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Anti-hate forum provides resources at Larry E. Reider Center

Published   Nov 21, 2024 05:27AM
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- On Thursday, several organizations are coming together for what's described as Bakersfield's first anti-hate forum. The forum is being hosted by Pride Year-Round, the NAACP, the Sikh Women's Association, and the Center for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Organizers say it will include panels including information on community resources, a conversation on [...] ... Read more

California water agency considers spending $141 million on D

The Metropolitan Water District's board is set to vote in December on whether to spend $141.6 million for planning of the proposed Delta tunnel project. ... Read more

California just set rules that trade short-term climate gain

California regulators just voted to ignore the long-term environmental and social costs of factory-farm incentives. Our climate solutions must not come at the expense of environmental justice. ... Read more

Mercy Air Medical Program celebrates 35 years of service in

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- Some people in Bakersfield might not know about Mercy Air 15, the medevac company that transports injured and sick people from more remote areas of Kern County to local hospitals. Mercy Air 15 celebrated 35 years of serv ... Read more

Adventist Health introduces latest version of surgical robot for some procedures

Published   Nov 21, 2024 02:15AM
The $2.5 million robot will be used mainly for thoracic surgeries. Some include hysterectomies, as well as colon, hernia, and weight loss surgeries. ... Read more

Union Avenue reduced to 2 lanes, receives painted bike lane

Union is also one of Bakersfield's most deadly streets with ten pedestrians hit-and-killed on this strip of pavement in the last two years. ... Read more

Man found guilty of assaulting Town and Country shopping cen

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) --A Bakersfield man was found guilty of assaulting a security guard with a deadly weapon and attempting criminal threats at the Town and Country shopping center in August. According to the Kern County District Attorney's Of ... Read more

Nearly half of L.A.'s record homelessness budget went unspen

Los Angeles city Controller Kenneth Mejia reported that the city failed to spend nearly half of the $1.3 billion budgeted for homelessness in 2023-24. ... Read more