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Nearly three years of silence on the future of downtown Bakersfield’s former Greyhound property ended Tuesday with word the lot will be redeveloped as housing — possibly by the same company building high-end apartments on the opposite side of Chester…

Nearly three years of silence on the future of downtown Bakersfield’s former Greyhound property ended Tuesday with word the lot will be redeveloped as housing — possibly by the same company building high-end apartments on the opposite side of Chester…

Kern County’s heavy fog will break, at least for now, as a series of light rain storms are expected to move through the area over the next week.

With a new year comes a raft of new laws, many of which take effect Jan. 1. These are some of the laws approved by the state of California to go into effect in 2026.

Those planning to ring in the new year with some cocktails and revelry should also plan on finding a designated driver.

Whether the recent storm was a mood-setting addition to the holidays or a more of a bother, get ready for another coming New Year’s Eve — plus one more soon afterward.

The unexpected surge in demand that boosted Bakersfield’s home market in October didn’t last long.

What’s normally a basketball court was set up like a museum gallery Monday for Bakersfield’s annual Kwanzaa celebration at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center.

Three teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder, gang-related activity and other crimes related to a shooting three months prior that left one person dead and another wounded, the Bakersfield Police Department reported.

Words made a lot of news in 2025, in Kern County as much as anywhere else. The following list of quotations highlights some of the biggest local developments during the past year.