By Stacey Shepard, The Bakersfield Californian May 21--State Sen. Dean Florez asked the state attorney general Tuesday to investigate Big West of California refinery's response to a weekend anhydrous ammonia leak.

By The Bakersfield Californian Feb. 19--FIRES FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO BLAZE AT GOLDEN STATE METALS The Kern County Fire Department responded to a fire in a scrap metal pile Monday night.

By James Geluso, The Bakersfield Californian Feb. 12--The subject of ambulance service to rural areas remains unresolved, with the Kern County Board of Supervisors set to come back to the topic in a month after county staff comes up with more information about how many lives would be saved.

By Shellie Branco, The Bakersfield Californian Jan. 20--Firefighters rescued an elderly Lamont man who was trapped in his burning home early Saturday, but the 82-year-old took in so much smoke that he remained in critical condition at Kern Medical Center later in the afternoon.

By James Burger, The Bakersfield Californian Dec. 18--A first stab at a flooding evacuation plan for the Kern River Valley and Bakersfield will cross Kern County supervisors' dais during a meeting this morning.