Community Voices: Senate GOP faces two terribly inconvenient truths about...
It’s hard for the average American to keep up with the noise coming out of Washington on health care: After vowing for years to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the House in May passed the American...
View ArticleAccused murderer was at large since 2013 for alleged DUI crash with multiple...
A man charged with murder in a shooting outside a Bakersfield dollar store last month had been at large since 2013 on charges stemming from a drunken driving crash that injured multiple people,...
View ArticleNo passing fancy: Lonzo Ball looks like ideal fit for Lakers
Lonzo Ball seems to be just what the Lakers needed.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Dealing with toxic stress
I read with great interest the July 16 front page article and Opinion section editorial on toxic stress, the mental and physical ailment especially prevalent in the Kern River Valley, Taft, and of...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Not taxed enough? SB 2 can help with that
Californians don’t like tax increases. Repeated attempts to dismantle Proposition 13 have met with widespread opposition, and a proposed tripling of vehicle registration fees in 2003 was the catalyst...
View ArticleCommunity Voices: Salas' vote can help end a cycle of repression
California State Assemblyman Rudy Salas faces a crucial upcoming vote in the California State Assembly, SB 54 the California Values Act.
View ArticleBody pulled from canal along Oak Street
A body was pulled from a canal along Oak Street late Monday afternoon, police said.
View ArticleMATT MUNOZ: Gadfly ready to party at The Mint, model musician honored in New...
Between the search for the missing Trout’s neon sign, disturbing news from the raging Kern River, and sweltering summer temps, July hasn’t been easy on Bakersfield.
View ArticleDeputies: Man ordered juvenile into truck
A man ordered a girl into his truck at an Oildale intersection and she fled as he got out of the vehicle, deputies said.
View ArticleMan shot multiple times in southwest Bakersfield
A man was shot multiple times in southwest Bakersfield Monday evening but will survive, police said.
View ArticleBakersfield restaurant Pho Hut closed due to cockroaches
A Vietnamese restaurant in Bakersfield was closed by Kern County Public Health after an inspection found cockroaches under sinks and the dishwasher and a pot of pork chops being thawed on the floor.
View ArticleHERB BENHAM: Tony in black and white
Tony’s finest moment may have been the day he caught a jack rabbit in the shop. Former Californian reporter Gretchen Wenner had had her car towed in after breaking down on I-5 in the middle of...
View ArticleEmmanuel Lutheran welcomes new pastor Dawn Wilder
Emmanuel Lutheran on Baker Street is pleased to introduce its new pastor, Rev. Dawn Wilder, to the community. She was raised in the Midwest, educated there and in California, and brings a multitude of...
View ArticleO.J. granted parole
LOVELOCK, Nev. — O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel-room heist, successfully making his case for freedom in a nationally televised...
View ArticleBraves end Dodgers' 11-game winning streak with 6-3 victory
LOS ANGELES — Mike Foltynewicz and the Atlanta Braves finally cooled off the sizzling Los Angeles Dodgers, snapping their 11-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory Thursday night.
View ArticleLocal builder charged with six felonies for giving away 1967 Camaro owned by...
Local home builder John Dovichi bought a 1967 Camaro SS, restored it to mint condition, then signed DMV paperwork giving the snazzy vehicle to a longtime family friend.
View ArticleShop owner pleads to assault charge in firing at shoplifter
The owner of a convenience store who shot a shoplifter in the back pleaded no contest Thursday to an assault charge.
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