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The city of Arvin, south of Bakersfield, is struggling to stay healthy. Nearly a quarter of its 20,000 residents fall below the poverty line, and surrounding Kern County has one of the highest diabetes burdens in the state. As part of an ongoing effort to get kids out of the …

The Affordable Care Act may be staying in place for now, but the long-term future of health care is still far from certain. And that uncertainty is already taking its toll on some health care programs–with ripple effects felt throughout the Valley. If you peruse the Airbnb listings outside Bakersfield, …

Health officials and advocates gathered in Bakersfield today for a summit on public health in Kern County, where one specific community was touted as a public health role model. In the last five years or so, the city of McFarland has dramatically upgraded its infrastructure. The city has more sidewalks, …

There are a lot of efforts to bring health foods into school and the elementary school curriculum. One of the most interesting examples can be found in Bakersfield at Buena Vista Elementary School, home to something called an “edible schoolyard.” A joint project of the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District …

Investigators are looking for answers in a fiery crash last week involving a Los Banos truck driver that killed two people —including a 2-year-old boy — in Kern County. The … Click to Continue »

Flat Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 21, 2016 9:30 am Date/Time Started: September 19,2016 2:13 pm Administrative Unit: Kern County Fire Department County: Kern County Location: off Granite Rd and Poso Flat Rd., 5 miles south of Woody Acres Burned – Containment: 306 acres – 100% contained Long/Lat: /-123.557

Range Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 28, 2016 7:15 am Date/Time Started: August 26,2016 10:10 am Administrative Unit: Kern County Fire Department County: Kern County Location: off Deer Trail Dr & Hwy 223, 6 miles east of Arvin Acres Burned – Containment: 518 acres – 85% contained Long/Lat: 35.2013/-118.7212

Cedar Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: August 16, 2016 7:15 pm Date/Time Started: August 16,2016 4:35 pm Administrative Unit: Sequoia National Forest County: Kern County Location: off of Hwy 155 in the Greenhorn Mountains, west of Wofford Heights Acres Burned – Containment: **This is NOT a CAL FIRE incident. For …