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The Spanish-style building that housed Mexicali West for 42 years on California Avenue is proposed to be demolished and replaced with multi-tenant retail buildings that might contain "fast-casual" restaurants after new owners take possession later this month.
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When he's at work in local almond orchards, passers-by often stop to ask Hank Gorman whether the property owner know he's knocking over their trees. And every time he gives the same answer: "The farmer called me."
A Bakersfield woman scared away two burglars after firing a shot from a legal firearm she owned, the Bakersfield Police Department said in a news release.
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A deceased male was found in the backyard of a southwest Bakersfield home Wednesday morning, the Bakersfield Police Department confirmed after combing over the property nearly all day.
Like any good parent, Jarred Clowes was happy to be actively involved in his daughter's early development. But now that she's in school, he's fostering another fledging into being: Theatre in the Black.
A 21-year-old Bakersfield man has been missing since Jan. 10 and deputies are asking for the public's help in finding him.
Sometimes Cal State Bakersfield forward Justin Edler-Davis will look up at the scoreboard during games or sees the statistics afterward, check out the foul and free throw totals and get frustrated.
The Kern High School District will host the inaugural South Yosemite Conference girls wrestling championships at North High on Thursday night.
The Highway 99 to eastbound 58 connector ramps will be closed this weekend for some striping work.
Former Bakersfield resident Ryan Reed, who won two Daytona 300s in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, will compete in the Fifth Annual SRL Winter Showdown on Feb. 1-2 at Kern County Raceway.
Enough signatures have been gathered for a referendum on a new law that would abolish cash bail, providing a reprieve to the thousands of bail bondsmen in the state whose industry would perish if the law goes forward.
The framed, handwritten note on the restaurant's front door was both a thank you and a fond farewell.
The Downtown Business Association and the Downtown Bakersfield Development Corporation will be holding a State of the Downtown breakfast on Feb. 14.
When singer-guitarist Monty Byrom recently moved on from his post fronting the Buckaroos at Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace, the obvious question was raised: Who now?
If January has you deep in the winter doldrums, why not check out something a bit melodramatic — like the madcap adventure "The Treasure of the Old Kern River," opening Friday at Gaslight Melodrama.
Whether your interests lie with trucks or trousseaus, two upcoming events are offering free tickets to federal workers affected by the government shutdown.
Fathers have the chance to set their daughters' expectations for date night high with an upcoming event at The Mark.
Are you a cake or pie lover? If you answered pie, then you are in luck. Celebrate National Pie Day today by grabbing a slice from your local bakeries. Here is a list of a few bakeries that are celebrating the day with amazing deals:
Taft Union High School is hosting a free dental mobile clinic for its students starting this week.
Maybe it has something to do with this plaintive time of the year, but there are a variety of low-key shows — acoustic and otherwise — happening soon. Even though these acts are a bit more sonically subdued than when flanked by louder instruments (I’m looking at you, drums) they'll still mel…
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When I joined the Bakersfield College administrative team, the executive leadership team tasked me to build a robust outreach program in partnership with our local high schools. Five years later, we are reaching more students than ever before with a more than 35 percent increase in the numbe…
The contributor who described a woman urinating on an Easton Drive sidewalk and questioned why, citing her urination as unsanitary, without even in passing mentioning the circumstances of homelessness is itself very brazen. Begging the question, just who is failing to see the forest from the trees?
The cat problem in Hart Park is very serious.
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