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Protests erupt across Southern California following ICE raids
Hundreds of people took to the streets in protest after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted raids across Southern California late Friday ...
Bakersfield offers discounted swim lessons for young children through grant program
Bakersfield's Recreation and Parks Department has partnered with the nonprofit First 5 Kern to provide affordable swimming ...
Investigates: Standard superintendent went to about 12 out-of-town conferences in 2024
An investigation into the Standard School District superintendent's spending to attend out-of-town conferences revealed a ...
SEIU Local 521 secures wage increases and bonuses in new 2-year Kern County agreement
Members of the SEIU Local 521 in Kern County have overwhelmingly voted to approve a new two-year contract with the County of ...
Convicted child molester denied parole, deemed risk to public safety
A 65-year-old convicted child molester was denied parole by the California Board of Parole Hearings, announced the Kern ...
Bakersfield police searching for 28-year-old man with intellectual disability
The Bakersfield Police Department requests the community’s help in finding a missing 28-year-old man.Police said Juan Jesus ...
Bakersfield police looking for missing at-risk 28-year-old man
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 28-year-old man.BPD said Jesse ...
Bakersfield police arrest 3 for alleged DUI in weekend checkpoint and patrols
Bakersfield Police Department conducted a DUI and driver's license checkpoint along with saturation patrols on Saturday, June 7, 2025, resulting in three ...
Inmate stabbed and killed in Kern Valley prison after attacked by more than 30 inmates
An inmate was stabbed and killed in Kern Valley State Prison on Friday. Officials said the attack escalated to more than 30 ...
Security analysts lay out what Ukraine's drone hit on Russia's bombers means for the US
The United States military is entering a new era in warfare, one that will likely see relatively small nations get the upper ...
Man, 71, arrested for alleged possession, distribution of child sex abuse material
A 71-year-old man was arrested Monday in a multi-agency investigation that revealed he allegedly possessed and distributed child sex abuse material, said the ...
Man shot and killed on New Year's Day identified, alleged suspect remains at large
The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who was shot and killed on New Year’s Day as 39-year-old Jatinder Singh of Bakersfield.The Bakersfield Pol ...