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'Be proud of where you're from': Musician, educator Kris Tiner continues to inspire others

'Be proud of where you're from': Musician, educator Kris Tiner continues to inspire others

8 hrs ago

Number of American white pelicans overwintering at Isabella Lake has multiplied

Number of American white pelicans overwintering at Isabella Lake has multiplied

8 hrs ago

Balancing public concerns with private rights, supervisors approve east Kern mining operation

13 hrs ago

County postpones presentation by elections office

County postpones presentation by elections office

14 hrs ago

Fire damages vacant commercial building in Taft

Fire damages vacant commercial building in Taft

14 hrs ago

Kern County Public Health reports 1,154 new coronavirus cases and 2 new deaths from the virus in its weekly update

Kern County Public Health reports 1,154 new coronavirus cases and 2 new deaths from the virus in its weekly update

18 hrs ago

Man pushing shopping cart dies in Taft hit-and-run

Man pushing shopping cart dies in Taft hit-and-run

18 hrs ago

Entertainment

Jane's Addiction to play Mechanics Bank Theater

Jane's Addiction to play Mechanics Bank Theater

Jan 27, 2023

PETE TITTL: Ritmo, we like your style

PETE TITTL: Ritmo, we like your style

Jan 27, 2023

It's Disney plus at Mouse-Con Bakersfield

It's Disney plus at Mouse-Con Bakersfield

Jan 26, 2023

Garden Fest returns to BC on April 15

Garden Fest returns to BC on April 15

Jan 25, 2023

Sports

Gutierrez scores 29, BCHS uses big fourth quarter to rally past Centennial, 69-63

Gutierrez scores 29, BCHS uses big fourth quarter to rally past Centennial, 69-63

7 hrs ago

2022 BVarsity All-Area football team

2022 BVarsity All-Area football team

14 hrs ago

BC splits opening-day doubleheader with Moorpark after strong evening performance

BC splits opening-day doubleheader with Moorpark after strong evening performance

Jan 27, 2023

Photo Galleries

PHOTO GALLERY: 43rd annual prayer breakfast

PHOTO GALLERY: 43rd annual prayer breakfast

The Bakersfield Californian

PHOTO GALLERY: Speaker McCarthy addresses supporters at Fox Theater

PHOTO GALLERY: Speaker McCarthy addresses supporters at Fox Theater

Eliza Green egreen@bakersfield.com

PHOTO GALLERY: Bakersfield man in prison for 41 years, whose murder conviction was overturned, says he wasn't there during killing

PHOTO GALLERY: Bakersfield man in prison for 41 years, whose murder conviction was overturned, says he wasn't there during killing

Eliza Green egreen@bakersfield.com

PHOTO GALLERY: Industrial development accelerates at Tejon Ranch Commerce Center

PHOTO GALLERY: Industrial development accelerates at Tejon Ranch Commerce Center

Eliza Green egreen@bakersfield.com

PHOTO GALLERY: Annual MLK Community Awards Breakfast

PHOTO GALLERY: Annual MLK Community Awards Breakfast

Eliza Green egreen@bakersfield.com

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HERB BENHAM: To sleep, perchance to dream of a new mattress

HERB BENHAM: To sleep, perchance to dream of a new mattress

8 hrs ago

VALERIE SCHULTZ: The women are always there

VALERIE SCHULTZ: The women are always there

Jan 28, 2023

JOSE GASPAR: Man killed in crash with police had plans to start a family

JOSE GASPAR: Man killed in crash with police had plans to start a family

Jan 24, 2023

State News

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks

Updated 38 min ago

'Don’t be numb to this': Battling despair over gun deaths

'Don’t be numb to this': Battling despair over gun deaths

Updated 2 hrs ago

Prosecutor: $100 repair bill sparked Half Moon Bay shooting

Prosecutor: $100 repair bill sparked Half Moon Bay shooting

Updated 15 hrs ago

In 67 minutes of video, brutality followed by nonchalance

In 67 minutes of video, brutality followed by nonchalance

Updated 16 hrs ago

California shooting: 3 dead, 4 hurt in ritzy LA neighborhood

California shooting: 3 dead, 4 hurt in ritzy LA neighborhood

Updated 19 hrs ago

US population center trending toward South this decade

US population center trending toward South this decade

Updated Jan 28, 2023

Inside McCarthy's House: Famous friends and hard realities

Inside McCarthy's House: Famous friends and hard realities

Updated Jan 28, 2023

Republicans confront bitter divide; no clear path forward

Republicans confront bitter divide; no clear path forward

Updated Jan 27, 2023

Obituaries

Funeral services for Jan. 29, 2023

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Funeral services for Jan. 28, 2023

Jan 27, 2023

Funeral services for Jan. 27, 2023

Jan 26, 2023

Funeral services for Jan. 26, 2023

Jan 25, 2023

Opinion

JOE MATHEWS: Drowned in beauty

JOE MATHEWS: Drowned in beauty

By JOE MATHEWS
8 hrs ago

Our View: Tax watchdog committee needs new member

The Bakersfield Californian
8 hrs ago

Other Voices: State nowhere near meeting unrealistic energy goals, and that’s a good thing

Other Voices: State nowhere near meeting unrealistic energy goals, and that’s a good thing

By KERRY JACKSON
8 hrs ago

Letter to the editor: Stick time 101

By PETE CARTON
Jan 28, 2023

Letter to the editor: God, guns, guts and hate

By LARRY DUNN
Jan 28, 2023

National News

Should federal grants favor highway repair over expansion?

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Updated 41 min ago

Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives

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Updated 54 min ago

Gregory Allen Howard who wrote 'Remember the Titans' dies

2 hrs ago

Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

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3 hrs ago

AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Updated 5 hrs ago

Today in History: JAN 29, Prohibition launches

Updated 11 hrs ago

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Coronavirus Cases

Coronavirus Cases widget

Positive Cases Among Kern Residents: 305,161
Deaths: 2,605
Recovered and Presumed Recovered Residents: 297,619
Percentage of all cases that are unvaccinated: 71.37
Percentage of all hospitalizations that are unvaccinated: 83.16
Source: Kern County Public Health Services Department

Updated: 1/19/23

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