Northwest Bakersfield

Communities List: Bakersfield College begins busy graduation season

By BakersfieldNow.com staff Published: May 10, 2013 at 1:01 PM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 1:21 PM PDT

Graduation season kicks off Friday with the 99th Bakersfield College Commencement. See the list of high school and college graduations here.

Communities New Goodwill store open in NW Bakersfield (Video)

By BakersfieldNow.com staff Published: May 9, 2013 at 12:51 PM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 12:51 PM PDT

A new Goodwill thrift store opened Thursday in the Gateway Center on Rosedale Highway, just west of Allen Road.

Communities Fundraiser Thursday to help disabled kids attend summer camp (Video)

By BakersfieldNow.com staff Published: May 9, 2013 at 12:28 PM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 12:29 PM PDT

Communities Not a tornado: 'Gustnado' hits Bakersfield (Video)

By BakersfieldNow.com staff Published: May 6, 2013 at 11:31 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 4:42 PM PDT

Update: It was a tornado. New story >>

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Eyewitness News Chief Meteorologist Miles Muzio explains that what appears to be a tornado was likely a "gustnado." The video shown here was sent to Eyewitness News by Kristi Shipman.

Communities Cleanup crews busy after wild windstorm hit Kern County (Video)

By Anthony Bailey, Eyewitness News Published: May 6, 2013 at 4:10 PM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 6:25 PM PDT

Sunday's strong winds punished much of Kern County. It appeared that anything that wasn't bolted down went airborne.

Communities No injuries in crash at busy Truxtun intersection

By BakersfieldNow.com staff Published: May 3, 2013 at 5:03 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 5:03 PM PDT

Traffic was snarled Friday when a compact car crashed in the busy intersection of Truxtun and Coffee.

Communities Photos: Bakersfield Christian HS students take break for Boondog Olympics (Photo Gallery)

By BakersfieldNow.com staff Published: May 3, 2013 at 4:15 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 4:15 PM PDT

Bakersfield Christian High School students gave up the classroom Friday for the annual Boondog Olympics, a series of crazy contests.

Communities Bakersfield road closed after big rig erupts in flames (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By BakersfieldNow.com staff Published: May 2, 2013 at 4:21 PM PDT Last Updated: May 2, 2013 at 6:09 PM PDT

A semitruck fire Thursday afternoon prompted the closure of a section of 7th Standard Road near Coffee.

Communities 5 Kern County schools get big honors (Video)

By BakersfieldNow.com staff Published: May 1, 2013 at 1:45 PM PDT Last Updated: May 1, 2013 at 1:45 PM PDT

Five schools were honored Wednesday morningfor receiving one of three prestigious awards given by the California Department of Education or National Title I Association.

Communities Proposed smoking ban put out (Video)

By Tom Murphy, Eyewitness News Published: Apr 18, 2013 at 6:10 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM PDT

A proposal that sought to ban smoking in apartments and condominiums has failed in a California Assembly committee.

Communities Fed funding cuts will take big chunk from unemployed Californians (Video)

By Courtney Bryant, Eyewitness News Published: Apr 18, 2013 at 6:18 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM PDT

More than 400,000 unemployed Californians will feel the effects of the federal government’s sequestration spending cuts after cuts to unemployment benefits take effect on April 28.

Communities Immigration reform hot debate in Bakersfield (Video)

By Jose Gaspar, Eyewitness News Published: Apr 18, 2013 at 5:52 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM PDT

With an immigration reform bill now in Congress, local community activists hope to drum up support for its passage.