Tuesday, December 29, 2020

COVID-19 swept through Kern nursing homes, leaving trail of death and questions regarding oversight

COVID-19 swept through Kern nursing homes, leaving trail of death and questions regarding oversight: It’s a grim holiday season for all Kern County as the number of coronavirus cases skyrockets. But it’s especially dark for our most vulnerable neighbors — the elderly living in local nursing …

Friday, December 11, 2020

Thursday, November 19, 2020

UPDATE: Deadline extended for Mechanics Bank Arena tickets drawing

UPDATE: Deadline extended for Mechanics Bank Arena tickets drawing: UPDATE: The deadline to enter a drawing for two tickets to every Mechanics Bank Arena event during 2021 has been extended to Dec. 31, according to a news release. The previous deadline was Nov. 15.…

Friday, May 8, 2020

Mostly white crowds at stay-at-home protests show how pandemic has widened racial and political divisions

Hundreds of people gather to protest the lockdown in spite of shelter-in-place rules still being in effect at California's state capitol building in Sacramento, California on May 1, 2020. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Mostly white crowds at stay-at-home protests show how pandemic has widened racial and political divisions: The crowds protesting California’s stay-at-home orders aimed at stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus have a litany of grievances: Open the beaches. Free the churches. End the tyranny o…

Wednesday, March 25, 2020