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State delays oil well monitoring by more than 3 years

September 5, 2024 / By

Kern County has a high concentration of oil wells. The State has found hundreds of them to be leaking methane.

CSUB students share why voting matters to them

August 30, 2024 / By

With less than 70 days until the Presidential General Election on November 5, students at California State Unistivity Bakersfield (CSUB) share their reason why voting in this upcoming election is important to them. 

Kern County well represented at Democratic National Convention in Chicago

August 22, 2024 / By
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Camila Chávez and her mother, Dolores Huerta at DNC in Chicago.

Once again, Dolores Huerta (who else?)

First workshop on tenants’ rights held at MLK Center

August 20, 2024 / By
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Renters wanted to know what they could do to get help on various issues with their landlord and or management company.

Bakersfield Police drop Alex Garcia investigation 

August 16, 2024 / By

Slightly more than three weeks after a video surfaced on social media alleging that ex-Wasco mayor Alex Garcia had attempted to meet with a 15-year-old boy for a sexual encounter, Bakersfield police have run into a wall of silence after launching an investigation. 

Kern County resident shares her eight-year battle with Valley Fever

August 16, 2024 / By
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In Kern County, Valley Fever has been on the rise. In 2023, Kern County Public Health reported 3,153 cases of Valley Fever in Kern County.