Illinois Gov. Pritzker announces initiatives to expand abortion access

Earth Overshoot Day marks a grim milestone in 2023

Haiti aid efforts set back amid kidnapping of US nurse, daughter

Weather

Nice weather is here but not for much longer

Biden expected to be 'aggressive' on federal workers' return to office

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver dies at 71

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Safe Haven Kid's League holding back-to-school event in California City

4 out of 5 people have felt climate change-driven heat this year

Scripps News Life

This pizza is topped with all your favorite bar foods

Local News

KCSO Bakersfield Search and Rescue Team saves woman from Kern River

US employers added 187,000 jobs in July; unemployment dips to 3.5%

White ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to racist assault

National News

STEM students create innovative solutions for veterans through Quality of Life +

Former Pres. Donald Trump indicted in Jan. 6 investigation

Trump's D.C. court date forced some weddings to reschedule

Canada's Justin Trudeau and wife separate after 18 years of marriage

FBI: 126 suspects arrested in nationwide sex trafficking sting

This boxing gym owner says leading with heart is key to his success

Both expelled members of 'Tennessee Three' win back state House seats

Wayne Brady comes out as pansexual

Kern Living

Kern Living: First Experience Preschool

National News

Pence seizes on Trump's latest indictment as he looks to break through GOP field

Lizzo hires high-powered attorney to defend her in dancers' suit

Local News

Soggy ground from winter floods impacts Kern County's cotton farmers

FDA approves first postpartum depression pill

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‘Goth chickens’ are pure black—with black bones and internal organs, too

Kern Living

Kern Living: Ladies and Gents Bridal

More office spaces set to be converted into apartments

Weather

We are stepping into August in the right foot with temps well below average

Pope Francis blasts 'scandal' of clergy sex abuse, meets survivors