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County distributes 23 facade grants totaling $200,000
Kern County recently distributed $200,000 in facade improvement grants to 23 businesses countywide.
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Abbott to send National Guard to Austin for No Kings rally
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying the state’s National Guard to Austin ahead of this weekend’s planned No Kings rally in the Texas capital, he announced Thursday, as top Republicans around the country vilify the protests as Antifa-linked and led by the radical flank of the Democratic Party. “Violence and destruction will never be tolerated…
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‘They delayed, they denied’: How insurance errors endanger California patients
Mary Kuhn went to the emergency room at John Muir Medical Center because it felt like she was having a heart attack. Her chest and jaw hurt. Her tongue was numb. Instead of confirming a heart attack, testing later ordered…
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Scrivner hearing postponed to December
A date for former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner was postponed to Dec. 15 following a brief hearing Thursday in Kern County Superior Court.
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Honor Flight Kern County returns home to big local welcome, Bakersfield-style
One hundred and one military veterans who served in a wide range of war zones, areas and eras of American history were cheered and honored by a crowd of local friends, family and community supporters at the terminal at Meadows…
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CARB preparing to issue draft rules for carbon management
State regulators are gearing up to release a draft regulatory framework early next year that will guide development of carbon management projects in Kern County and elsewhere around California.
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Man convicted of sexually abusing child for 5 years
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office reported a man was convicted Monday of sexually abusing a girl over a period of five years.
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Candace Owens denied visa to Australia by country’s highest court
Conservative influencer Candace Owens has been denied entry into Australia after the country’s High Court on Wednesday sided with the government and ruled she could “incite discord” among communities. While the Australian Constitution does not explicitly protect free speech, High Court Justices Stephen Gageler, Michelle Gordon and Robert Beech-Jones jointly ruled that implied freedom of…
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‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies
NEW YORK — Two more members of a Young Republican group chat strewn with racist epithets and hateful jokes stepped down from their jobs Tuesday after POLITICO published an exclusive report on the Telegram exchanges. Peter Giunta’s time working with New York Assemblymember Mike Reilly “has ended,” the Republican lawmaker said. Giunta served as chair…
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The 5 Democratic primary battles that’ll test the party’s future identity
Gov. Janet Mills’ entrance into the Maine Senate primary on Tuesday reignited the familiar progressive-versus-establishment battle lines. A three-way clash in Michigan has exposed the ongoing divisions within the party over Israel-Gaza. And a wave of generational challenges to elderly House members have flared across the country. Democratic primaries — already crowded, often messy and…