Health Director: Reversing alarming county health risks requires community...
Kern County doesn’t have the best health.
View ArticleCatholics can have their beef and eat it too
This Lent season might have some local Catholics is a quandary over St. Patrick's Day, which lands on a Friday, the day they traditionally abstain from eating meat. What to do? Corned beef, or no...
View ArticleVIDEO: BVarsity Live for March 16
In today's edition of BVarsity Live, co-hosts Zach Ewing and Trevor Horn were joined by members of the Stockdale High baseball and softball teams and coordinators of the Cream of the Crop All-Star...
View ArticleLittle Poso Creek causing big problems for farmers in northern Kern
Poso Creek wreaked havoc on a number of northern Kern County farms in recent weeks, flooding thousands of acres.
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Poso Creek Flooding In Agriculture Land
Commercial beehives were washed down to flooded agriculture land in an area west of Delano off of Garces Highway. Water from Poso Creek has caused extensive damage to agriculture land in the area.
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: Joselito Meza Sentenced For DUI Crash That Killed His Friend
At his sentencing for the DUI crash that killed his friend Miguel Aldaco, Joselito Meza speaks to the victim’s family and apologizes for what he did. Meza was sentenced to a total of 9-years in prison...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Repealing ACA is the real job killer
In response to Inga Barks’ March 2 column, “Reform healthcare, even if government jobs are lost,” the claim that the Affordable Care Act is a job-killer and only created more government-funded jobs is...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Education has a new tool for transparency
California’s vast public education system is in the midst of an exciting renaissance. The changes we have seen in just the past five years have been resounding. These major shifts have raised the bar...
View ArticleMan fatally shot at southeast Bakersfield party early Friday
A man was fatally shot early Friday at a party in southeast Bakersfield, sheriff's officials said.
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View ArticleMan driving car in which 5-year-old was shot is gang member on parole,...
The man who was driving a car in which a 5-year-old was shot and killed in a drive-by last month is a member of the East Side Crips and was on parole at the time of the shooting, according to…
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: St. Patrick's Day photos from around the world
Top photos from countries around the world celebrating St. Patrick's Day, taken by the Associated Press this March.
View ArticleU.S. Navy’s Blue Angels rush into Kern for first local show in two decades
F/A-18 Hornets tumbling through the air at speeds upwards of 700 miles per hour, daring dives just under the speed of sound — It’s not a dog fight, just some of the stunts you can see at China Lake Naval…
View ArticleBarnes: 'Never say never,' but Bakersfield is home
One side effect from Cal State Bakersfield's success in men's basketball? Head coach Rod Barnes becomes a natural target for other jobs, including those from bigger and more wealthy programs.
View ArticleScan activated: County to lock down offices in one week
Just over a week from now the act of petitioning your government for redress of grievances — or just paying your tax bill — will take more of your time.
View Article18-year-old crashes party at Bakersfield Tennis Open
In a tournament filled with experienced professionals, it was an 18-year old high school senior playing in just his third pro event who stole the show at the Bakersfield Tennis Open on Friday.
View ArticleGreen, Miller pace CSUB golfers at Grand Canyon Invitational
PHOENIX — Cal State Bakersfield’s Nathan Green and Warren Miller both had eight birdies on Friday to highlight the Roadrunners’ performance at the Grand Canyon Invitational.
View ArticleCondors blank Tucson 4-0
The Condors kept their grasp on a playoff position Friday night as four different players scored in a 4-0 victory over the Tucson Roadrunners in Tucson.
View ArticleRe-worked dirt track makes KCRP debut
For the past five weeks, John Piker has been reworking The Dirt Track at Kern County Raceway Park.
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