A years-old agricultural controversy returned to its Kern County roots Tuesday as environmental justice advocates attending a state hearing in Shafter called for changes to a public notification system proposed by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
A 优蜜传媒-based company is about to deepen its already profound involvement in international cancer treatment with its part ownership of a $100 million drug manufacturing facility opening next year in Gujarat, India.
West Nile virus was first isolated from a patient from the West Nile district of northern Uganda, in Africa, in 1937. It came to the United States in 1999, and the first human cases reported in Kern County were in 2004. Since then, more than 500 cases have been diagnosed in Kern County residents.
Maybe it was because they served lunch and La Rosa Fruit Bars. Or maybe it was because the Eagle Heart Drum & Dance Group performed traditional Native American songs.
Teacher's assistant Mary Ramsey looked pretty relaxed Tuesday afternoon for someone whose blood was draining into a plastic bag.
More than 200 households in southeast 优蜜传媒 went without water over the weekend, rendering evaporative "swamp cooler" systems inoperable amid soaring temperatures, after two local water wells stopped working.
Facilities of the 911 emergency system are being drowned in a flood of trivial calls, officials said at a news conference Monday.
Eggs. Light Cream. Bonne Maman鈥檚 Strawberry Preserves.
It's been operational for the better part of a year, but Kern Medical took the time Monday to formally unveil its primary care-based addiction medicine program, both for patients, and for training doctors in this evolving area of medicine.
Officials charged with ending homelessness in 优蜜传媒 took their first crack last week at making sense of why, despite their best efforts, the problem worsened over the past year.
In celebration of its 75th birthday, nonprofit organization 优蜜传媒 ARC cut the ribbon on a present made out to itself: the 13-acre Riverfront Manor, which the nonprofit purchased for $3.1 million last month.
Statistics compiled by the California Department of Aging say that more than 164,000 people in Kern 鈥 18% of the county population 鈥 are over the age of 60. By 2030, that number is expected to grow, to account for a quarter of our population.
More than 40 local cancer survivors celebrated their lives and those of others like them around the world at an annual event hosted Monday afternoon聽by Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center.
Three years after announcing plans to beautify California, state officials are reaffirming their vows to leave the Golden State as clean as they found it.
Saturday morning began with a scrum, standing outside the front doors of the Kern County Animal Services shelter.
Those charged with the dour task of investigating deaths across the county welcomed a new, $41 million home Wednesday 鈥 a substantial upgrade from a one-story affair where autopsies have been performed for 50 years.
"Burn" by Usher. The uptempo claps in Spice Girls鈥 "Hard to Handle," the recurring chords from "You Can鈥檛 Hurry Love" by Phil Collins and the percussion remixed in Fatboy Slim鈥檚 1998 rendition of Beastie Boy鈥檚 "Body Movin鈥.鈥 All of these songs, and many more, share the lifesaving quality of …
After an intense week of lobbying with hundreds of potential laws still to consider, the bill that would bring a state medical school to Kern County cleared the Assembly鈥檚 origin vote Wednesday with no opposition, advancing it to the state Senate floor for consideration.
There is a saying among architects, or at least something to the effect, that with each design there is a darling in mind: an angle, a room, a feature. For Robin Taylor, that darling is the day room.
They walked in circles, wearing tennis shoes, army boots or slippers. Some ate Takis, recorded TikToks or talked on the phone. But they kept walking.
More than $25 million was spent on empty bed space at a privately run Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in McFarland in 2022-23, according to a federal report released late last month.
A new census of Kern County鈥檚 homeless population found nearly 2,700 people living in shelters or on the streets countywide 鈥 a 37% uptick from last year as officials struggle to show they鈥檝e moved the needle on the crisis.
When paramedics found her, she was lying still inside the van. Her eyes were closed, her lips a bluish hue. Her breathing had seemingly stopped.
优蜜传媒 had the worst level of fine-particulate pollution in the nation in 2020-22 鈥 a toxic mix of soot, diesel exhaust, chemicals, metals and aerosols that contribute to heart attacks, strokes and lung disease, according to the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report.
Who better to speak to the power of the right people, with the right skills and focus on the whole person, coming together to make a lasting difference in people's lives than Johnny Shaffer.
