A Wasco tree trimmer gets a pretty good scare as he winds up stuck sideways up a tree some 30 feet from the ground. It takes Kern County firefighters and supportive words from his fiance to bring him safely back to earth.

The family of two small boys who drowned in a back yard pool can't understand how the children wound up in the water. Two adults were supposed to be caring for them, and the family is trying to find answers.

Claiming that the Arvin Union School District is failing their children, parents spoke out Tuesday night at a school board meeting. Some called for the removal of Superintendent Jerelle Kavanagh.

Teachers and staff members of the Richland Lerdo School District in Shafter are unhappy with the way the district has handled its budget cuts. Instead of handing out pink slips, employees say the district needs to consider other options.

Greenfield Union School District is the latest school district in Kern County to issue pink slips. Twenty-seven teachers might not be back in the classroom next year if the budget picture does not improve.

After months of campaigning, both sides in a recall election left it up to the voters to decide if three members of the Tehachapi Unified School District should be recalled.

Bakersfield State Senator Roy Ashburn remains out of public sight and away from his job since his DUI arrest after reportedly leaving a gay night club in Sacramento on March 3. Some call for Ashburn to step down.

Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, had a blood-alcohol level of .14 when he was arrested for a allegedly driving drunk in Sacramento. Reports that Ashburn was at a gay night club prior to his arrest also raises questions about his voting record.

The leading Republican candidate for governor, Meg Whitman, came to town Tuesday, the same day Jerry Brown formally announced his bid to run as a Democratic candidate.

Alex and Cindy Jordan of Taft were shot and killed execution style in April 2004 in Ventura County. Nealy six years later, the man who killed them was found guilty of first-degree murder. It's a bittersweet moment of relief for the couple's family.

Close to 500 of the best junior high and middle school musicians and singers from dozens of schools performed at the 63rd Annual Kern County Honor Music Festival. It took a lot of effort to make it to the premier performance.

Brooks Thompson said he has a warped sense of humor. It apparently landed in him in trouble with the law, as he faces a felony charge of attempting to possess a bomb. Thompson said it was all a misunderstanding.