Two BPD officers involved in Heart Hospital shooting receive clean incident...
The Bakersfield Police Department Critical Incident Review Board has determined that all shots fired by officers in a confrontation last December with a gunman who shot out a glass door at Bakersfield...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Immigrants seen held in fenced cages at border facility
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of immigrant children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: A Cooling Dip Into The Waters Of The McMurtrey Aquatics Center
Summer is almost officially here and since the heat of summer has already arrived many Bakersfield residents are cooling off at the McMurtrey Aquatics Center where you can swim, splash in a shallow...
View ArticleLiberal arts as important as engineering
Earlier in my academic career, I used to advise students to focus on science and engineering, believing that they were a prerequisite for success in business. I had largely agreed with Bill Gates's...
View ArticleResidents complaining about illegal signs that feature a well-known emoji
Some Bakersfield residents are getting upset about poop — the poop emoji, to be specific.
View ArticleNear-final election totals show just how different Kern is from overall state
The votes are (almost) in. The Kern County Elections Division reported Monday that 527 of 527 precincts have reported and no last-minute ballot-dumps have changed what was apparent from the first night...
View ArticleAfter stormy May, attendance at city facilities bouncing back
Nobody seemed to be in the mood for outdoor activity in May, or at least a whole lot fewer people compared to last year.
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: It's time for fun in the sun at McMurtrey Aquatic Center
People are finding the McMurtrey Aquatic Center is the perfect place to beat the heat — and oh, have fun too.
View ArticleState unveils oil regulations inspired by Arvin gas leak
State oil regulators on Monday rolled out new health and safety rules inspired by a 2014 Arvin gas leak that forced about three dozen people from their homes for more then eight months.
View ArticlePolice looking for couple who allegedly robbed a 7-Eleven
Authorities are on the lookout for a man and a woman Bakersfield police believe used a handgun Wednesday to rob a 7-Eleven convenience store located at 1701 Pacheco Road in south Bakersfield.
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