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Hefty battle shaping up for soon-to-be vacant Kern Co. Supervisor seat
2022 is sure to deliver a change of scenery on the dais of the Kern County Board of Supervisors. But first: a highly-competitive race for an open seat.
January 17, 2022
Senate confirms Bakersfield’s Jennifer Thurston as judge in U.S. Eastern District Court
California's most overworked Federal district court has a new judge in its ranks.
December 20, 2021
Two Valley doctors among wave granted reinstatement by Calif. regulator after sexually abusing patients
The agency that regulates California doctors is facing stiff criticism over its reinstatement of doctors that committed sexual abuse. Two are from the Valley.
December 16, 2021
Dysfunction, disunity in Delano, Kern County Grand Jury finds.
Grand jurors described the northern Kern County city as being "The report described the city as being "at an intersection where politics, special interests and conflicting public sentiments come head to head."
December 15, 2021
Falk tapped as new chief of Kern Community Foundation
The Kern Community Foundation will have a new boss to kick off 2022, the philanthropy's board of directors announced on Wednesday.
December 2, 2021
Energy firms strike back on Newsom’s fracking ban as Californians feel pain at pumps
As President Joe Biden dips into the U.S. strategic energy reserve to bring costs down, California energy producers are striking at a de facto ban on fracking.
November 28, 2021
Prominent Bakersfield anti-ICE advocate arrested for murder, pleads not guilty
Jose Bello made national headlines after media portrayals painted ICE as targeting a simple Bakersfield College student. Now, authorities have him in custody for a murder.
November 23, 2021
Another changing of the guard on the Kern Co. Board of Supervisors on the horizon? Here’s what we know.
Could one of Kern County's most senior lawmakers be heading for the exits?
November 22, 2021
Kern Co. Supervisors unanimously back homeless camping ban
The ban, while narrow enough to survive scrutiny from courts, is still reliant on adequate resources from Kern County officials for enforcement.
November 9, 2021
Bakersfield man who gained prominence in ICE fight wanted for murder in Tulare Co. case
A highly-publicized battle with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement turned Jose Bello into a brief local celebrity. Now, he's wanted in connection with a murder.
November 2, 2021