4+ hour, 35+ min ago  (189+ words) The Bakersfield Californian Rebuilding critical infrastructure is never cheap " but thinking the only option is raising utility rates is a failure of imagination. As Bakersfield faces the need to modernize its aging wastewater treatment systems, residents are right to worry…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago  (71+ words) water filtration The Bakersfield Californian Sorry, an error occurred. Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Must be at least 8 characters, not contain repeating characters (e. g. , 111), and not contain sequential numbers (e. g. , 123). Get Bakersfield. com's top local, sports, entertainment, and…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago  (208+ words) Kern County Sheriff's Sgt. Rodney Jones, in the bucket, changes the Kern River death toll sign at the mouth of the Kern River Canyon Friday, in an attempt to warn Memorial Day travelers about the dangers of the river. Members…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (179+ words) The Kern River is almost pure whitewater as it empties out of the Kern River Canyon in 2023. Lois Henry, the CEO and editor of SJV Water, will discuss the history of local river water ownership during a talk at Beale…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (420+ words) Bakersfield. com The public interest group Bring Back the Kern launched a competition this week inviting residents to use artificial intelligence to generate images of the Kern River flowing through Bakersfield, where it is mostly dry. The contest, dubbed "A. I. pril…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (144+ words) Inmates at Lerdo jail are welcome to shower again now that the Kern County Sheriff's Office says it has installed water filters to block diesel fuel contamination at the facility. The agency's announcement does not mean detainees there should resume…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (164+ words) The first images from Europe's pioneering meteorological infrared sounder were unveiled today at the EU Space Conference in Brussels, marking a major advance in the ability to monitor how the atmosphere evolves before and during severe weather. The images were…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (195+ words) A woman hugs a child as parents and children evacuate a school after a strong earthquake in Davao City, Philippines, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. Two women walk past a damaged house after a strong earthquake in Davao City, southern Philippines on…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago  (240+ words) Rural Kern County residents have a higher likelihood of drinking water tainted with unhealthful levels of contaminants than their southern California neighbors, thanks, in part to Kern's hodgepodge of small, under-resourced water systems, according to a report from the Luskin…...