Kern job fairs in February seek candidates for school, healthcare, and more roles
America's Job Center shares some new open positions.The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District is having a job fair on ...
Kern County proclaims February as Safely Surrendered Baby Awareness Month
Lakresha Watson was at the hospital for a friend who had gotten into a car accident when she received a phone call that would bring a whole new life into her own. Watson went upstairs and waited for ...
Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce celebrates 40 years of success
The Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce celebrated four decades of supporting Kern County businesses with a Gala ...
KERO-TV22d
KRV Bridge Connection building opens in Lake Isabella to provide residents with more resources
The non-profits that are located at the building are CAPK, Flood Ministries, Kern Health Systems, Open Door Network, Be Finally Free, Garden Pathways, Cerro Coso College, and Stewards. The ...
KERO-TV22d
New Indian Health Services Clinic opens up in Mt. Mesa with plans to expand services
The new clinic was opened by the Bakersfield Indian Health Project after they recognized the need for expanded health care access for indigenous populations in rural Kern River Valley. “The ...
The Bakersfield Californian29d
Bakersfield, Kern County fire crews deployed to help fight Southern California fires
The Kern County Fire Department and the Bakersfield Fire Department have wasted no time in sending close to 175 firefighters and dozens of vehicles to assist in the battle against multiple ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat27d
A surprising immigration raid in Kern County foreshadows what awaits farmworkers and businesses
Losses in education and health would be catastrophic,” he said. “Basically, you know how Kern County complains about oil? This event would be analogous to shutting down oil production.
The Fresno Bee27d
Immigration crackdown could expand in Central California, Border Patrol says in update
A Border Patrol chief says dozens of agents detained two child rapists and “other criminals” from several countries as part of a Kern County immigration enforcement operation — and that ...
The Fresno Bee28d
Border Patrol detains dozens of immigrants in Central Valley, advocates say. What we know
Border Patrol operations in Kern County this week have likely resulted in dozens of arrests, according to immigration advocates, alarming residents, families of immigrants and the region’s ...
The Bakersfield Californian27d
The devastating fires in Southern California are affecting Kern County residents, too
As wind-whipped flames raced out of the hills around Altadena and Pasadena earlier this week in Southern California, dozens of nursing homes and assisted living facilities suddenly found ...
CBS News8d
White House blames "outage" for locking out Medicaid, Head Start, health centers from funding site
The White House blamed an "outage" for locking out a wide range of organizations and agencies on Tuesday from the online systems responsible for drawing down federal health dollars. Multiple state ...
Becker's Hospital Review5d
10 health systems with strong finances
Here are 10 health systems with strong operational metrics and solid financial positions, according to reports from credit rating agencies Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service released in 2025.