Steven Mayer

1 week ago | bakersfield.com | Steven Mayer

By STEVEN MAYER [email protected] It's impossible to say how many owls, hawks, falcons and kit foxes Ted Murphy saved from certain death after he founded the Facility for Animal Care and Treatment at Cal State Bakersfield in 1975. But the numbers surely soared into the thousands. Reporter Steven Mayer can be reached at 661-395-7353.

1 week ago | bakersfield.com | Steven Mayer

By STEVEN MAYER [email protected] The Bakersfield City School District's governing board had a packed agenda Tuesday evening that pushed the meeting toward the 9 o'clock hour. The board took the time to recognize students, faculty and classified staff. A couple of board members waxed poetic about the end of the school year, the dedication and determination of teachers and administrators ... Reporter Steven Mayer can be reached at 661-395-7353.

2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | Steven Mayer

It was midafternoon Friday and Historic Union Cemetery had 6,000 American flags that needed to be placed at 6,000 graves of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen. It was the day before Memorial Day weekend, and just as they do every year, dozens of volunteers showed up at 3 p.m. to fan out across the sprawling final resting place in an effort to remember and honor each and every one of those who served and are now buried there. Steven Mayer can be reached at 661-395-7353.

2 weeks ago | bakersfield.com | Steven Mayer

Dramatic cuts at the federal level have left leaders of a small hospital in rural Kern County scrambling for answers. The Kern Valley Hospital District, located about 48 miles from Bakersfield in the community of Mountain Mesa in the Kern River Valley, has been counting on a FEMA grant to make up a $22 million shortfall needed to refurbish and improve Kern Valley Hospital, a rural medical center that thousands of Kern River Valley residents - and visitors to the valley - rely on.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Steven Mayer

U.S. Army Pfc. David L. Jackson was only 18 when he landed in Vietnam in December 1967. It was a pivotal time in the war, and Jackson would serve not one, but two combat tours in Southeast Asia, twice receiving a Bronze Star, once a Purple Heart, and several other commendations. The career soldier would spend the better part of his life serving in the military before retiring in 2009 as a first sergeant.