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The Tehachapi News presents the News@Noon for May 24, 2013.
Several members from the audience groaned with disapproval, as Tehachapi Valley Recreation and Parks District Manager Matt Young announced that the Dye Natatorium, which houses Tehachapi's only public swimming pool, would remained closed for the entire summer after being shut down earlier this month.
A 26-year-old Rosamond man was killed in a traffic accident on Edwards Air Force Base at about 2:45 a.m. on May 23 according to a news release from the Kern County Coroner's office.
A major quantity of goods, from a burglary operation in the Tehachapi area, was recovered yesterday evening.
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The Tehachapi News presents the News@Noon for May 23, 2013.
The Kern County Grand Jury released a five-page report on Thursday, May 22, taking the Bear Valley Community Service District governing board to task for issues including potential violations of the Brown Act, complaints of harassment by a board member and overcharging for police dispatch services.
The inquiry conducted by the Grand Jury's Special District's Committee also found several other areas where the district's practices were in question.
"The Hangover III," filmed by Warners Bros. Studios last year with locations in and around Tehachapi, is being released to theaters on Thursday, May 23. According to the Kern County Board of Trade and Film Commission, filming of the production in Eastern Kern County during eight days in September 2012 generated an estimated $2 million in the local economy.
Hoping to cut down on drunken and drug-impaired drivers over the Memorial Day weekend, the California Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Saturday, May 25,in an unincorporated area of eastern Kern County. Communities served by the Mojave Area of the California Highway Patrol include Tehachapi, Rosamond, Boron, and Mojave.
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The Tehachapi News presents the News@Noon for May 22, 2013
Tehachapi resident Steven Vogel, accused of five counts of sexual acts with minors, waived his right to a preliminary hearing at Kern County Superior Court in Mojave Tuesday, May 21.
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The Tehachapi News presents the News@Noon for May 21, 2013
Tehachapi traditionally observes Memorial Day with a special ceremony in Philip Marx Central Park at Mojave and "E" Street near Downtown.