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Everybody can agree on Thanksgiving. If we can’t agree on Thanksgiving, we’re probably not going to agree on much. It’s an uncomplicated holiday or at least for someone like me, whose contribution is subliminal, rather than honest labor in the kitchen.
Shafter High defeated Woodlake High in D-V of the Central Section semifinals. They will continue their football season next week playing in the finals where they will take on Kennedy High.
Tyreak Walker ran for five touchdowns on Friday as Kennedy rolled over previously unbeaten and second-seeded Caruthers 73-19 in a CIF Central Section Div.-V semifinal game in Delano.
The Condors juggled their lines and made a goaltender change but came up empty on Friday night in San Diego in a 4-1 loss against the Gulls. The Condors, who had won four straight entering the game, avoided a shutout when defenseman Ryan Stanton scored his first of the season with 4:15 remaining.
On a night where history was made, the Shafter Generals didn’t let another opportunity slip from their grasp.
None of Keonte Glinton’s teammates or coaches said anything to him in the locker room at halftime about his performance up to that point.
FRESNO — Bakersfield High gave the top team in the Central Section all it could handle Friday night.
CLOVIS - On a cold and hazy night, one thing was abundantly clear: Sam Stewart Jr. was not ready for his high school football career to end.
Bakersfield couple Alyssa and Shelby Antongiovanni have invited 33 foster children into their home over the years. On Friday, No. 33, Lenzy Harper Antongiovanni officially became their daughter.
Not everyone is headed for a turkey meal with the fam or a Friendsgiving feast with pals. Or maybe you and your loved ones want someone else to do the cooking (and cleanup). Rest assured, there are a number of places that will be open for Thanksgiving.
It's the semifinals of the Central Section football playoffs. Follow our live scoreboard for tonight's games in and around Kern County:
For those in a holiday frame of mind, tickets are on sale for the seasonal favorite “Season of Light," showing at the William M. Thomas Planetarium on Nov. 29 and Dec. 6. After those showings, the planetarium will be closed during Bakersfield College’s winter break.
Cal State Bakersfield’s transgender students now have a new safe space on campus to use when needed.
Kern County’s 16th Annual National Adoption Day celebration was held Friday, beginning with a press conference at 1 p.m. Forty adoptions were expected to finalize Friday in the Kern County Superior Court, Juvenile Division and 21 as private adoptions completing in the Family Law Division.
Thousands of runners will be in Bakersfield Sunday for the third-annual Bakersfield Marathon.
On a day when poor air quality almost totally obscured the foothills in the background, the city of Arvin debuted its new electric bus system it hopes will be a first step toward a greener future.
Michael Horne describes himself as a developmentally disabled man who will advocate for students who face hardship and live with disabilities.
A manslaughter charge has been dismissed against a company that managed an Oildale trailer park where a fire broke out and killed a 5-month-old girl, according to court records.
Like we do for Bakersfield causes, the community is rallying to aid those affected by the recent wildfires throughout the state.
Joblessness in Kern County rose only slightly in October to a seasonally unadjusted 6.6 percent as the local economy continued to perform near its highest level since the housing bubble burst in 2006.
When Bakersfield College football coach Jeff Chudy looks at his team and the Saddleback College Gauchos, on paper, he thinks they are pretty even.
Bakersfield police ended an excavation of a piece of land east of Highway 99 at Houghton Road Thursday evening and said at this point there is nothing to release regarding why they were digging in the area.
The CIF state offices canceled the Northern California boys water polo championship tournament that was slated to be played in Fresno/Clovis on Friday and Saturday. The AQI is forecasted for plus-150 on Saturday, which is unhealthy for all participants.
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