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View ArticleMake-A-Wish helping a child find her voice
Stacie Avila has never heard her daughter, Serina, call her “Mommy.”
View ArticleWho's scarier, Hillary or Donald?
Hillary Clinton may be projected to win the election, but she is well behind Donald Trump when it comes to Halloween masks.
View ArticleGarces advances in D-I playoffs, Wasco in D-IV finals
It was a busy day for girls tennis in Kern County, with four Central Section quarterfinal playoff matches playing in town on Wednesday and 11 teams competing in all.
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Joint KHSD program jump-starts college experience
An exciting opportunity for local high school students is quickly gaining momentum within the Kern High School District. It’s dual enrollment, a program that allows high school students to enroll in...
View ArticleSuspect burglarized northeast Bakersfield residence, police say
A man is accused of burglarizing a northeast Bakersfield residence and using the victim's ATM card to withdraw cash.
View ArticleIndependence rolling into SYL showdown with East
When Independence opened in 2008, there was so much undeveloped land around the new high school that folks presumed the region would grow and prosper along with the athletic programs.
View ArticleCassidy Bell named Taft College softball coach
Cassidy Bell, a softball standout at Liberty High School who was a first-team All-American at Penn State, has been hired as head softball coach at Taft College.
View ArticleKHSD places another acting police chief on leave
David Edmiston, the longtime Kern High School District police officer named acting chief after whistleblower Joseph Lopeteguy was placed on leave this year, has also been placed on administrative...
View ArticleHey, Fantasy Frocks, what's your best costume?
What are the most popular Halloween costumes this year? We researched this all-important topic by way of Google's new creation, Frightgeist.
View ArticlePOLITICAL SCRAMBLE: Mayoral attack ads call Carter thoughtless, sexist
ATTACK OF THE ANTI-KYLE CARTER ATTACK ADS
View ArticleFor ex-Jam owner, MMA fills void after team's departure
Bakersfield businessman Stan Ellis said he’s never seen a mixed martial arts contest in person.
View ArticleCSUB men win in soccer
Niklas Korber scored both goals as Cal State Bakersfield beat the University of Missouri Kansas City 2-0 in a Western Athletic Conference soccer game on Thursday in Kansas City.
View ArticleThe Padre Hotel is haunted! Well, maybe
If you're really, really, really into Halloween, you're probably really, really, really into the whole haunted house thing. But how does one indulge that proclivity in an ordinary city like...
View ArticleSOUND OFF: Did story unfairly pin violence threat on Trump camp?
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View Article10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW: Today’s guide to the obscure, the possibly...
If you're really, really, really into Halloween, you're probably really, really, really into the whole haunted house thing. But how does one indulge that proclivity in an ordinary city like...
View ArticleMotorist takes plea deal in 2015 fatal DUI crash
A woman pleaded no contest Friday to driving under the influence of alcohol in a crash that killed one of her passengers a year ago.
View ArticleProp prep: Californians tackle jumbo ballot with humor
The upcoming ballot is so stuffed with complicated propositions that someone had to explain them in haiku. And song. And cartoon and emoji.
View ArticleAssemblyman Rudy Salas calls for improvements at intersection where student...
Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, is calling for steps to be taken to improve the safety of an intersection near Foothill High School where a student was struck and injured by a car earlier this...
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