Live updates: RFK Jr. to face Senate panel; Trump orders roil Washington
President Trump’s executive actions, including a freeze on federal grants and a buyout offer to federal employees, have drawn ...
Concerns rise in Kern County as ICE carries out raids across nation
Concerns continue to grow for Kern County's undocumented migrant community amid recent immigration sweeps nationwide.
2025 Point In Time Count volunteers survey homeless individuals around Kern County Wednesday
Homelessness rose by 37% in 2024, to more than 2,600 homeless individuals in Kern County, according to Bakersfield-Kern ...
Kern County leaders vote to make registrar of voters its own position
The county combined those positions with the clerk and registrar of voters back in 1995, due to budgeting issues. Those five ...
Kern County faces methane 'super emission' events, raising health and climate concerns
The Environmental Protection Agency reported that Kern County has experienced seven superemission events in the past week ...
Local governments react to 'unprecedented' federal funding pause
Local officials say they're waiting for additional guidance amid President Trump’s order temporarily pausing federal grants and loans, which a judge temporarily blocked on Tuesday. “We are working to ...
25th Annual Kern County Teacher Recruitment Fair set for Feb. 1
Educators around Kern County are gearing up for the county’s largest gathering of school district recruiters in one location.
Return of the chaos
Did you miss the chaos? We’re just one week into the new Trump administration, and state officials here and all over were ...