Fuller steps down as state senate Republican leader
State Republican legislators finally found someone to take Jean Fuller's job.
View ArticleSupes at impasse with detention deputies
The Kern County Board of Supervisors declared impasse with the Kern County Detention Officers Association Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleStudents 'investigating the world' around them at annual science fair
Caiden Klassen knows prosthetic arms aren’t cheap.
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Wind Wolves 4th Annual Nature Festival
The 4th Annual Spring Nature Festival was held at Wind Wolves Preserve over the weekend, inviting patrons to take a stroll through the newly sprouting wildflowers and other popular locations.
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: BC Choir Rehearsal
The Californian captures the Bakersfield College choir as they rehearse in preparation for their upcoming performance of "Follow the River/ The Journey" by BC's Ron Kean.
View ArticleDriver of car suffers minor injuries in collision with school bus
A school bus and car collided Tuesday at the intersection of Q and 30th streets, resulting in minor injuries to the driver of the car.
View ArticleHuerta fans will have to wait for movie screening
Her story is intrinsically linked to Kern County, but Bakersfield is getting no sneak peek of a new documentary about labor leader and social justice advocate Dolores Huerta.
View ArticleFire damages southeast Bakersfield outbuilding
A fire that damaged a detached outbuilding at the rear of a southeast Bakersfield residence is under investigation.
View ArticleMovie chain wins race to quench thirst for booze
At the suddenly hopping corner of Rosedale and Calloway in the northwest, there is a din of hammers and electric saws, but the noise will eventually give way to the inviting rattle of cocktail shakers...
View ArticleDiabetic driver, mistaken for drunk, at heart of lawsuit against city
Picture this: You’re a police officer, it’s 8 a.m. and you’ve just pulled over a suspected drunken driver. He ignores your request to shut off his engine and instead presses the accelerator.
View ArticleYouthful CSUB sends five underclassmen to NCAA Wrestling Championships
Manny Rivera made it to the NCAA Wrestling Championships three times as an athlete. Today starts his first go-around at the NCAAs as a head coach.
View ArticleCompetency hearing scheduled for man who defecated in courtroom
A competency hearing has been scheduled for a 26-year-old man who defecated in a Kern County courtroom on Monday and spread feces on himself.
View ArticleNew Aldi grocery store location may come to Bakersfield
Is Bakersfield getting a new Aldi grocery story? Possibly.
View ArticleEDUCATION ROUNDUP: Arvin High Senior heading to West Point
Annmarie Narvaez has become the first Arvin High School student to ever receive a Certificate of Appointment for the United States Military Academy at West Point, school district officials announced...
View ArticleHERB BENHAM:Spring and sprung
Tuesday I was watching a doubles match and one of the players hit an overhead so hard that when it bounced over the fence it set off a car alarm.
View ArticleCSUB's next NIT game slated for Monday at Colorado State
Cal State Bakersfield's next game in the National Invitation Tournament will be at Colorado State at 8 p.m. Monday in Ft. Collins, Colo.
View ArticleOur View: More evidence that education matters
Every year, local business and government leaders go to the Kern County Economic Summit expecting to view graphs and pie charts that help describe the region’s fiscal health. They show up to hear...
View ArticleDog killed in Oildale apartment fire
A dog died in an Oildale apartment fire Wednesday evening that also displaced three people.
View ArticleFive fights at West High reported this week
Five fights have been reported at West High School since Monday, according to the Kern High School District.
View ArticleFormer instructional aide pleads no contest to having sex with 16-year-old
A former Kern High School District instructional aide pleaded no contest Thursday to a felony sex crime in connection with her relationship with a 16-year-old boy.
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