Positive Cases Among Kern Residents: 251,888
Deaths: 2,456
Recovered and Presumed Recovered Residents: 243,766
Percentage of all cases that are unvaccinated: 75.13
Percentage of all hospitalizations that are unvaccinated: 83.35
Updated: 6/17/22
They said from the beginning it was not going to be the Moneywise building. It's the Woolworth's building.
Worrying for the security of your catalytic converter is bad enough, but lately there's added reason to be concerned about leaving your car unattended: thieves punching holes in fuel tanks to steal gasoline.
There hasn’t been a lot of unum evolving from our pluribus of late, what with the Jan. 6 committee hearings daring us to believe our eyes and ears; Supreme Court decisions that, no matter where you sit, only deepen the conflicting blues and reds of our national map; and a faraway military in…
Kaiser Permanente is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the partnership with the Hen’s Roost at the Haggin Oaks farmers market.
Fireworks season in Bakersfield officially commenced Friday afternoon with the completion of final inspections for booths selling to residents looking for the most bang for their buck.
Money to complete a high-speed rail system between Bakersfield and Merced — $4.2 billion for construction, electrification and trains — made its way into the $308 billion state budget signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
A group of water districts clustered on the western edge of Kern County that are currently members of the Kern Groundwater Authority (KGA) announced they will form their own groundwater sustainability agency.
The city of Bakersfield announced a road closure for Highway 58 in a news release Friday.
The Housing Authority determined an explosion that injured two in a low-income apartment complex caused enough damage to render seven apartments uninhabitable and in need of major reconstruction, according to a statement from the organization.
The Kern County Probation Department’s Mandatory Supervision Unit arrested a man on suspicion of violating his probation and drug charges after conducting a search of a home in Bakersfield.
Bakersfield Police Department officers arrested a man on suspicion of several felonies as the result of their investigation into a report of domestic violence, auto theft and multiple assaults, according to a BPD news release.
Real Road will be flagged for one-way directional traffic between Stockdale Highway and Elcia Drive From Tuesday to Friday, according to a city of Bakersfield news release.
Arianna Davis and her 6-year-old niece Lea Jae Davis were clearly enjoying the new playground swings at University Park in northeast Bakersfield.
Kern County Public Health reported 1,461 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Friday.
Two nonprofit organizations serving some of Kern County’s most vulnerable residents announced a merger today, the result of a yearslong effort to consolidate operations and help both serve clients more efficiently.
Two people were injured Thursday afternoon inside a low-income housing complex in central Bakersfield after an explosion ripped open a second-story apartment wall, according to the Bakersfield Fire Department.
Jim Burke Ford has received one of the domestic automaker's new, all-electric F-150 Lightning trucks at the dealership's Automall location at 5300 Gasoline Alley.
Residents, beware: A drone will quietly surveil firework use in Oildale, as well as east and northwest Bakersfield, during the Fourth of July weekend.
Children were being read to. Carpenters and their apprentices were working with wood. And everyone was watching a mini-community library be erected outside the front door of the Friendship House in southeast Bakersfield.
Two forest-thinning projects in the Frazier Park area have taken a significant step forward with a pair of recent federal court decisions not to rehear further challenges by conservation groups.
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help to find a woman reported missing. She is considered at risk because of her age, according to a BPD news release.
“The state’s gas tax is going up. Californians will rightfully be upset. The Governor and the Legislature could have suspended the state’s gas tax and stopped this. But by choice, the ruling party in Sacramento is choosing not to do so. The result will be more rising costs on practically eve…
A Kern County jury convicted a man in a gang-related attempted murder case Wednesday, according to a Kern County DA's Office news release.
The state's Judicial Council voted to end the remaining temporary emergency rules approved to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic effective Friday, according to a Kern Superior Court news release.
Many people have seen the film "Schindler's List," but they may not know much more about those who survived the Holocaust.
The Kern County coroner's office Thursday identified a man who died from a gunshot wound in Lost Hills.
Nearly four dozen Kern County Fire personnel Wednesday evening put out a fire in northeast Bakersfield that displaced six people and caused about $800,000 in damage but resulted in no injuries, per officials.
It's still an infant just learning to walk, but the Kern River Parkway Nature Center, the newest addition to Hart Park, is officially open for business.
The California Department of Justice said Wednesday personal information was released to the public after it updated an online database containing information about firearms.
New life has come to an old newsroom with United Way of Kern County's recent move to the historic former home of The Bakersfield Californian.
A freedom of speech advocacy organization has called for a public apology this week after it says Kern County government threatened legal action against a Bakersfield man who had accused local officials of withholding public information.
A $5 million soil cleanup effort about to start in Delano will vacuum toxic vapors from an underground plume of contamination left over from decades of improper disposal of a carcinogenic chemical that had been used in local dry-cleaning.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man accused of carjacking.
Plans are quickly developing for the first air show at Edwards Air Force Base in 13 years, set for Oct. 15 and 16.
Two people were arrested in connection to a shooting in an apartment complex, the Bakersfield Police Department said in a news release.
The Bakersfield Police Department is looking for a man who police said fired several gunshots at a person in a 7/11 convenience store.
Two women and a teenager were arrested in connection to a robbery at Rite Aid on Calloway Drive, the Bakersfield Police Department said in a news release.
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a suspect accused of attempted robbery.
One word was repeated often as local political observers commented on the Kern County Elections Division release Tuesday afternoon of new voting totals, which showed margins in multiple races narrowing significantly from Election Day.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office arrested a man Tuesday after he climbed onto the roof of Rite Aid in south Bakersfield.
Geronimo Gonzales’ livelihood consisted of jumping off bridges and dancing through the streets of Disneyland.
Small business loans and other capital resources for entrepreneurs will be the focus of a Wednesday webinar produced by Cal State Bakersfield's Small Business Development Center.
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help to find a missing toddler and his mother who were last seen June 26.
Voters in unincorporated Kern will be asked on the Nov. 8 ballot whether to raise their sales tax by 1 percentage point to help fund public safety and other services following a 4-1 vote Tuesday of the county Board of Supervisors.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the death of pedestrian who was struck by a car Monday night in Oildale.
A show of unity came Monday from the two organizations that last week set aside their differences in mutual pursuit of state money to support economic development in Kern County.
Bakersfield Fire Department Battalion Chief Brian Bowman has one way to describe Fourth of July after about 14 years of working on that day.
Cal State Bakersfield has received word the state budget plan approved Sunday includes $83 million for a science and technology incubator that will bring university faculty and students together with industry and community representatives.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report of a pill found in a burrito purchased at Del Taco on Merle Haggard Drive.
Positive Cases Among Kern Residents: 251,888
Deaths: 2,456
Recovered and Presumed Recovered Residents: 243,766
Percentage of all cases that are unvaccinated: 75.13
Percentage of all hospitalizations that are unvaccinated: 83.35
Updated: 6/17/22