There will be a number of events taking place to celebrate the life and impact of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday in Bakersfield.
Kern Literacy Council will have two programs taking place this month to benefit the community.
Houchin Blood Bank is in need of blood for two twin baby girls who were born prematurely.
Join Links for Life on Oct. 5 as they kick-off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a 5k run.
The Women's & Girls' Fund has announced up to $50,000 in grants allocated in its 13th cycle of competitive grant making to Kern County nonprofit organizations, according to a press release.
Self-Help Enterprises and North Park Apartments residents celebrated a ribbon-cutting event Friday at Oildale's new Stan Keasling Community Center, which offers amenities including a computer center.
Clinica Sierra Vista announced on Wednesday that it will be opening its third Kern County walk-in clinic in Arvin on Sept. 9.
Motorists should anticipate traffic delays on Wible Road from Tuesday through Aug. 2 due to ongoing construction.
This week the Relay for Life of Bakersfield will host its annual gathering of local cancer survivors who plan to be a part of Relay’s kick-off Survivor’s Lap, which will open the May 4 event at the Kern County Fairgrounds.
Students at Shafter High School have the opportunity to get an early start on their college degrees or certificates through a new partnership with Bakersfield College.
Drivers should expect delays on Wible Road the next two weeks as construction crews set falsework for the new northbound Highway 99 to eastbound Highway 58 connector bridge.
The Peter Lebeck Chapter 1866 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus, an organization dedicated to the appreciation and recognition of local history, will honor a local historian next month.
Two Rosedale Middle School and four Centennial Elementary School students will represent California in the World Robotics Competition in Louisville in April.
The Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center Wellness Foundation will be holding free cancer and health screenings on Sunday.
An around-the-clock closure of F Street scheduled for this weekend has been postponed.
The Kern Law Enforcement Association swore in new executives and board directors Jan. 8.
Time is running out to sign up for health coverage in 2019 through Covered California.
An around-the-clock closure for F Street between 23rd and 24th streets is set for this weekend.
Full Truxtun Avenue closures are planned for the next two weeks near the Westside Parkway.
Retired state Sen. Jean Fuller has joined the board of directors of Tejon Ranch Co., the real estate development and agribusiness company based in Lebec.
This flu season is getting off to a deadly start.
Sully’s has raised $13,549.30 for the Kern County Cancer Fund as part of its participation in Campout Against Cancer.
The Sankofa Collective is holding its annual Kwanzaa celebration on Friday.
Two principals in the Kern High School District have announced that they will be retiring at the end of the current school year.
Community college students now have the ability to transfer directly into Bakersfield College’s Industrial Automation baccalaureate program.
Assemblyman Rudy Salas is holding a highway dedication ceremony in Shafter on Wednesday in honor of a staff sergeant who died in Iraq in 2006.
The AIS Cancer Center will host its annual holiday party for patients and survivors on Monday.
Mercy and Memorial Hospitals are providing $339,541 in funding to local nonprofits on Thursday.
K-12 and college facilities are banding together for a new initiative called Kern Education Pledge.
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held for the third phase of the Centennial Corridor project on Dec. 20.
Caltrans has announce a multi-day ramp closure of the off-ramp from southbound Highway 99 to Highway 223 (Bear Mountain Boulevard) from Sunday at 6 p.m. until Wednesday at 6 a.m. A posted detour will be available. The closure will allow for roadway maintenance.
Hoffmann Hospice is holding its annual Light Up a Life event on Tuesday.
Bakersfield College is the recipient of the 2018 state Chancellor’s Student Success Award.
The city of Bakersfield will hold its annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Saturday.
Truxtun Avenue will be closed to all traffic near the Westside Parkway on- and off-ramps in the evenings starting next week.
HealthSouth Bakersfield Rehabilitation Hospital is looking to hire full-time registered nurses during an Interview Day on Thursday.
Multiple lane reductions are scheduled to begin Tuesday in the Rosedale area to allow for safety inspections on a natural gas pipeline, according to SoCalGas.
The Havilah Historical Society presented a certificate of appreciation award to Raul Estrada of the U.S. Forest Service on Sunday.
After a nationwide search, Bakersfield-based Houchin Community Blood Bank has selected its own chief operating officer, Galen Kline, to serve as CEO after the Dec. 31 retirement of Greg Gallion, who is also president.
The deadline is approaching to sign up for Medicare coverage for 2019.
The northbound Highway 99 exit to Wible Road/Stockdale Highway will be permanently closed on Nov. 14, according to the Thomas Roads Improvement Program.
Cal State Bakersfield is hosting an event today celebrating first-generation college students as part of a national movement acknowledging the obstacles they've overcome and the hard work they put in, according to a CSUB release.
The Junior League of Bakersfield is partnering with a months-old entertainment complex for a fundraising event on Wednesday.
The northbound Highway 99 offramp to California Avenue will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday for slab replacement operations.
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.
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