[aggregation-styles] KGET The margin between Kern County registered Republicans and Democrats has increased since Election 2020. As of Feb. 25, 2021, there are 12,223 more registered Republicans than Democrats in the Golden Empire. Just before Election 2020, the margin was narrower; there were 10,765 more registered Republicans than Democrats as...
NAS Lemoore Welcomes Home Two Squadrons
[aggregation-styles] The Hanford Sentinel NAS LEMOORE — As two squadrons flew over NAS Lemoore on Thursday, families cheered, cried and hugged one another as a nearly 11-month deployment came to an end. After the squadrons made their way off their jets, families ran after their loved ones. Fathers picked up...
Ban on California Oil Production ‘A Dangerous Idea’ Says Bakersfield Energy CEO
[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield Californian The new head of Bakersfield-based oil producer Aera Energy LLC on Thursday condemned growing calls to end California petroleum production, charging in an exclusive interview that the industry's opponents are ignoring science and confusing people into supporting a "dangerous idea" that would cost jobs, tax revenue and...
Suspect Drives Over Bakersfield Officer in Attempted Get Away
[aggregation-styles] KGET A suspect in a vandalism investigation injured two police officers early Thursday when he tried to get away, driving over the legs of an officer who fell beneath his vehicle, police said. Rogelio Salazar, 35, was taken into custody after the incident early Thursday on charges including aggravated...
Purple Heart Medal Found in Bakersfield. Woman on Mission to Reunite It With WWII Vet’s Family
[aggregation-styles] KGET A Bakersfield woman is on a mission to reunite a Purple Heart medal with the family of a late World War II veteran who passed away more than 50 years ago. Clarence Vernie Hawksley served as a U.S. Army captain from 1942-1946, but decades later the Purple Heart...
Costco To Raise Minimum Wage To $16 An Hour: ‘This Isn’t Altruism’
[aggregation-styles] National Public Radio Costco plans to edge up its starting wage to $16 an hour starting next week, CEO W. Craig Jelinek said on Thursday, revealing plans that would propel his company ahead of most of its retail competitors. Costco raised its starting pay to $15 per hour in...
Brutal Spike in Carjackings Driven by Teens with Limited School and Supervision
[aggregation-styles] Washington Post A year of the coronavirus has given rise to what police leaders nationwide call an alarming trend: bored, wayward teenagers pointing guns in people’s faces and carjacking them. “We’re not giving them enough supervision. That really created a problem,” says Tim Hardy, the longtime director of the...
Some School Office Staff Got COVID Vaccine Before Teachers in Visalia. Here’s What District Says.
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta Tulare County has received a small number of COVID-19 vaccines compared to its overall population. The shortage concerns teachers who have been waiting for their shot. Some Visalia Unified School District teachers were dismayed when they heard district office employees received vaccines before them. The teachers...
State’s Requests for Criminal Charges in COVID Restaurant Cases Rebuffed by Kern DA
[aggregation-styles] Bakersfield Californian In a county like Kern where it's not hard to find a restaurant or bar operating in apparent violation of California's 11-month-old pandemic health order, the agency responsible for coming down on offenders hasn't been shy about pursuing criminal charges. But neither has it been successful. Nine...
Millions of Buttons Collected for Central Valley’s First Holocaust Memorial
[aggregation-styles] Jewish News Six million buttons of many colors and shapes and sizes — buttons made of metal, wood, cloth, plastic, pearl and shell, plain buttons and buttons with patterns, textured buttons and flat buttons — soon will serve as a memorial in a garden setting at Chabad of Bakersfield...