inmate gets years added to sentence
A prisoner with prior convictions for attempted murder and assault has been found guilty of attacking another inmate at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano. Jonathan Pugh, 40, was convicted last week...
View Articlecity leaders want bakersfield fire plan
Bakersfield city leaders want a plan in place to avoid the type of devastation happening from the wildfires in Los Angeles County. Vice Mayor Manpreet Kaur has asked city staff to draft Bakersfield’s...
View Articlehughes fire burns near castaic
Another Southland wildfire is burning, this one closer to home. Firefighters on the ground and in the air rushed to battle a rapidly-spreading brush fire that exploded near Castaic on Wednesday,...
View Articlebakersfield man arrested in chicago
A Kern County man accused of sexually abusing several children was arrested in Chicago as he tried to board a flight to Mexico. Bryan Munoz, 36, was arrested Jan. 16 and is awaiting extradition to...
View Articlediscrimination suit filed
An employee of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools has filed a lawsuit alleging harassment, racial and gender discrimination, and retaliation. Candace Neal claims she was demoted and intimidated...
View Articlefalse reports of shooter at ridgecrest school
A juvenile has been arrested after making false reports of a shooting at Murray Middle School in Ridgecrest. Police report on Thursday a mother got a distressing call from her son who claimed there...
View Articleanother newsom recall
Another recall may be in the future for Governor Gavin Newsom. A newly formed coalition called Saving California has announced its intent to serve Newsom with recall papers, citing the state’s rising...
View Articleaccused drunk driver to stand trial
A Bakersfield man will stand trial after an alleged drunk driving crash that killed two women in south Bakersfield. A judge on Friday found sufficient evidence for the case against Arturo Munoz, 26,...
View Articleman who destroyed icu room convicted
Kern County prosecutors say he destroyed an Intensive Care room and a jury agreed. Matthew Shapiro was convicted last Thursday of felony vandalism charges at Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley Hospital...
View Articletaft man accused of copper wire theft
A Taft man has been arrested for allegedly stealing copper wire. Parolee Steve Havens, 53, was apprehended Thursday in the 900 block of North Lincoln Street after Kern County Sheriff’s deputies...
View Articleassault trio identified
Police have identified two of three people who assaulted a 75-year-old man and a waitress outside a northeast Bakersfield restaurant. A 16-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy are suspected of assaulting...
View Articlecoroner identifies shooting victim
The Kern County Coroner’s office has released the identity of a man who was shot to death in northeast Bakersfield. David Arambulo, 44, was killed near the intersection of Lincoln and Williams streets...
View Articleman arrested on gun charges after police chase
A 36-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly leading officers on a short pursuit in a stolen car before retreating inside a northeast Bakersfield home. Danny White surrendered to police early...
View Articlekern, tulare sheriff’s deputies nab alleged copper thief
Sheriff’s deputies in Kern and Tulare Counties have announced the arrest of a man suspected of several copper wire thefts. Israel Barraza, 46, was arrested January 22 after allegedly stripping an...
View ArticleTehachapi youth pastor facing sex charges
A 41-year-old Tehachapi youth pastor has been arrested after an alleged sexual assault of a teenager. Adrian Daugherty, who is a youth pastor at the Tehachapi Church of the Nazarene, was taken into...
View Articlemajor ridgecrest drug operation busted
A large-scale drug operation has been busted in Ridgecrest. Police responded early Monday morning to reports of gunfire in the 500 block of West Atkins Avenue to find an extensive drug operation...
View Articlehurtado introduces bill to improve state’s water woes
Democrat State Senator Melissa Hurtado of Fresno has introduced a measure aimed at tackling California’s water crisis. Senate Bill 224, called the Preventing Artificial Water Shortages Act, addresses...
View Articlechanges coming to kern elections divison
Election concerns have prompted the Kern County Board of Supervisors to make the county Registrar of Voters a separate entity from another county department. On Tuesday the board heard a report from...
View ArticleAmber ALert Issued for two missing hanford children
The Kings County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Amber Alert for two young girls reportedly taken by their father after their mother’s body was found in their Hanford home. Detectives were dispatched...
View ArticleManhunt for kings county amber alert suspect
A manhunt is on for a Hanford man suspected of killing his wife and abducting their two young daughters. An Amber Alert was issued out of Kings County Wednesday morning for Jonathan Maldonado-Cruz,...
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