arvin man arrested on gun charges
An Arvin man is behind bars after probation officers find guns at his house. Kern County Probation Officers searched the home of Ruben Martinez in the 100 block of B Street on Tuesday and reportedly...
View Articledrug bust in southwest bakersfield
Major drug bust in southwest Bakersfield. Investigators from the Kern County District Attorney’s Office executed a search warrant at a home near Stockdale Highway Wednesday where they seized over 500...
View Articlereward offered for escaped convict
Valley Crime Stoppers and state prison officials are offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a convicted killer who escaped from custody in Delano. Cesar Hernandez, 34,...
View Articlehome invasion possible hoax
A home invasion in southwest Bakersfield may have been a hoax. New information released by police on Friday indicates much of what the alleged victim told police about the incident October 15, 2024...
View Articlespeeder does 90 mph AT dui CHECKPOINT
A driver doing 90 miles per hour near a DUI checkpoint in southwest Bakersfield gets a ticket and has his car impounded. It happened during Friday night’s operation in the 8300 block of Ming Avenue...
View ArticleSTOCKTON MAN ARRESTED FOR PIMPING
Authorities have arrested a Stockton man who allegedly tried to recruit an undercover police officer to work for him as a prostitute. Anaheim Police say Lawrence Henderson, 35, allegedly used social...
View Articlesentencing delayed for union avenue pimp
Medical problems have caused a delay in sentencing for a woman who forced her girlfriend to prostitute herself at a seedy hotel in south Bakersfield. But Javonna Lewis, 26, will be sentenced on...
View Articlescrivner: zero child support
Former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner wants his child support payments to be “zero.” Court documents indicate the 50-year-old made the request because his failing health and the investigation...
View ArticleFraudster gets 16 years in prison
A Bakersfield man deliberately crashed his car into other vehicles, then filed insurance claims to be paid for his schemes. As a result, Jacob McNabb, 33, will spend sixteen years behind bars after...
View ArticleDui driver sentenced to prison
A Bakersfield man found guilty of felony DUI charges after a crash that injured a man and his wife will spend a year in jail. Sean Tokash, 25, will also be on probation for five years after the...
View Articleman convicted of sex crimes receives sentence
A man found guilty of exposing himself to a woman pushing her daughter in a stroller at Panorama Park is sentenced to six months’ time served. Timothy Kensavath, 24, was ordered Thursday to register...
View Articlebakersfield attorney on the wrong side of the law
A Bakersfield attorney has been arrested on suspicion of driving drunk after crashing into a DUI checkpoint. William Wright, 42, reportedly ran through the checkpoint and hit the back of a Highway...
View ArticleCHP maximum enforcement ahead
The Highway Patrol will begin its two-day Christmas Maximum Enforcement Period Tuesday. Beginning at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday, CHP officers will be on the lookout for dangerous driving behaviors, speeding,...
View Articleman shoots himself inside fast-food restroom
Bakersfield police continue their investigation after a customer accidentally shoots himself in the bathroom of a fast-food restaurant. Officers got word Friday afternoon of shots fired inside the...
View Articlefire displaces family, animals in kernville
Three adults, two dogs and six puppies are without a home after fire torches their house in Kernville. The blaze broke out at around 9:30 a.m. Sunday on Panorama Drive where crews from as far away as...
View Articlebig rig driver dies in aquaduct
The driver of a big-rig hass bee found dead after crashing into the California Aqueduct south of Bakersfield. The Highway Patrol Fort Tejon office reports the semi was almost fully submerged when...
View Articlecovered california reaches enrollment milestone
Covered California has reached an all-time enrollment high ahead of the program’s open enrollment deadline. Over 1.8 million people are enrolled in the state’s health insurance marketplace. About...
View ArticleArvin man sexually abuses dog
An Arvin man has admitted to sexually assaulting a neighbor’s dog. Court documents indicate Jose Flores-Chavez, 40, told police he hopped a fence and entered the neighbor’s yard to retrieve a soccer...
View ArticleProp 36 Arrest in Kern County
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office has filed felony charges against a man under the newly passed Proposition 36. The office says the suspect allegedly stole from the Target store at The Park...
View Articleboy scouts will take discarded christmas trees
Boy Scout Troop 712 will pick up and recycle Kern County residents’ Christmas trees. The troop will have pick-ups starting December 26 through January 5, 2025. They will also offer pick-ups on January...
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