Man escorted out of heated Board of Education debate on adding Prager U to Kern County schools

New year, new controversy for the Kern County Board of Education. And this time, it involved placing videos and books from ...

Date set for 2026 Wedding & Event Expo at the Kern County Fairgrounds

The 2026 Wedding and Event Expo is set for Jan. 25 at the Kern County Fairgrounds. Organizers said the event will include ...

Kern County library shares their Book of the Week

The Kern County Library is highlighting their book of the week.This week's book is byFahra Daredia with the Kern County ...
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Supervisors to weigh help for e. Kern borax mine hit by Chinese counter-tariffs

Retaliatory tariffs imposed by China on eastern Kern's largest mineral export will become a focus next month as members of ...

Man found incompetent to stand trial for alleged murder of elderly father

A man accused of assaulting and killing his father in Bakersfield in October was found to be incompetent to stand ...