New coaches, new players in key places and a schedule shakeup with new section rivals taking form. The 2018 season will be like none that Kern County has ever seen. Here’s why:
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Last year we were thrilled by the amazing spread on Sunday mornings at Cafe Med and wrote about that, followed by a favorable report on the weekend brunch at Hodel’s Country Dining. Then a reader tipped us off to a new star: Steak & Grape Restaurant.
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Those looking to add to their back-to-school looks can head to Valley Plaza Mall Friday for the opening of the Privé Revaux kiosk. The eyewear brand favored by celebrities — Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and actresses Hailee Steinfeld and Ashley Benson are brand partners — will now be sold at the …
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Prosecutor Gina Pearl and Deputy Public Defender Paul Cadman gave opening statements to the jury in the trial of Rigoberto Sanchez a former correctional officer on trial for killing his wife’s lover, Edwin Lima. His wife, Sandra Sanchez, whom Sanchez was separated from, was at her apartment …
Kern County firefighters late Thursday afternoon reported a vegetation fire near the unincorporated community of Woody, which is west of Glennville.
Hundreds of parents and their kids got to explore the new Whitley Elementary School Thursday for the first time as the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District opened its doors for the new school year.
The city is closing the westbound on-ramp from Truxtun Avenue to the Westside Parkway at night starting Aug. 27, a week later than originally planned.
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On the night of May 28, 2017, a Tehachapi correctional officer opened fire at his wife and her lover from outside the bedroom window of the wife's apartment.
If you've lived in Bakersfield long enough, you've likely been to Noriega House, a sprawling, historic venue in east Bakersfield that has served as venue for myriad weddings, showers and parties. For those new to town or maybe less social, there's an upcoming festival that will give you a ch…
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In 1972, Pope Paul VI warned that "the smoke of Satan has entered the Church of God." We see that smoke throughout the report from a Pennsylvania grand jury, which alleges that more than 300 priests abused more than 1,000 children in six Pennsylvania dioceses -- including 99 priests from the…
The recent public meeting on homelessness, hosted by the Kern County Board of Supervisors, outlined a tremendous plan for the next 10 years. Yet, something was missing. Or better yet, thousands of someones! This is not the first 10-year plan.
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