The westbound Westside Parkway on-ramp from Truxtun Avenue will be closed part of next week.
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools has contracted with a third-party agency to conduct an audit of an out-of state-bank account opened by the former business manager of the Taft Union High School District.
A person working at Urbane Cafe on Mount Vernon Avenue has been diagnosed with shigellosis, according to Kern County Public Health.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hosting public meetings in Lake Isabella and Kernville next week to discuss blasting operations for the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project.
Senator Jean Fuller is receiving the 2018 Impact Award from the Kern Citizens for Sustainable Government for her service to the county.
Several ramps on highways 58 and 99 will be closed next week for new pavement, according to the Thomas Roads Improvement Program.
Bakersfield College will continue its Distinguished Speaker Series with several events next week.
A foster youth organization based at Bakersfield College will be the beneficiary of a trivia night fundraiser on Monday night, Oct. 1.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has redesigned portions of its website to make it easier for customers to access the most frequently used online services.
Highway 99 is scheduled to be closed to all traffic early Sunday between 1 and 6 a.m. in the vicinity of the Belle Terrace overcrossing.
The Bakersfield College campus is will be closed Thursday to students and the outside community for an all-campus professional development day.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and School has announced its new pastor.
Kern County animal lovers will be able to enjoy Twilight at CALM Saturday evenings this summer starting July 14 and going until Aug. 25.
A few streets in downtown Bakersfield will be closed for the Craft Beer Festival on Saturday.
Just a year after it opened, Happy Hour Bar & Tapas has closed.
As part of its annual community-wide blood drive, Houchin Community Blood Bank will conduct daily drawings June 18-23 for $50 dry cleaning gift cards. A grand prize drawing will take place June 25 for a $250 certificate to Today Cleaners.
Funeral services for Mary K. Shell, the former Bakersfield mayor and three-term Kern County supervisor, will be held June 21 at St. Francis of Assisi Parish.
Kern County has its first reported human case of West Nile virus this year, the county Public Health Services department said Thursday.
Former Cal State Bakersfield President Horace Mitchell received another award to add to his list of accolades earlier this month.
Bakersfield Heart Hospital has been designated as an accredited Heart Failure Center by the American College of Cardiology. It was the only hospital in the state to receive that accreditation.
Bakersfield residents will soon pay a little more for refuse and recycling services provided by the city.
The Community Action Partnership of Kern is holding two farmers’ markets over the next two Saturdays, one in Bakersfield and the other in Wasco.
State Sen. Jean Fuller, R-Bakersfield, has named Houchin Community Blood Bank as the 16th Senate District’s Nonprofit of the Year as part of California Nonprofits Day.
The Bakersfield City Council will discuss community feedback to a sales tax measure during its June 6 meeting.
The city will be closing lanes on some bridges in town for repairs next week.
Houchin Community Blood Bank is holding its month-long Community Wide Blood Drive June 6-30.
Parts of Truxtun Avenue will be closed Thursday through June 18 as part of the city’s widening project.
The city will be closing lanes on some bridges in town for repairs.
The California State University board of trustees gave outgoing Cal State Bakersfield President Horace Mitchell the title of president emeritus on Wednesday.
The Kern High School District has announced that three schools have been named to the 2017-18 California Honor Roll.
The Kern County Veterans Service Department said it has drastically reduced wait times at its main office thanks to a restructuring.
Several nighttime closures are planned next week for highways 99 and 58 as well as Union Avenue, according to the city.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County are getting on the graduation train.
Garces Memorial High student Molly Soper is the winner of this year’s Mayor’s Trophy for student-athletes.
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office has announced the winners of its Bank of America Speech Competition held Thursday.
The Bakersfield City School District’s Family and Community Engagement Department will recognize parent volunteers of the year at its annual FACE Honor Awards on Friday.
The Community Action Partnership of Kern is holding a giveaway of fresh produce and other healthy foods in Wasco this weekend for those in need.
The City of Bakersfield is holding a Safe Streets Workshop on Thursday about how to making biking and walking safer for residents.
A person who had been diagnosed with measles recently traveled through Kern County, possibly exposing residents to the disease, according to the Kern County Public Health Services Department.
The California Living Museum will hold its annual Birthday Bash on May 19.
The American Cancer Society will hold the Bakersfield Relay for Life on Saturday and Sunday.
Giving back to the community isn't limited to one day a year, but the mother lode of philanthropic events is here: Give Big Kern Day.
PG&E will present a $30,000 grant to Kern County Aging and Adult Services to help operate cooling centers this summer.
More closures are planned for Truxtun Avenue next week, according to the city.
Bakersfield is expected to receive a $25 million grant from the California Transportation Commission for the Centennial Corridor project, according an email sent out to City Council members from City Manager Alan Tandy on Thursday.
United Way of Kern County has announced a new interim president and CEO.
Mari Perez-Dowling has been named interim President and CEO of the United Way of Kern County.
Local churches are partnering up to help families in need on Saturday.
Volunteers with the American Red Cross will be installing free smoke alarms in people’s homes on Saturday.
The California Living Museum is getting a makeover in recognition of Earth Day on Saturday.
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