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Bakersfield City Council weighs options over state investigation into PD
An investigation into excessive force by Bakersfield police has hung over the city since it was launched by then-Attorney General Kamala Harris in 2016.
June 16, 2021
Ex-Catholic priest Harrison faces two lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
Two men who claim they were assaulted as children by Monsignor Craig Harrison during his time at Bakersfield's St. Francis of Assis filed civil suits on Wednesday.
June 14, 2021
Kern Co. lay initial groundwork for spending $175mil in Federal stimulus
The single priority receiving the greatest slice of funds from Kern County's federal coronavirus stimulus? Homelessness.
June 8, 2021
Feds push back on Calif. ban on private ICE holding facilities
A showdown over the Federal government's ability to outsource detention facilities of illegal immigrants was on full display before the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
June 8, 2021
Change of plans: Kern Co. Fair is back for 2021
One month after its Board of Directors voted to cancel the 2021 edition of the Kern County Fair, Fair officials reversed course at a special meeting on Friday.
June 6, 2021
Tejon Outlet stores charged extra sales taxes, now the race is on to recoup them
Shopped at the Tejon Outlets in southern Kern County? It's possible you paid a little extra in sales tax and didn't know it.
June 3, 2021
Kern Co. Sheriff Youngblood not eyeing retirement, will run in 2022
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood has no plans to retire anytime soon.
June 2, 2021
Generous pension, poor investments left Kern Co. taxpayers with ballooning burden, grand jury says.
Sagging pension liabilities and a lengthy timetable to turn them around led are leading to calls for reforming Kern County's largest pension plan.
May 27, 2021
Fresno Catholic Diocese scores win over ex-priest in defamation row
The Roman Catholic Diocese prevailed in court after a bitter, public battle with a now-former Monsignor.
May 16, 2021
A Los Angeles dining icon is expanding its footprint – in Bakersfield
The Los Angeles donut icon known as much for its oversized plaster donut billboard as it is for its wide variety of pastries is branching out.
April 29, 2021