Kern worst in the state for teen birth rate
First the good news: California's teen birth rate has continued to drop to record-low levels. And Kern County’s numbers keep improving.Now the bad: Kern’s latest birth rates among adolescents are the...
View Article'Pokemon Go' doesn't play fair
The Urban Institute has analyzed “Pokemon Go” data in and around Washington, D.C., and finds the game isn’t exactly fair to all.In order to advance in the game, players must go to Pokéstops and gyms....
View ArticleNew art trucks will show, then go
Kern’s many pickup trucks, an enduring symbol of the county’s oil and ag industries, will be rendered small and in fiberglass this fall for an art exhibit at Bakersfield Museum of Art, before many are...
View ArticleSeager's two homers power Dodgers past Phillies
LOS ANGELES — Corey Seager homered twice and set a club record for homers in a season by a Los Angeles shortstop, leading the Dodgers to a 9-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies before 48,370 at...
View ArticleRussia vs USA: a tense race, a strained aftermath
RIO DE JANEIRO — The women's 100 meters breaststroke final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday had already crackled with tension in a tight finish but it was nothing compared to what transpired...
View ArticleKershaw plays catch as Dodgers hope for September return
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, sidelined with a lower back injury since late June, has resumed baseball activities hoping for a return to the mound this season.Kershaw played catch Sunday at...
View ArticleTearful Franklin laments finishing 'so far behind'
RIO DE JANEIRO — If there is anything that could wipe the smile off the face of the obstinately upbeat American swimmer Missy Franklin, it is a 13th place in a semi-final for the four-time Olympic...
View ArticleMurphy maintains U.S. streak in 100-meter backstroke
RIO DE JANEIRO — Ryan Murphy won the men's 100 meters backstroke gold at the Rio Olympics on Monday to extend the U.S. run of domination in the event to six successive Games dating back to Atlanta in...
View ArticleU.S. men's basketball add to Venezuela's misery with a Rio rout
RIO DE JANEIRO — The United States men's basketball team continued to steamroll towards a third straight Olympic gold medal as they thumped Venezuela 113-69 on Monday, adding a bit of sporting misery...
View ArticleFuneral services for Aug. 9, 2016
SERVICES PENDINGJesus Ethan Bicera, infant, Bakersfield, Aug. 5. Basham Funeral Care.
View ArticleFirm to develop facilities plan for CSUB athletics
Kenneth “Ziggy” Siegfried, CSU Bakersfield’s director of athletics, unveiled a partnership Monday with the Los Angeles-based architecture firm Gensler to create a master plan for athletics facilities...
View ArticleLocal restaurants shut down by health department
Two Magoo’s Pizza restaurants remain closed after county health inspectors found evidence of rodent activity and other violations at both locations last week.Magoos Pizza, at 5600 Auburn St., was...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Syrians, Cubans and Obama's motives
Regarding the Aug. 7 article, “8,000 Syrian refugees enter U.S. as Obama looks to meet goal”: I find admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees to the U.S. by the end of September quite ironic considering that,...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Jesus' values are not democratic
I don’t agree with the letter titled “I’m voting Republican because of Jesus’ values” in last week’s paper. I believe that the Republican platform more nearly aligns with the values of Christianity...
View ArticleFive arrested in connection with holding victim down, cutting his finger off
Five alleged gang members and associates were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with holding a male victim down and cutting one of his fingers off.Deputies responded to the 2100...
View ArticleTeen dies nine days after being struck by vehicle
A 17-year-old struck by a vehicle last month was pronounced dead at a local hospital Aug. 1, according to a coroner’s office release.Kareem Ahmed was hit by a vehicle on July 23 just east of the...
View ArticleInmate missing from facility at Taft Correctional Institution
An inmate has gone missing from a minimum security facility at the Taft Correctional Institution, prison officials say. Staff noticed John Barrena-Jerez, 36, was missing during a count of inmates...
View ArticleCounty warns against contact with Lake Ming water
Kern County Public Health Services has issued a “no contact advisory” for Lake Ming effective immediately following tests that found the water containing potentially harmful levels of bacteria. The...
View ArticleMuseum rethinks unpopular logo
A new logo is a no-go — at least for now — at the Kern County Museum, recently renamed Kern Pioneer Village.Zoot Velasco, who assumed the top job at the county-owned museum in early July, said Tuesday...
View ArticleAsk Emily: Can I afford to keep my doctor?
Another in a series of columns answering consumers’ questions about California’s changing medical landscape.For most of my adult life, I’ve picked my health insurance based on one simple standard: Does...
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