Elementary students raise money for Veteran and Honor Flight Kern County
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Honor Flight Kern County is gearing up to send a group of veterans to Washington D.C. soon and Friday one veteran found out his ticket is booked, courtesy of the students at...
View ArticleFrontier High School students kickoff Big Give Week
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Students from Frontier High School gave back to the community Sunday. It's part of the school's first Big Give Week in which students will perform a variety of community service acts...
View ArticleSecuring a summer job, tips for teens
BAKERSFIELD,CA- Summer break may be weeks away but employers and recruiters say the time for teens to secure a summer job is now."It's going to take some time to actually find out what is out there so...
View ArticleKern's graduation rate at 76%, as CA reports a historic 80% graduation rate
SACRAMENTO, CA -- Kern County cohort graduation rates stood at 76% among students who started as a freshman and graduated with their class in 2012-1013, a report released Monday showed. That's...
View ArticleFrom classroom to Crossfit
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A local teacher is turning his passion for fitness into motivation for struggling students. He's started a Crossfit Club at Tierra Del Sol Continuation High School.Crossfit is a...
View ArticleLocal nonprofit restores classic cars owned by active military and veterans
BAKERSFIELD,CA-- Jonathon Hall spends his nights and weekends restoring cars."I started on working on cars when I was a kid with my dad," said Hall. Deployments kept him from restoring his five cars....
View ArticleSuccess and ticket sales for local sports teams
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The playoff drought is over for the Bakersfield Condors, and the Blaze baseball team is off to one of its best starts in years so it's been an exciting year, so far, for Bakersfield...
View ArticleLast day for nominations for Kern Green Awards banquet
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Kern Green wants to recognize businesses, schools, individuals, agencies or organizations that are making a difference in the community. They are looking for nominations in the...
View ArticleFamily mourns loss of mother and child
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Loved ones are mourning the loss of a six-year-old girl and her mother, both killed in a car crash on Highway 99 in Bakersfield Friday night. A 10-year-old girl who survived remains...
View ArticleRetrial begins in autistic sexual assault case
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The retrial began Monday morning in the case that alleges a 16-year-old autistic girl was mentally damaged from a sexual assault on school grounds. It's a civil case against the Kern...
View ArticleSuspected drunk driver in fatal crash back behind bars
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a pregnant woman on January 17, is back behind bars. Joseph Maine had his bail increased to $2 million when a report...
View ArticleGET employees to vote on a new contract
BAKERSFIELD, CA--There's a new contract on the table Monday night for employees of Golden Empire Transit in Bakersfield. In a private meeting at the Clarion Hotel on Rosedale Highway, union members...
View ArticleNBA imposes lifetime ban for Clippers owner Donald Sterling
(MSNBC) -- Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA for life Tuesday, and Commissioner Adam Silver announced at a news conference in New York that he would urge owners to...
View ArticleDeputies searching for Lamont burglary suspects
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Deputies need your help to identify three people wanted for a suspected burglary which took place in Lamont last month. Deputies say around 9:00 am on March 31st three people...
View ArticleDowned plane in Rosamond injures one passenger
ROSAMOND, CA -- Kern County Fire crews are responding to a report of a downed aircraft on a street in Rosamond. Fire officials say there were two people were on board when the plane went down in the...
View ArticleFire Department: Report of downed plane untrue
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Kern County Sheriff's Department says a report of a downed plane in Rosamond Tuesday afternoon turns out to be untrue. The Kern County Fire Department had received a call about...
View ArticleBring the heat
KERN COUNTY, CA - If Irwindale can't stand the heat, come to Kern County. That is the message the Kern Economic Development Corporation is giving the maker of Sriracha hot sauce. The Irwindale plant...
View ArticleSchool board delays unification vote in Shafter
SHAFTER, CA - Shafter area schools will not be unifying under one district anytime soon. The Richland School District board voted Tuesday to delay a vote, so more studies could be done. The seats were...
View ArticleGET employees turn down contract offer
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Golden Empire Transit bus drivers and maintenance workers Tuesday night rejected the latest contract offer from management. It's a bold move by union members considering their...
View ArticlePossible layoffs looming at Kern Medical Center
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Potential layoffs could be looming at Kern Medical Center as it was revealed Tuesday as the county hospital continues to lose more than $3 million a month.CFO Sandra Martin and CEO...
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