convicted felon arrested for alleged possession of weapon, drugs
A 32-year-old convicted felon is behind bars after being arrested for allegedly having a gun and drugs during a traffic stop at an east Bakersfield park. Jose Cancino was pulled over by park rangers...
View Articlebakersfield attorney answers to dui charges
A Bakersfield attorney accused of driving drunk and crashing into a DUI checkpoint enters a not guilty plea to two counts of DUI and a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. William Wright, 42,...
View Articlehearing delayed for former supervisor
A child support hearing regarding former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner has been put off until February 4. A request by Scrivner’s wife to postpone the hearing which was originally set for...
View Articlepossible rooster fighting near delano
Five people are apprehended after Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies find live and dead birds during a call of possible rooster fighting in Delano. Deputies were called to the area of Avenue 16 and Road...
View Articledevastating fires rage in southern california
CBS News — A brush fire exploded in size amid powerful winds in northwest Los Angeles Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of at least 30,000 residents in the affluent community of Pacific Palisades. Los...
View ArticleBakersfield police officer accidentally fires weapon
A Bakersfield police officer accidentally discharged his gun during a call in central Bakersfield. It happened shortly before 1 a.m. on Tuesday in the 100 block of North Stine Road when police...
View Articleidentity of assault victim released
The Kern County Coroner has released the name of a man who died following an assault in central Bakersfield. Rolando Reyes, 46, was killed early Sunday morning at 19th and K Streets. First responders...
View Articlealleged gallery vandal identified
A woman has been arrested after a surveillance camera reportedly catches her vandalizing the Portrait of a Warrior Gallery in downtown Bakersfield. Authorities say Hillary Battisti was seen on video...
View Articlehearing set for rosamond woman accused of setting fires
A woman who admitted setting fires in Rosamond will appear at a competency hearing in February. Stephanie Burko, 40, reportedly told Kern County Fire investigators she ignited the blazes on 100th...
View Articlesouthland fires continue to rage
CBS News — Multiple fires continue to burn in Los Angeles County after prompting evacuation orders and warnings and destroying more than 1,300 structures, officials said. Five people are dead, the Los...
View Articlewoman rescued from fire in bodfish
A woman has been rescued from a burning mobile home in Bodfish. Kern County Fire Department crews responded Wednesday night to a fire in the 200 block of Kellen Way where about half the home was...
View Articlepolice: convicted felon caught with weapons, drugs
A felon on probation was arrested in Shafter after allegedly being found with a rifle and drugs. Steven Gafner, 21, was apprehended on Wednesday after officers say he was caught with a .22 caliber...
View Articlenew fire in southland rampage
CBS News — Fires across the Los Angeles area, including the Kenneth Fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the West Hills neighborhood, scorched more than 55 square miles and put roughly 179,000...
View Articlelow-cost apartments set to open soon
CityServe Network hopes to start moving tenants into its new apartment complex in central Bakersfield as soon as next month. Bakersfield.com reports the 126-unit Elevate Apartment Complex at F Street...
View ArticleKCSO sergeant accused of rape
A Kern County Sheriff’s Office sergeant has been arrested on felony rape charges. Steven Wells, 45, was apprehended on Friday on charges which also included burglary. He’s a defendant in a lawsuit...
View Articledeath toll rises in southland wildfires
CBS — Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands...
View Articlebakersfield man enters guilty plea to child porn charges
A Bakersfield man has entered a guilty plea to receiving and distributing child pornography. Federal prosecutors say Roman Rodriguez, 26, used a cellphone to obtain more than 600 illicit images...
View Articlekern man arrested in wildfire curfew area
A Kern County man is one of forty people arrested in wildfire evacuation zones established as a result of the Los Angeles County wildfires. Luis Perez and a passenger were apprehended by Santa Monica...
View Articlego fund me established for kern firefighter
A GoFundMe account has been established for a Kern County firefighter who lost his home to the Eaton Fire in Altadena. Greg Sliwinski and his wife Annie lost all their belongings in the fire that...
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