| Arvin, California News |
Arvin wins "We the People" constitution competition
Students from Arvin High School took top honors for their knowledge of the U.S. Constitution at the 'We the People - The Citizen and the Constitution' regional championships held Tuesday at Cal State ...
|
It's Santa time! Parades, tree-lightings coming to city near you
Santa Claus, carolers and lots of holiday cheer are on their way to communities throughout Kern County.
|
Restaurant, medical group team up to serve feast
A medical office and a restaurant teamed up Thursday to give four families a Thanksgiving Day feast, presents and a special day.
|
Truancy Sweep Results Are In
ABC23 has acquired the results of the latest truancy sweep that was held on Nov.
|
Arvin School Lockdowns Have Been Lifted
ABC23 just received information that the four Arvin schools are no longer on lockdown.
|
Fifteen cited in truancy sweep in Arvin, Lamont
A truancy sweep Wednesday in Arvin and Lamont resulted in 15 citations being issued and two arrests, including a felony warrant arrest.
|
Arvin Ramping Up Efforts To Go Green
City leaders and business owners are forging a partnership to help the city become a model for other cities when it comes to going green.
|
Last Ballots Are Counted, Final Election Results In
Absentee ballots have all been counted and tight political races have now been called.
|
Analyst: Central Valley's smog woes overblown
The San Joaquin Valley led the nation in ozone violations this year with 127, but no one person could have experienced all those bad-air days.
|
Police Investigate Complaint Against Arvin Mayoral Candidate
Police are investigating a complaint by a former city councilwoman that mayoral candidate and former mayor Juan Olivares unlawfully entered her home over the weekend.
|
Man crashes into northwest Bakersfield house, shoots at passing car
An Arvin man is accused of driving drunk and crashing a vehicle into a northwest Bakersfield house, leaving the scene and then shooting at a passing car.
|
More Controversy In Arvin City Government
On the last day before Arvin chooses its mayor, controversy was swarming. Former Councilwoman Carman Acevedo accused former mayor and candidate again for the job, Juan Olivares of domestic violence.
|
Got an election question? We probably have the answer here.
When can I vote? Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Where do I go? Your polling site is listed on the back of the sample ballot mailed to you.
|
Sunday briefs: One killed in crash; store robbed
One person was reported killed in a single-vehicle crash on Bear Mountain Boulevard east of Arvin Sunday.
|
Five Candidates Running For Mayor In Arvin
There is a crowded race brewing between five people who believe they are the best person to lead Arvin for the next four years.
|
Deadly Weekend on Kern County Roads
The California Highway Patrol is looking for the driver in a hit and run crash who witnesses say crawled over his friend's dead body to get out of the car.
|
EPA Orders Kern Water Agencies to Reduce Arsenic Levels
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ordering two public water systems in Kern County to reduce levels of arsenic in their drinking water.
|
Latest news - Story: Lamont man sought after fleeing fatal accident scene
Authorities are looking for a 20-year-old Lamont man involved in Sunday night single-vehicle crash that left his passenger dead on Bear Mountain Boulevard east of Arvin.
|
Latest news - Story: Juan Olivares tries to regain Arvin reins
Juan Olivares has returned to Arvin politics. Photos: Former Arvin Mayor Juan Olivares stops and talks to an Arvin resident as he walks through a city neighborhood looking for support in his run for mayor.
|
Today's Paper : Local News - Story: Florez attacked for letting taxpayers pay for husband's m
Shafter taxpayers have spent more than $1,100 on dinners for the husband of Democratic Assembly candidate Fran Florez over the past seven years.
|