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Bonta joins lawsuit against Bakersfield over Kern River drying up
Thousands of fish died when the Kern River dried up earlier this year. California officials are now getting involved in an environmental lawsuit targeted at Bakersfield.
Bakersfield receives $2 million grant to help address homelessness
The funding will be used by the Community Vitality Unit.
Former Arvin High employee sentenced to prison for making explosives
The former employee used Instagram to sell explosives to people living in other states.
Former Kern County Republican treasurer pleads guilty to bank fraud
The former treasurer stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Kern County Republican Central Committee.
Newsom approves UC medical school for Kern County
Once the project has enough funding, the University of California will start building a medical school in Kern County.
Bakersfield Mexican national sent to prison over $25 million tax fraud
An former IRS employee helped the Mexican national conduct his scheme.
Kern County inmate, others indicted in $550 million tax fraud case
The inmate orchestrated a major tax fraud case from his cell in Delano.
Where does Valley Children’s latest tax return stack up to other children’s hospitals?
While Valley Children’s is the nation’s 16th-largest pediatric hospital, its executives are among the best paid in the industry, a review of comparable hospitals shows.
Six candidates enter race to succeed Scrivner
Candidates for the District 2 seat on the Kern County Board of Supervisors include some familiar faces.
Chinese nationals arrested for illegal underground cannabis operation in Kern County
Law enforcement destroyed nearly 18,000 cannabis plants in the illegal grow operation.
