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The Kern High School District acknowledged it had disproportionately expelled and suspended black and Latino students and agreed to pay $670,000 and strengthen training programs related to disciplinary practices in a settlement agreement finalized Monday.
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Two burglary suspects Monday were apparently desperate to avoid capture — they jumped into the swift-moving, deadly currents of the Kern River.
Three Cal State Bakersfield students were accepted out of more than 200 applicants into the Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Scholar Program, which allows students to explore education beyond their baccalaureate degrees.
"Austin Powers" actor Joseph Son was found not guilty Monday of what was effectively a murder charge in the beating death of his cellmate in a Kern County prison.
In today's edition of TBC's 5@4, a man allegedly took his own life in the parking lot at the Bakersfield Police department, Kern High School District settled a lawsuit and Los Angeles Dodgers ace is reportedly out 4-6 weeks.
The sinkhole on Truxtun Avenue is expected to be fixed and the outer westbound lane open Wednesday, said Streets Superintendent Mike Connor Monday.
Pleas of not guilty were entered Monday to two counts of murder on behalf of a 34-year-old man who authorities said was driving under the influence of alcohol when he crashed into a vehicle on Taft Highway, killing two women.
Half-drunk iced coffee from Cafe Smitten on the tray table. Empty seat next to me. Empty seat, iced coffee and fields of green alfalfa rolling by.
A 27-year-old man who swerved into the opposing lane of traffic on Taft Highway, colliding head-on with another vehicle, admitted to drinking before the crash, a court document said.
We know Bakersfield loves country music so this latest concert announcement is sure to be exciting for a lot of readers: Trace Adkins, of "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" fame, will perform at the Spectrum Amphitheatre Sept. 8.
Readers shared photos of their recent trips to California beaches, and we wanted to share them with you. TBC wants to see more photos of your summer vacations. Send your images to photos@bakersfield.com with a caption. They will be in a photo gallery online, and we will do our best to publis…
Donald Trump Jr. visited with a Russian attorney and others to just maybe get some dirt on Hillary Clinton during the campaign season, and that's treason, it's said. It's collusion. It's the final curtain for his daddy.
Insurance companies currently are evaluating whether to participate next year in the federal health exchange. That is where millions purchase health coverage on their own. The marketplace already faces turmoil, largely due to the uncertainty about what the Republican Congress will do with it…
LOS ANGELES — Cody Bellinger continued his super rookie season, drilling a three-run homer in the eighth inning to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.
LOS ANGELES — Braced for the worst possible news on injured ace Clayton Kershaw, the Los Angeles Dodgers tried to find some comfort Monday that his back diagnosis did not appear as dire as last season.
Dennis Hicks, a 2016 Liberty graduate, finished fourth in the men's triple jump at the Pan Am Junior Championships in Peru on Sunday.
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