As California emerges from the coronavirus shutdown, we’re tracking the number of coronavirus tests undertaken by Valley counties.
McCarthy gets early morning wake-up call, courtesy of Bakersfield activists at his front door
The House Minority Leader received more than a dozen protesters at his front door at 4:30 a.m. on Friday.
Kern Co. DA, defense lawyers trade barbs over judge’s homicide sentencing
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office and the county’s criminal defense bar association are waging a war of words.
In rare move, Newsom taps CSU Bakersfield student for powerful Calif. State University board
The appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom is one of two California State University students on the board that oversees the university system.
ACLU sues City of McFarland over approval of ICE facility
The ACLU is challenging the approval of a new ICE facility serving as an extention of the Mesa Verde Detention Center in Bakersfield.
Calif. water agency wrestles 7,000-percent cost increase or state takeover
In the Mojave Desert, the long-awaited conflict between California’s ambitious 2014 law to limit groundwater use and the people of California has arrived.
Newsom’s strike force tallies up Valley rule-breakers
With California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order to shut down indoor-dining for restaurants across the state amid the coronavirus pandemic, the …
Adventist Health Bakersfield president steps down
The president of Adventist Health Bakersfield has resigned, the hospital announced Wednesday.
DA declines to charge Bakersfield Asst. Police Chief in nightclub altercation
No charges will be filed against Assistant Bakersfield Police Chief Evan Demestihas in connection with a 2019 altercation with a woman.
UFW targets pistachio processor Primex with NLRB complaint over coronavirus
The Wasco pistachio processor claims the farmworker’s union is using the coronavirus crisis to fabricate claims and boost its membership.