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Bakersfield Police Department suggests raise to body worn camera budget
The Bakersfield Police Department has requested a raise in their budget relating to body worn camera materials. BPD signed a contract with AXON Enterprise back ...
Arts Council of Kern announces launch of new monthly art market event
The Arts Council of Kern announced the start of “Second Saturdays,” a new monthly event in which Kern County residents can celebrate creativity within the ...
Kern County Level III, IV facilities placed on modified program: CDCR
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has placed all Level III and Level IV facilities, including four in Kern County, on modified program.
Lewis Hamilton defends Fred Vasseur amid Ferrari exit rumors ahead of Canadian GP
Lewis Hamilton defended Fred Vasseur on Friday amid reports the Ferrari team principal will be ousted before the end of the Formula 1 season. Reports have swirled for a bit as Hamilton, in his ...
US faith leaders opposed to ICE raids counsel nonviolent resistance and lead by example
When the Rev. Edward Anderson rallied in Los Angeles this week against the Trump administration’s intensifying immigration crackdown, he positioned himself between law enforcement and his ...
At the US Open, Patrick Reed hits the rarest of shots — an albatross
Patrick Reed made only the fourth double-eagle since the U.S. Open started keeping records some four decades ago, dunking in his second shot from 286 yards Thursday on the ...
A Grammy category is created for album covers just as Sabrina Carpenter’s takes the spotlight
The Recording Academy has tweaked some of its rules for the 2026 Grammy Awards, including carving out a stand-alone category for best album cover — a day after Sabrina Carpenter ...
Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women’s Prize book awards
Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel “The Safekeep,” a story of repressed emotion and historical memory in the ...
Democrats criticize latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports as setback for athletes
The latest effort by Congress to regulate college sports generated predictable partisan outrage on Thursday, with Democrats saying Republican-led draft legislation would claw ...
Lone passenger survives the deadly Air India crash
The lone passenger to survive the Air India crash that killed at least 240 people Thursday found himself near debris after being thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid, a ...
Grand Slam Track scraps LA event, leaving 2028 Olympic host without a major track meet this summer
Grand Slam Track canceled the final meet of its first season, in Los Angeles, leaving the host of the 2028 Olympics and the country’s second-largest city without a major track meet this ...
Protests over immigration raids continue across the US with more planned
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids are flaring up around the country, as officials in cities from coast to coast get ready for major demonstrations against ...