After closing the doors of her fitness studio due to the coronavirus pandemic, Callie Jenkins has moved some of her classes online and received a good response.
To reduce the frequency that families have to leave their homes to pick up meals, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County are distributing between 1,700 and 1,800 meals a day to families in an effort to contain the spreading coronavirus.
Even in normal times, public transportation is an easy place to get sick: Commuters jostle each other, breathe the same air in packed subways, grasp the same straps for support and grab the same escalator handrails.
In the debut of “Ask Alex Anything” has Alex Garzaro talks about adjusting to the stay-at-home order. And while many events and social gatherings may be canceled, health is not, as Alex kicks off a seven-day bodyweight exercise series that can be done anywhere and anytime.
Several shelters are struggling to keep some sense of normalcy in their day-to-day operations during the coronavirus outbreak, and St. Vincent de Paul Bakersfield is one of them.
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Residents celebrated national puppy day on Monday by sending us photos of their adorable dogs.
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Kern County residents celebrated Chalk the Walk on Saturday by drawing or writing encouraging messages on their driveway or sidewalk with chalk for neighbors to see.
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Kern County Animal shelters are closing to the public due to coronavirus and that has created a dilemma.
Schools have shut their doors to students as tens of millions of people around the world are hunkered down in government-ordered isolation in hopes of stopping or at least slowing the advance of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Kern County Museum’s long-awaited Ray A. Watson Transportation Exhibit, a 12,000-square-foot collection of 40 horse-drawn carriages, stage coaches, wagons and antique automobiles was on display at what was dubbed a VIP Grand Opening Thursday night.
UPDATE: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this show has been canceled.
As cases of the coronavirus increase in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the United States and elsewhere, AP photographers around the world are capturing the impact on daily life.
Andrea “Dre” Saavedra visits Vatos Tacos, a popular Mexican eatery that started as a food truck and opened a brick-and-mortar location in November 2019.
Blades down San Diego-Madison 56-42, will play for state championship this weekend in Sacramento.
Bakersfield City School District held its 14th Annual Junior High/Middle School Band and Orchestra Standards Festival Tuesday at Bakersfield College. Over 1,000 students were expected to perform throughout the course of festival, which highlights students' success in band and orchestra class…
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The final day of March Meet concluded on Sunday at Famoso Raceway.
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The third day of the four-day racing extravaganza continued Saturday with qualifying rounds at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
The 72nd Camellia Society of Kern County show began its annual two-day run at The Bakersfield Racquet Club on Saturday. Most of the show entrants are local, organizers said, but some come from out of town to compete against other enthusiasts in a number of categories. The show also attracts …
The second day of the four-day racing extravaganza continued Friday with qualifying rounds at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
Dr. Oz reacts to an announcement at the American Pistachio Growers annual conference that pistachios are now recognized as a complete protein.
Opening day of the four-day racing extravaganza kicked off Thursday at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
SAN FRANCISCO — Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast Thursday until passengers and crew can be tested, after a traveler from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least four others …
As the coronavirus spreads around the world, empty spaces are everywhere.
Now celebrating her diamond anniversary, she does it all with the local orchestra.
Calligraphy is the art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brush. But for Richard Liu, it’s more than that. It’s a form of expression and a way to preserve cultural and ancestral traditions — something that’s in danger of being lost in today’s tech-driven world.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tornadoes ripped across downtown Nashville and other parts of Tennessee as families slept early Tuesday, shredding more than 140 buildings and burying people in piles of rubble and wrecked basements. At least 22 people were killed, some in their beds, authorities said.
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The Tehachapi Valley Prostate Cancer Information Group, which meets on the last Thursday of the month at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley, marked its 20th year Thursday evening.
Kern Public Health held a press conference on Monday to discuss the recent concerns over coronavirus.
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The 2020 CIF State Wrestling Championships wrapped up Friday with Bakersfield High heavyweight Josiah Hill taking home the title in his weight class.
The 2020 Black American History Parade returned to downtown Bakersfield on Saturday, featuring high school marching bands and drill teams to dance crews, ethnic food booths and special guests. The parade, which took place from 10 a.m. to noon, started at 21st and V streets and ended at 20th …
Porterville's fallen firefighters, Patrick Jones and fire Capt. Ramon Figueroa, were remembered Friday during a service at Porterville Church of the Nazarene.
TULARE — Funeral services for Porterville firefighter Patrick Jones were held Thursday morning at Tulare United Methodist Church, where a large crowd of people gathered to show their support for the family and friends of Jones, as well as the Porterville Fire Department.
BANGKOK — Saudi Arabia cut travel to Islam’s holiest sites, South Korea toughened penalties for those breaking quarantines and airports across Latin America looked for signs of sick passengers Thursday as the new virus troubled a mushrooming swath of the globe.
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