Former BCHS principal returns to school as Army veteran
Bakersfield Christian High School celebrated Veterans Day early, with its annual Veterans Chapel Thursday evening.The Chapel included patriotic songs, a slideshow, and a presentation honoring each...
View ArticleBakersfield walk to end Alzheimer's Disease
One in eight people will develop Alzheimer's disease in his or her lifetime. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. It can't be prevented, cured, or even slowed down. But, you can...
View ArticleSupervisors approve additional $6 million loan to KMC
More money has been loaned to Kern Medical Center to help keep the hospital operating. The Board of Supervisors approved an additional $6 million as the facility struggles to stay afloat.KMC's loan...
View Article93rd Annual Veterans Day parade unites community
Thousands of patriotic people packed the streets of downtown Bakersfield Monday for the 93rd annual Veterans Day parade."I like the trucks," says 4-year-old Cylis Mercado, who watched the parade with...
View ArticleKern County's 2nd Honor Flight gets set to take off
Bright and early Tuesday morning, more than 90 World War II veterans will take off on the trip of a lifetime, Kern County's 2nd Honor Flight. The group of veterans is diverse, ranging in age from 84 to...
View ArticleJudge sentences teen for elderly woman's murder
A teen convicted of beating an elderly Bakersfield woman to death received her sentenced Tuesday morning. After an emotional slide show of pictures recapping the victim's life. "You are my sunshine my...
View ArticleTwo plead guilty to kidnapping, robbing Taft postal worker
Two men pleaded guilty Tuesday to kidnapping and robbing a postal worker in Taft in 2009.Raul Ojeda, 42 and 26-year-old Daniel Diaz entered the guilty pleas Tuesday in federal court to charges of...
View ArticleWWII Veteran forced to give up his seat on the Honor Flight
The World War II veterans on the second Kern County Honor Flight were forced to leave a man behind Tuesday morning. Fellow veteran, Jim Cartwright, had to cancel what he called 'a trip of a lifetime',...
View ArticleDonations needed at Holiday Food Drive
An estimated one in five people in Kern County is at or below the poverty line. And, for many it's a struggle just to put food on the table.But, you can help make sure your less fortunate neighbors...
View ArticleLocal doctor questions county's health care contract
A judge will decide whether the county has to cough up a series of reports on its employee health care contract.A local doctor argues the company that was awarded that contract, has a conflict of...
View ArticleSeveral local KFC restaurants close
Customers craving fried chicken showed up to locked doors and 'closed' signs at several Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Bakersfield on Tuesday.“I’m kind of upset because now I have to go...
View ArticleLocal farmers want to protect land from oil and gas companies
County supervisors got raked over the coals Tuesday afternoon by an attorney representing a coalition of local farmers concerned about protecting their land and groundwater from encroachment by oil...
View ArticleCounty supervisors adopt blue cart recycling program
Blue cart recycling is coming to some 40,000 residents of Bakersfield. Those are residents of the unincorporated or county portions of the greater Bakersfield area.The Board of Supervisors, late...
View ArticleBakersfield boy enjoys new life after heart transplant
A two-year-old Bakersfield child is enjoying a new life after a heart transplant last September.Adonis Watts was diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy in January, a deadly defect where the heart muscle is...
View Article12-year-old girl hit and killed walking to school
A Delano family is grieving the loss of a 12-year-old girl, hit and killed while walking to school Wednesday morning.Shaylyn Pinoliar is the 23rd pedestrian death in Kern County this year and the 6th...
View ArticleE-mail Privacy: How secure are your personal e-mails?
Sending an e-mail is as common as making a phone call."I send an e-mail at least once a day or probably more than that," says Kim Crabtree of Bakersfield.But, how secure are the e-mails you send and...
View ArticleState auctions greenhouse gas pollution permits
California's cap-and-trade program started auctioning greenhouse gas pollution permits Wednesday.It's a central piece of the state's Global Warming Law or Assembly Bill 32, passed in 2006.The...
View ArticleSegal report released by the county
The long-awaited Segal Report is out.That's the consultant study of how the county's employee health care contract has been managed and whether a conflict of interest exists for the company that...
View ArticleSuspect killed by deputies; Lamont school day cancelled
All schools in the Lamont School District were canceled Thursday as sheriff's deputies went house to house search for a man who reportedly fired at officers overnight.Deputies said they located the...
View ArticleCommunity pulls together for annual food drive
The community helped make another successful holiday food drive."We see about 10,000 families a month across Kern County coming through our doors," said Ian Anderson, Program Manager at Community...
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