New York Investigates Cannabis Giant Stiiizy for Possible ‘Inversion’
In a developing story that has raised eyebrows in the cannabis industry, California-based cannabis megabrand Stiiizy is currently under investigation by New York authorities for allegedly smuggling marijuana from out of state into the licensed market. According to a report from The New York Times, the New York State...
California loses 23,100 fast-food jobs after $20 minimum wage hike, new study finds
Los Angeles, California – A new study from Pepperdine University is reigniting the debate over California’s minimum wage
Honor Flight 51 leaving Bakersfield on April 8
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Honor Flight of Kern County hosted its monthly veterans breakfast in celebration of their next Honor Flight taking off on this week. The flight will be taking off from Meadows Field Airport on Tuesday and is expected to returned on Thursday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. The trip to Washington...
Coroner ID’s bicyclist struck, killed by vehicle in east Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a woman who was struck and killed by a vehicle in March in east Bakersfield. Paula Aranda, 52, was riding a bicycle on March 19 when a vehicle crashed into her at 4:59 p.m. at the intersection of Oswell Street and Fernvale Road, according to […]
Coroner identifies 26-year-old woman killed in Wible Road shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed in the shooting on Wible Road as 26-year-old Jessica Lorraine Arevalos of Lompoc. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday, April 5, at around 11 p.m., deputies were called to a report of...
Kern County sheriff’s deputies investigate homicide of Lompoc woman
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Lompoc woman was identified by coroner officials after dying in a shooting on Wible Road Saturday night. Jessica Lorraine Arevalos, 26, was shot by another person at 1002 Wible Road, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. One other woman was injured in the shooting, and was...
Hard Rock Tejon is now looking ‘forward’ to hiring employees this summer
Informational session for prospective vendors brings in hundreds of residents, laying out plans for hiring team members
‘The issue is we’re now in limbo’: DOGE cuts impact Kern County food and...
Lauren Skidmore of The Open Door Network told 17 News due to the uncertainty in EFSP funds, the organization has seen an impact in food purchases for its domestic violence and homeless shelters.
Lawmakers unveil revolutionary project that could transform how we power our homes: ‘Nobody can...
Such projects are already finding success all around the globe. Lawmakers unveil revolutionary project that could transform how we power our homes: 'Nobody can stop the ... revolution' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Students at multiple University of California campuses and Stanford University report dozens of students...
Stanford University is the latest higher learning institution in the state of California to report that some students have had their visas revoked by the federal government. UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and UCLA have also reported students on their campuses having their visas revoked.
