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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A Laguna Hills attorney — and former Kern County prosecutor — convicted of two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery faces up to a year in county jail and lifetime sex offender registration at his sentencing Wednesday in Orange County.
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The opening week of high school football has come and gone and, for the betterment of everyone involved, thank goodness.
A debris fire Monday morning burned close to southbound Highway 99 in the area of Olive Drive, briefly closing the onramp.
The body of a man found in the Kern River nine months ago has been identified through DNA testing as 39-year-old Nicholas Lee Rubright, according to coroner's officials.
Human remains were located in the Kern River just east of Hart Park Sunday evening and homicide detectives have begun an investigation, according to sheriff's officials.
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An armed man was shot and killed by Bakersfield police late Sunday after confronting officers investigating a reported incident of domestic violence in southwest Bakersfield.
Fruit grown in Kern County definitely heads to some far-off destinations but it's not every day that it lands a starring role on a plate at a high-end Los Angeles restaurant.
One of the most visible places the homeless congregate is in public parks.
Bakersfield is deep into the dog days of summer, that time of year when one furnace-hot day seems to merge into another ... and then another.
Some people think the full moon brings out the crazies but this summer it brings out those wanting deals. Applebee's is offering a drink special for the next two full moons.
By their own admission, city leaders say McFarland is more of a town rather than a city, and it's a long way from being your typical suburb.
A symposium held last week regarding active shooters at hospitals had been planned for months, but became especially relevant following a false alarm early this month at Mercy Hospital Southwest in which someone reported an active shooter.
Even if it looked too gruesome for a comeback in the moment, Asauni Rufus knew his day would come.
After students returned to K-12 schools earlier this week, now its Bakersfield College students’ turn.
Zach Forster hinted a few weeks ago that this might be his last season in Mod Lites competition as his son will be competing next season.
Well it certainly was a wild and wacky opening night of high school football in Kern County. At least in terms of scheduling, start times and late-night finishes.
A car that had been found engulfed in flames has caused a fire to spread near Highway 178.
The City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center holds a Clear the Shelters event in which all adoption fees will be waived in an effort to find as many homes as possibles for the pets in their care.
More than 1,000 people suffered the heat and waited in line for hours so they could bring home a new addition to their family.
Like most coaches, Cal State Bakersfield volleyball coach Giovana Melo doesn’t put much stock in preseason rankings, even when it’s the Western Athletic Conference coaches that are polled. But when the Roadrunners were picked to finish third in the conference one year after winning the WAC T…
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Driving along Coffee Road these days, you can't miss the signs that a long-neglected part of town is finally catching up with the times.
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