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"I was freaking out and bawling in the studio." Korn's classic debut album at 30: the weirdness, the trauma and the birth of nu metal

On October 11 1994, five misfits from Bakersfield, California would release an album that would change metal forever

Metal Hammer

Top signs and symptoms of Valley fever spreading in California

Valley fever cases have been on rise after the outbreak affected at least 19 people who attended Lightning in a Bottle music festival, a six-day event, near Bakersfield in May, according to California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

The Times of India

5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near Bakersfield, Felt In LA

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Bakersfield felt in Los Angeles triggers emergency response. No damage reported. Authorities monitor situation closely.

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Scripps Names James Galindo as Station Manager in Bakersfield

Exec had been with Nexstar station in California market

Broadcasting & Cable

“I would do meth in the private bathroom in the back. At the time, I was out of my mind”: the dark confessions of Korn’s Jonathan Davis

In 2018, Korn’s Jonathan Davis invited Metal Hammer into his private lair in Bakersfield, to talk addiction, rehab and his debut solo album Black Labyrinth

Metal Hammer

"Pro-Palestine Protester Charged for Threatening to 'Murder' Bakersfield Lawmakers"

"She prioritizes highlighting the intersectionality that comes with the environmental justice movement to achieve collective liberation for all oppressed communities. In her spare time, she enjoys holding elected officials accountable, watching endless amounts of movies, television series and sports, and enjoying time outdoors with her family and friends."

Reason

“I would do meth in the private bathroom in the back. At the time, I was out of my mind”: the dark confessions of Korn’s Jonathan Davis

In 2018, Korn’s Jonathan Davis invited Metal Hammer into his private lair in Bakersfield, to talk addiction, rehab and his debut solo album Black Labyrinth

Metal Hammer

California hometown sheds few tears for retiring McCarthy: ‘Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kevin’

Local Republicans praised the former House speaker but unfashionable Bakersfield largely greeted his exit with a shrug

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‘He’s Bakersfield’: Kevin McCarthy’s constituents know him better than he knows himself

Residents of this conservative yet rapidly changing inland California city watch the chaos in Washington with patience and resolve

Zenger

Top 10 Most Expensive Cities To Own A Dog

Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Bakersfield rounded out the top three cities as the most costly to own a dog.

Fortune

This millennial is priced out of the Los Angeles housing market—now he's worried he'll get priced out of Bakersfield too

“It just kind of was like, wow, are we going to soon be priced out of a home in Bakersfield?”

Tribune News Service

She found a well-behaved dog in her yard. It was a California K-9 officer

Camryn Escoto was away in Bakersfield since Wednesday when she noticed another dog while on Facetime with her uncle on Sunday.

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Kevin McCarthy survived his first political battle. This is how his hometown reacted

The debt ceiling debate ultimately ended with a deal between congressional Republicans and the White House. In Bakersfield, Calif., Speaker Kevin McCarthy's constituents watched the debate unfold.

Nottingham Post

Life on the Nottingham road with a summery name that 'will make people smile'

The road has a very summery name

The Independent UK

'Waste of time': Community college transfers derail students

America's high school graduates are often encouraged to start at a community college before getting a bachelor's degree, but the money-saving move rarely works as planned

Los Angeles Times

How Kevin McCarthy's Bakersfield is reacting to Trump's indictment

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Before a Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Trump in connection with an alleged hush-money payment to adult film actor Stormy Daniels, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told reporters how he thought the American people viewed the case.

Los Angeles Times

His parents died. Then Amazon fired him for seeking time off, a worker's suit alleges

An Amazon worker at a Bakersfield, California, warehouse alleges the company fired him last month for seeking time off to grieve his parents' deaths, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Kern County Superior Court.

The Guardian - US

US neighborhoods with more people of color suffer worse air pollution

Exclusive: Cutting-edge analysis of fine particulate levels by area reveals shocking disparities: ‘The underlying variable that is most predictive is systemic racism’

InsideEVs

Watch Tesla Semi Steal Show At Harris Ranch Tesla Takeover Event

The Tesla Semi displaying a Frito-Lay livery on the cab and Cheetos-branded trailer made a stop at the Harris Ranch on its way to Bakersfield.

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