Some Kern County scientists and mosquito-abatement professionals are acknowledging that dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness also known as “breakbone fever,” will likely be seen in locally acquired cases in Kern County. But it’s...
Can a progressive Democrat win in California’s Central Valley? Given the current political environment, political observers are saying there’s a good chance. In June, a progressive Democrat, Randy Villegas, beat a centrist...
A jump in Kern County drilling permits was a foregone conclusion when a new state law took effect in January to avert soaring gasoline prices. But less expected was a concurrent drop in well reworks and other non-drilling oil-field activity.
The former Rio Bravo Country Club in northeast Bakersfield will shut down immediately following the failure Friday of an emergency plan to rescue the property from foreclosure proceedings, one of its owners announced. Jeremy Willer...