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Bakersfield, CA — At 12:30 am on Monday morning, Bakersfield police shot and killed 73-year-old Francisco Serna as he stood in his driveway. Immediately following the shooting, police released details noting that Serna was killed for ‘brandishing a gun...

Kimberly McAnally is the program manager at the Alzheimer’s Disease Association of Kern County new adult day care facility that has greatly expanded its space. “ It’s amazing how much more we can do here,” she says.

Alex Izaguirre/FUSION Until 18-year-old college student Monica Valera spoke to Fusion three weeks ago, she knew nothing about where to get tested for sexually transmitted infections in her hometown of Shafter, a small agricultural community just outside...

By Susan Ferris, Public Integrity Kern County is an American agricultural giant whose soil produced more than $6 billion worth of grapes, almonds and other farm products last year. Yet some of its workers’ children, after being disciplined...

They played flutophones; woodwinds; and brass, percussion and string instruments in 30-minute orchestra, band and choral performances at each school. They featured teachers dressed as superheroes, an original song about how to join BCSD music programs...