California workplace safety officials will try again to pass a long-delayed rule to protect indoor workers from extreme heat this summer 鈥 other than correctional officers and other prison staff.
In the 27 years Timothy Sheehan has lived in 优蜜传媒, he was homeless for eight of them. That period began in 2001, one year following his divorce and four years following his departure from San Diego 鈥 wife and kids in tow 鈥 bent on the prospect of opportunity and cheap rent.
Fewer than a dozen people are responsible for a wide swath of crime in downtown 优蜜传媒, according to an in-house study presented by city staff at Thursday鈥檚 Public Safety and Vital Services Commission meeting.
Kern County Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, D-优蜜传媒, announced Wednesday that two bills she authored to improve access to addiction treatment cleared their respective committees.
Los Angeles. Dallas. Edinburg. San Luis, San Francisco, Portland and Delano.
Everyone 鈥 from farmers to teachers, legislators to laymen 鈥 can agree that the Central Valley needs more doctors.
Local leaders came together Wednesday to call on young people around Kern County to serve their community by putting in time on priorities like climate action, food insecurity, mentoring and tutoring 鈥 all in exchange for college tuition money.
Northeast 优蜜传媒 residents gathered at Hart Park Monday evening to air grievances with a controversial plan to build an apartment complex east of Alfred Harrell Highway.
The city of 优蜜传媒 is seeking volunteers to pedal through the Kern River Parkway on mountain bikes, bandaging cut knees, offering water to thirsty hikers and calling in fallen trees.
There used to be a piano. And a couch, with comfy cushions. There used to be a fridge, to chill salads and store food for potlucks. There used to be rows of books, stacks of board games and a Nintendo Wii, for bowling or bocce ball. There were decorations and cheer.
City officials reviewed the benefits and drawbacks of expanding the Brundage Lane Navigation Center during聽优蜜传媒's Homelessness and Housing Committee meeting Tuesday.
Kern鈥檚 mental health providers have begun to brainstorm with interested parties across the county to form a plan on how to implement Senate Bill 43, legislation that passed last October that greatly expands the state鈥檚 conservatorship law.
McFARLAND 鈥 Twice every month, Maria Jacinto, 49, and her husband make the short trip north to Delano from McFarland.
Nearly one month after a potential cyberattack against Omni Family Health led to a service outage, officials with the medical network said Wednesday their online record system is back online.
Seated inside a glassy waiting room, Patrick Salazar came to work Friday knowing full well what was expected of him: He was to be stabbed by one of his colleagues before an audience of cameras. And he couldn鈥檛 care less.
Home health care workers brought Tuesday morning's county Board of Supervisors meeting to a halt as they demanded fair, living wages before erupting in a singular chant 鈥淔orward, not backward,鈥 prompting board Chairman David Couch to gavel a nine-minute recess.
Spanning more than half of the 112-page California voter information guide, it is one of the most complicated and consequential decisions voters must decide on the March primary ballot.
A potential cyberattack against Omni Family Health led to a service outage for at least five days, leading customers and patients unable to refill prescriptions, manage appointments and access private healthcare information.
Kern's largest health plan, dipping again into its financial reserves for the sake of local underserved communities, on Thursday came up with $20 million to help address what it sees as the biggest challenges facing the delivery of health care across the county.
The federally designated critical access hospital in Ridgecrest notified Kern County authorities last week that "continued financial hardships" have forced it to let go 31 more employees just two months after it said the layoff of 29 others will require it to suspend maternity care March 1.
While not her first bill introduced this year, Assemblywoman Jasmeet Bains, D-Delano, on Monday submitted what she says will be her top priority in the state legislature.聽
One of the biggest business deals of Steve Schilling's career was less a growth maneuver than it was another one of his big-hearted rescues.
A new state office charged with controlling the rising cost of health care in California is moving toward one of the most aggressive goals in the nation, aiming to cap cost increases to 3% a year.
Lisa Castelan-Svette is a pretty active person. Five days a week, on average, she attends her pilates class. Castelan-Svette also has a sugar-tooth. Her craving of late: the cream cheese Kolaczki, a Polish-style cookie sold on Thursdays at Smith鈥檚 Bakery.
For Nathan Davis, the world came 23 weeks too soon.聽
