5+ hour, 24+ min ago  (486+ words) Military veterans from the Patriot Riders led at the opening of the Fourth of July Parade. A parade banner proclaiming the nation's birthday reads, "Happy 250th Birthday, America." Homemade, decorated floats were filled with color and riders. Members of the Tehachapi…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (321+ words) Tehachapi's Independence Day celebration is among the largest in the region, and this year's observance of the nation's 250th birthday was even bigger than usual, earning positive reviews from first-time visitors and longtime attendees alike. The expanded celebration, centered at Philip…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (121+ words) The sky over Tehachapi is illuminated in 2025 with fireworks. Fireworks and countless other events return to Tehachapi this year with expanded celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding. The approaching Independence Day weekend will be the busiest in…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (106+ words) Bear Valley Police are searching for a critical missing person, Nicolette "Nikki" Lucia, 37, who was last seen in her home June 29 in the area of'Bear Valley Road and Pheasant Court. A press release from the department says Lucia is 52", 158 pounds,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1213+ words) Edwards Air Force Base held a memorial service Monday evening to honor and remember the lives of the eight men who died in the B-52 Stratofortress crash June 15. Air Force officials, local and national, gave speeches and offered prayers honoring the…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (240+ words) Independence Day weekend celebrations across Tehachapi: where and when Tehachapi News The approaching Independence Day weekend will be the busiest in a long time, with events going on from Thursday through Sunday. This year's celebrations have been expanded in honor…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (246+ words) Sligo Rags is nonstop fun. With Michael Kelly on fiddle and vocals; David Burns on acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin and vocals; Nathan York on bass and vocals; and Jonathan Baer on percussion and vocals, the group delivers foot-stomping tunes and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (418+ words) The history of the Tehachapi area is ancient, but the city of Tehachapi's history starts with the arrival of the railroad 150 years ago, like so many towns across the United States. Before the railroad was built through the area, people…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (325+ words) Tehachapi's wind turbines hard at work on a beautiful day, harnessing the energy of mountain winds to generate power for half a million people. Tehachapi's wind turbines " seen here with a double rainbow " help make Kern County California's leading producer…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (378+ words) It doesn't matter who is visiting, whether it is a business traveler on their way to a conference, a musician headed to a concert, a backpacker working their way across the Pacific Crest Trail, or a pair of campers driving…...