Ali Saldana, Lizeth Rojo, Tesfa Habebo and Melissa Cruz got sworn in as jurors during the Open Doors to Federal Courts mock trial. Kern County Bar Association President David Torres questioned witness Tatiana Simon, under the watchful eye of Presiding

Both winner Alan Xu and runner-up Sophia Valdez had reason to smile at the end of a well-done duel in the 2008 Kern County Spelling Bee. Alan Xu, an 8th-grader at Earl Warren Junior High in Bakersfield and son of

When it came to celebrating Halloween, the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office found it was a great way to treat deserving children, raise money for programs and even provide curriculum for at risk students. Getting the early jump on

What do a high school senior, a movie producer and a famous football player all have in common? They have all found ways to keep smoking tobacco out of their lives, and on Nov. 1 shared how they do it

Even though the last corn dog had long been munched, fair fever still persisted on the morning of Oct. 10 at the Claude W. Richardson Child Development Center in Bakersfield. And it did for a very good reason. Children in

There are certain ironies in life that just seem to make sense, such as the Old Friends of Bakersfield Car Club and the MOVE program at the Blair Learning Center in Bakersfield. What could these two possibly have in common?

Sweepstakes Winner Roman Lara poses proudly with his winning painting and the sweepstakes ribbon, while his dad displays the perpetual trophy that will be displayed at Endeavour Elementary bearing Roman's name. Among those receiving ribbons for their entries at the

In 1989, the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office (KCSOS) thought it had a pretty good idea -- train schools, law enforcement, emergency responders and community providers as a group to keep campuses safe for children. Back then, it was