Man Issue

If you have an insatiable passion for the great outdoors, then what are you waiting for? Wade out there and show ‘em what you’re made of.

For as long as he can remember, Lennis Janzen always had a love of nature and for being in the midst of the great outdoors. Having grown up on Tejon Ranch—a huge cattle ranch in Kern County—where his father, Jack, was a cattle foreman for 40 years, he had always been in the thick of it...

After a long day of keeping the cities and institutions of Kern County safe and sound, a small group of public safety officers are tackling more than crime. They’re tackling each other.

It was 1941 when Sam Lynn decided it was, to borrow a phrase from John Fogerty, “time to give this game a ride.” Baseball was the game and some 70 years later, almost 200 major league players have hit Sam Lynn’s field of dreams, the Sam Lynn Ballpark.

There’s no denying it—Bakersfield is a huge sports town. And when it comes to covering the neighborhood athletic landscape, our local television sports anchors are more than just a handsome face. These guys really know their stuff.

From July through October of 1940, waves of German and Royal Air Force planes battled to the death in the skies above Great Britain, raining fire and destruction upon cities and towns, and challenging each other in skilled ferocity...

Back when Ed was still “little” and Barris was just the “prince,” Red Harden was among a handful that helped shape Kustom Kulture, influencing everything from pop culture to the cars we drive today...

When it comes to cars, there are two things I know how to do: fill the gas tank and check the oil. And, to be honest, the only reason I know how to check my 5W-30 level is because I have been cursed by the car gods to own a vehicle that burns oil faster than a wok in a Chinese restaurant...

We had to include at least one love story—this one is about a boy and his barbecue. Oh, and a bunch of meat.

There are those who are, and those who wish they were...for these men, there's nothing like the feel of the open road.

Lions, tigers, and bears; this local conservation group has traversed the world in order to bring us these animals. Oh, my!