Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A storm off the coast of northern California brought much more rain than any of the forecasts expected in the Kern County area, providing for wet streets across the route for the start of the annual Bakersfield Marathon. This storm will bring moisture over the state Sunday and into Monday...

The weather and ocean currents are helping to drive a toxic blob of sorts up the California coastline, threatening marine life there. The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) reports that an “unprecedented multiple-toxin event” is under way, with a toxic harmful algal bloom (HAB) spreading from...

FRESNO, Calif. — The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $1 billion statewide for infrastructure improvements, with significant funding directed toward Fresno and Kern counties. The investment, backed by Governor Gavin Newsom’s Build More, Faster – For All initiative, aims to enhance safety and...

A powerful Pacific storm system is set to impact the West Coast starting Monday, bringing heavy rain, mountain snow, and strong winds to California, Oregon, and Washington, the National Weather Service, Weather Prediction Center stated.

Cottonwood, CA – A small-town convenience store in Shasta County has made history. The California Lottery announced that Rosemary Casarotti is the sole winner of the record-breaking $1.2 billion Mega Millions® jackpot from the December 27, 2024, draw. Casarotti purchased her winning ticket at the Sunshine Food & Gas...

THE methodical Ocean’s Eleven-style heist where burglars stole as much as $30 million in cash from a money storage facility could take years to crack, a former FBI agent has told The U.S. Sun. Like something out of a Hollywood film script, thieves managed to sneak into the Gardaworld building in San Fernando Valley,...

Californiians could soon be voting on a new healthcare law named after Luigi Mangione , the Ivy League grad who is accused of executing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in cold blood. The “Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act,” was put forward by retired Los Angeles attorney Paul Eisner, who said the sick stunt was...

All you need is an email address. The post Californians now have access to 300,000 eBooks through California State Library appeared first on Long Beach Post .

JCPenney has announced plans to shutter eight more stores across the U.S. by mid-2025, with closures affecting locations in Annapolis, MD, Newington, NH, Charleston, WV, Topeka, KS, Denver, CO, San Bruno, CA, Pocatello, ID, and Asheville, NC, the company revealed.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One person was wounded early Saturday in a shooting in the area of V and 4th streets, police said. Police responded at 2:33 a.m. to a ShotSpotter activation and found a man who’d been shot, according to a Bakersfield Police Department release. He was taken to a hospital and was in […]