Editorial cartoons: Great antidotes for bloated egos
You can almost hear Robert Price, The Californian’s senior editor and Opinion section boss, screaming: “Find me a pro-Trump editorial cartoonist!”
View ArticleROBERT PRICE: For McCarthy, this is a constituents-first moment
The other day I offered Kevin McCarthy a deal he just couldn’t pass up: a sponsored town hall discussion of Republicans’ plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. We would make it invitation...
View ArticleBody found in Onyx mobile home fire
Kern County Fire Department crews discovered one person dead inside a burning mobile home in Onyx Sunday morning.
View ArticlePedestrian dies after being run over on California Avenue
An early-morning driver hit a person lying in California Avenue just south of the Bakersfield Plaza shopping center, west of Highway 99, on Sunday.
View ArticlePolice seize gun stash
Bakersfield Police seized a stash of guns and arrested four people on suspicion of gang activity, conspiracy and other firearms charges when they served a search warrant in south Bakersfield Saturday...
View ArticleINGA BARKS: Reform healthcare, even if government jobs are lost
You’ve probably seen the billboards around town warning that cuts to the Affordable Care Act will result in government employees or contractors losing their jobs. Many of those thousands of job losses...
View ArticleElectrical fire tears through northeast Bakersfield house
An electrical fire in a northeast Bakersfield house early Wednesday displaced seven people and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage.
View ArticleTotal reward of $10,000 offered for information in shooting of 5-year-old boy
A total reward of $10,000 is now being offered for information leading to the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint against the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old boy last week.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Abandoned, un-listened to unrepresented
I wish to commend Robert Price for writing such a well-written and timely column holding Congressman Kevin McCarthy accountable for his refusal to host a town hall meeting in his district at this time...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Ash Wednesday
Hundreds of people filled Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Bakersfield for an Ash Wednesday service attended by students of Our Lady of Guadalupe School and many others. Ash Wednesday is the...
View ArticleBCSD could declare itself a 'safe haven' for undocumented
Bakersfield City School District trustees could join others around the state Thursday by declaring it a “safe haven” for undocumented students, a move that immigration experts say is mostly “political...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: A sad reality: Bullying will never go away
The Los Angeles Times tells us the L.A. City School District has a serious bullying problem. Worse than it’s ever been. Do we have one here in Kern County? Depends on whom you ask.
View ArticleCoroner's office releases name of man shot dead Monday in east Bakersfield
A 35-year-old man who was shot and killed Monday in east Bakersfield has been identified.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Another Southerners' view of the flag
Like my friend Betsy Gosling ("The Confederate flag holds a different meaning in the South," Feb. 27), I too am from the South, but I have a different take on the Confederate flag. I am a product of...
View ArticleMotorist dies in offramp crash after fleeing earlier collision on Highway 99
A male driver who fled the scene of a crash late Wednesday died after plowing into a steel guardrail and pole, his vehicle bursting into flames.
View ArticleMan escapes burning duplex after being awakened by dog
A man who fell asleep while cooking early Thursday was woken up by his dog as the Oildale duplex where he lives caught fire, Kern County firefighters said.
View ArticleTrump reprises his bleak vision of America - but offers few ideas for fixing it
President Donald Trump opened his first speech to a joint session of Congress in a conciliatory tone, declaring that he had come to “deliver a message of unity and strength” and proclaiming “a new...
View ArticleConfrontation over slashed tires led to fatal east Bakersfield shooting,...
A deadly shooting in east Bakersfield on Monday occurred after the alleged shooter confronted a man slashing his tires, according to court documents.
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