Joshua Yeager
Reporter / Report For AmericaJoshua Yeager covers Kern County and the Southern San Joaquin Valley for KVPR, and is a member of the Report For Americas Corps. This is the first time in KVPR's history that the station has a full-time reporter based in Bakersfield. Report For America is a nationwide non-profit that helps local newsrooms expand their coverage by helping to fund a portion of new local reporting positions. Joshua is a Tulare native, and studied journalism at UC Irvine. Before joining KVPR, he was a reporter for the Visalia Times-Delta, where he covered local government and the pandemic.
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Kevin McCarthy isn't in Congress anymore, but that doesn't mean his influence isn't still being felt back home in Bakersfield where the race to replace him has become chaotic.
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California Assemblyman Vince Fong prevailed in his battle with state officials over his right to compete for the congressional seat left vacant by Kevin McCarthy’s resignation. -
District 20 is solidly Republican, but the new wave of candidates entering the race could make it a competitive race among the conservatives seeking to claim the seat. -
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will leave Congress at the end of the month. For more than a decade he's represented people in the area of Bakersfield, Calif.
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“I just don't like their (the GOP’s) future. They're bickering too much. They’re not as strong as they used to be. I don’t know where they’re heading," one voter said. -
A new, $5 million grant will help Kern County’s leading anti-poverty organization assist families in need and the unhoused. -
Bakersfield College runs California’s oldest agricultural education program. -
California's Tulare Lake should be a paradise for migrating birds. Here's why it might turn into a nightmare instead -
Officials are trying to contain an outbreak of avian botulism at Tulare Lake, which refilled this year due to California's extreme precipitation.
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he isn't leaving Congress. Meanwhile, support for the besieged member remains strong back home in his Bakersfield district
