycled wind turbines. The Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce collaborated with the City of Tehachapi, AES, Hydrostor, BHE Renewables, Terra-Gen, Southern California Edison, Waste Management and Knight Building Systems to install the bench made of old wind turbines in front of the Chamber office.

5 days ago | turnto23.com | Steve Virgen

OILDALE, Calif. - A 52-year-old woman was found dead after a mobile home fire in Oildale on Saturday afternoon. Later Saturday, a 34-year-old woman was arrested in connection with the fire. Rhonda Brown, the property manager, said the majority of people who live at the mobile home park do not belong there. The Kern County Sheriff's Office and its homicide investigators are investigating the case. Anyone with information is urged to contact KCSO.

1 week ago | turnto23.com | Steve Virgen

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. (KERO) - Cal City resident Matthew Swanson says a Waste Management septic truck overflowed and spilled raw sewage onto his driveway in March. He remains upset. Matthew said that when he requested a fence and soil be replaced in his front yard that he was denied the claim. Matthew said he was worried and concerned that the sewage spill would be dangerous for his neighbors. Matthew's family consists of his wife, Tamara, and daughters Dallas and Madison.

1 week ago | turnto23.com | Steve Virgen

LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (KERO) - Staff and community members celebrate with a groundbreaking ceremony for a new visitor center in Lake Isabella. Lake Isabella's new visitor center is expected to be completed January 2026. The new visitor center will also include a dog park. The visitor center is the final phase of the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project. BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: The visitor center is strategically located at the intersection of Lake Isabella Boulevard and Kernville Road.