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Bakersfield ARC providing opportunities for businesses and special needs adults

The Kern County Public Works Department Code Compliance Division will soon receive new vehicles and additional officers in response to recommendations made by a grand jury in July. The Kern County Board of Supervisors has approved all of the grand jury's recommendations in order to address the challenges faced by county code compliance officers. 23ABC's Dominique LaVigne has the story.

Richard Young loves baseball, and although he is only 11 years old, he understands that not everyone has access to equipment like he does. In order to share his love of the sport, he came up with the idea of collecting gently-used baseball equipment from families around Bakersfield and sending it to young athletes around the world. 23ABC's Corey O'Leary caught up with Young to learn more.

Deadly storms are ripping through the east. At least two people have died and at its peak, more than a million homes and businesses were without power. The severe thunderstorms downed trees and powerlines, destroying homes and cars, and canceling or delaying thousands of U.S. flights.

Donald Trump's legal team and special counsel Jack Smith's office faced another deadline Tuesday to propose dates and times this week for a hearing regarding Smith's recent protective order request. That order seeks to limit what evidence Trump and his lawyers can share publicly in the election interference case.

Recent Supreme Court rulings that ended affirmative action and are looking to end legacy admissions make applying to college somewhat confusing. A recent college advisor on admissions has more on how to navigate the process.

Join Kern Living host Ryan Nelson as he talks with Maddie Hubbell and Landon Borgsdorf, the owners of InnerChi Candles.

In South Bakersfield are the Sagewood Apartments. It’s an affordable housing development that consists of 72 units ranging from one bedroom to three bedrooms for agricultural and farm workers. It’s one of the many ways the city of Bakersfield is working to combat the housing crisis.

Join Kern Living host Ryan Nelson as he visits the "coolest place in town:" YogurtZone!

Three people were arrested after police say they found seven stolen vehicles, stolen clothing, a gun, and a pallet of stolen vodka on a property in Southeast Bakersfield.

According to the study, 17 percent of toddlers started all the vaccination series but they didn't finish one or more of the doses.

If you need to get your child vaccinated ahead of the school year the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District is planning to host a walk-in back-to-school immunization clinic for the community.

The Red Cross is implementing a new Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy that expands blood donor eligibility.

Southbound traffic on Interstate 5 returned to normal after a tanker truck fire near Pyramid Lake had caused a shutdown in both directions on Mon, Aug 7.

Bakersfield residents may have noticed the new lights greeting them before they enter the freeway on a number of on-ramps.

A pavement rehabilitation project is scheduled to start on Stockdale Highway on Tues, Aug 8.

On Monday night, Bakersfield Police were investigating what they called a suspicious death in Downtown Bakersfield.

The Kern County District Attorney's Office announced that it is planning to retry David Keith Rogers, the former Kern County Sheriff's Office deputy convicted of killing two prostitutes.

A man has been arrested on attempted murder and battery charges after police say he stabbed a family member during a fight.

New details have been released on the prisoner who walked away from a community re-entry program on Sat, Aug 5.

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying someone they allege is responsible for a burlgary in south-central Bakersfield.

As we get toward the end of summer parents are starting to think about the coming school year. And that means shopping for their kids going back to school.

The National Transportation Safety Board has started assessing the scene where two helicopters collided in mid-air on Sunday while fighting a fire in Southern California. Three people were killed.

Mortgage rates were already ticking upward and with the recent U.S. debt downgrade, that number is climbing even further. Amanda Sansone has a look at the impact that's having on the housing market and what it means for borrowers.

Employees of the second-largest city in the country are demanding higher wages as all Americans face the challenges of inflation.