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In purple tier, Kern High School District weighs resuming in-person instruction
The Kern High School District is exploring the possibility of bringing students back to campus. The Board of…
October 5, 2020
One gym chain is reopening ahead of schedule in Kern Co. Here’s why.
Certain gym locations in Kern County have been deemed essential businesses, meaning they can reopen indoor operations.
September 23, 2020
Report: Kern carrot giant Grimmway Farms eyes sale
Grimmway Farms, one of Kern’s largest employers and the world’s biggest producer of carrots, may be up for…
September 22, 2020
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.
September 7, 2020
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.
September 4, 2020
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.
September 2, 2020
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.
August 25, 2020
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.
August 20, 2020
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…
August 18, 2020
Adventist Health Bakersfield president steps down
The president of Adventist Health Bakersfield has resigned, the hospital announced Wednesday.
August 6, 2020