Attorneys to schools: You can allow guns, but it's risky
An attorney, risk management specialist and insurance director advised school district leaders across the county Friday that it’s their right to allow concealed weapons on campus, but the liabilities...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Whatever happened with the Erskine Fire Fund?
I am an Erskine Fire victim and survivor. I and some of my neighbors want our concerns and needs to be heard.
View ArticleHow do we convince anti-oil activists our water is safe?
How much science does it take to convince anti-oil activists that our water is safe? That is what I wondered as I read comments made by Jessica Wohlander in her letter to the editor dated Oct. 21...
View ArticleMan sought in northwest restaurant burglary
BPD is seeking residents' help finding a man wanted in connection with a recent restaurant burglary in the northwest.
View ArticleCounty public health orders frozen strawberry recall
Frozen strawberries that could be contaminated with Hepatitis A have been recalled by the Kern County Public Health Department, which said Monday the berries have been served in at least three Kern...
View ArticleBakersfield man pleads not guilty to federal child pornography indictment
A Bakersfield man was arraigned Monday on three felony counts of receipt or distribution and possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a news release.
View ArticleJudge invalidates part of city's repayment plans for Centennial Corridor
A Fresno appellate court on Monday ruled that the City of Bakersfield cannot use state gas tax revenue to repay part of an estimated $170 million to $200 million it intends to borrow to build the...
View ArticleSouth High coach remembered for more than basketball accolades
Brian Carter’s passion for basketball, evident from an early age, carried him all the way to a job as South High School’s head varsity coach a decade ago, but friends say in the classroom he was a...
View ArticleJury awards ousted BC wrestling coach nearly $13,000
A Kern County jury awarded former Bakersfield College wrestling and golf coach Bill Kalivas nearly $13,000 in damages from a civil lawsuit he filed after he was informed in 2014 by BC athletics...
View ArticleMarijuana, cash seized in dispensary raid
Bakersfield Police Department narcotics detectives recovered around six-and-a-half pounds of packaged marijuana and an undisclosed amount of cash on Monday morning when they served a search warrant at...
View ArticleDrugs, firearms, explosives found in Bodfish home
Three people arrested Friday at a home in Bodfish were taken into custody following a search warrant served during an investigation into illegal drug sales, the Kern County Sheriff's Office said in a...
View ArticleVIDEO: BC Football vs Santa Monica College - October 29, 2016
Watch the full broadcast of BC Football taking on Santa Monica College on the road, on October 29, 2016.
View ArticleVIDEO: Interview with Stockdale senior Lexi Keene after winning the Central...
Stockdale senior Lexi Keene shot a 1-over-par 73 for the Central Section girls golf individual championship at Kings Country Club in Hanford on Monday.
View ArticleTwo Stars selected to share solar suitcases in Kenya
Pacific Gas & Electric Company presented two North High students Tuesday with a pair of solar suitcases that they’ll take to Kenya to teach youth and community groups about sustainable energy.
View ArticleWomen's soccer enjoying best D-I season
Cal State Bakersfield has reached unprecedented highs as a Division I women’s soccer program this season.
View ArticleBPD clears five officers in August shooting
The Bakersfield Police Department cleared five deputies in an officer-involved shooting that took place in August and left one man dead in East Bakersfield, officials said.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Leave my grandchild's bus driver alone
Leave my grandson’s bus driver alone
View ArticlePrep notebook: Kern County tennis teams look to advance in semifinals
Chances are good there will be at least one Kern County team in the Division II girls tennis finals.
View ArticleLet the ballot box shenanigans begin (for a good cause)
Stuff the ballot box! Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance Inc. is asking you to vote early and often. The GBLA has been selected to advance to the voting round of the State Farm Neighborhood Assist...
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