An explosion from an underground transformer rocked a busy part of downtown Bakersfield in front of the AT&T building at around 5 p.m., Tuesday evening.
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A loud explosion rocked a busy downtown corner of Bakersfield Tuesday afternoon, shooting billowing flames into the air and causing widespread power outages.
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The Kern High School District is moving forward with its plans to bring a new school to southeast Bakersfield.
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Cal State Bakersfield men’s basketball coach Rod Barnes acknowledges the his team’s most glaring deficiency is its size. To get back to the NCAA Tournament they need to add “some size, some bulk, some strength,” he said.
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Bakersfield Christian football entered the 2018 season facing a litany of questions.
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United Way of Kern County has named its new president and CEO — the same woman who has been serving in that capacity for months now.
Cal State Bakersfield will participate in its second Giving Tuesday on Nov. 27.
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A total of 46 Kern County athletes will take the start line beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Centennial High School’s mock trial team took 10th place in the Empire Mock Trial World Championships last week in New York City.
A man walking outside a crosswalk was struck and killed by a vehicle on Union Avenue Monday evening, police said.
The city of Bakersfield will kick off the 2018 Holiday Grease Collection on Nov. 26.
The Bakersfield Public Works Department promoted Roy Campos to Public Works construction superintendent on Nov. 14.
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As the holiday travel season begins many people may start the trip early to avoid the dreaded Wednesday travel day.
Democrat TJ Cox has pulled within a scant 930 votes of David Valadao, the Republican incumbent, in the 21st Congressional District, Secretary of State’s office show.
Democrat TJ Cox has pulled within a scant 930 votes of David Valadao, the Republican incumbent, in the 21st Congressional District, Secretary of State’s office show.
He was born in the Bronx and served in the European Theater during World War II, but he made his mark in Kern County in 20 years as a doctor and child advocate.
Rainfall could make Thanksgiving travel even worse than usual as an 80 percent chance of precipitation is forecast for the Bakersfield area Wednesday, with as much as three-fourths of an inch of rain called for over the Tejon Pass.
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It was exactly a year ago today that notorious murderer Charles Manson died at a Bakersfield hospital, setting off a months-long dispute over who would receive his remains. They ultimately ended up in the hands of a grandson who said he was confident his grandfather was in heaven.
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If you’ve ever walked into the Houchin Blood Bank on Bolthouse Drive, you’ve most likely been pleasantly welcomed by Allyson Nielsen. She takes your information, gets you dialed in and if at all you are lucky, you have time for a little chit chat before going to the main room.
This is almost too easy. But appropriate. Can I get a collective "Lock her up" from the crowd.
The holidays are a beautiful time to spend with family, celebrate our blessings and joys and give to those in need.
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