dead body found in north bakersfield
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a dead body in the Kern riverbed. Bakersfield police made the discovery at around 9:45 a.m. Monday east of the Chester Avenue bridge where they found a...
View Articleman jailed for alleged threats against kern supervisor
A 61-year-old Bakersfield man has been arrested for allegedly sending email threats to a Kern County Supervisor. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Crimes Against Persons Unit arrested Parrish Buzzard...
View Articleman sentenced after pistol-whipping his girlfriend
A Bakersfield man who repeatedly pistol-whipped his girlfriend will spend twelve years in prison. Stephen Swain, 40, must also pay restitution to the victim on behalf of the four young children who...
View Articlesilver alert issued for missing los angeles man
The California Highway Patrol is searching for a missing Los Angeles man suffering from dementia who could be in Kern County. A Silver Alert was issued Thursday for Dennis Cutting, 76, who was last...
View Articledead body launches homicide investigation
The discovery of a dead body in Mojave is being investigated as a homicide. Timothy Welch, 56, was reported as missing before his remains were found near East Trotter Avenue last November. His...
View Articleman pleads no contest to assaulting developmentally disabled victim
A no contest plea has been entered by a suspect accused of assaulting a developmentally disabled man at a grocery store in southwest Bakersfield. Isaac Figueroa admitted to felony assault after...
View Articlefallen bakersfield couple laid to rest
A young Bakersfield couple killed during a Lyft ride home have been laid to rest. A funeral service was held Thursday at Canyon Hills Assembly of God church for Max and Desiree Mooney, both 30, who...
View Articlesupervisor praises sheriff’s office after online threats
Kern County Supervisor Jeff Flores has released a statement following the arrest of a man who allegedly threatened a member of the Board of Supervisors. On Thursday, the 3rd District supervisor...
View Articlekern employment numbers released
The Employment Development Department has released the latest unemployment numbers, and it’s not good news for Kern County. The county’s unemployment rate was 9.3% in February, up from 9% in January...
View Articlefatal hit and run in south bakersfield
A hit and run crash has left one person dead in south Bakersfield. California Highway Patrol officers responded Saturday night to the intersection of South Union Avenue and White Lane to find a...
View ArticleSEIU, county to resume negotiations
Kern County’s largest labor union has agreed to more contract talks with the County. A one-day strike following months of negotiations dating back to May 2024 have yielded no results, and members of...
View Articlearias to head united way
United Way of Central Eastern California has announced Eric Arias as the new President and CEO. Arias was elected to the Bakersfield City Council in 2020 and serves Ward 1 which includes communities...
View Articlekern valley prisoner sentenced after assaulting guard
A man who assaulted a Kern County prison guard will serve extra time in prison. Oshea Mann, 32, was sentenced March 28, 2025, to eight additional years after his conviction earlier in March for...
View Articleprop 36 offender takes plea deal
The first person in Kern County to be charged under Proposition 36 has taken a plea deal. Court records indicate Dustin Towery, 25, pleaded no contest March 28 to a felony count of shoplifting with...
View Articlethreat leveled at bakersfield school
Students responsible for a threat to Highland High School have been taken into custody. The Kern High School District reported a social media post said a shooting was rumored to happen at the campus...
View Articlesuspects in casino shooting take plea offers
Two men have taken plea deals in connection to a deadly shooting outside the Aviator Casino in Delano. Carlos Revela, 41, pleaded no contest to first degree murder. Co-defendant Vincent Gonzalez...
View Articleformer oildale teacher faces sex charges
A former employee of San Lauren Elementary School in Oildale is facing eleven felony counts after reportedly admitting to having sex with a teenager he used to coach. Aldrich Cadiz, 32, is also...
View Articletaft police to receive new handguns
The Taft City Council last week approved a $26,000 contract with a vendor to purchase twenty new Glock 9mm handguns with mini lights and holsters. Chief of Police Damon McMinn says the new guns have a...
View Articleman who attacked store guard with bear mace sentenced
A man who sprayed bear mace on two people during a robbery at a Big Lots store in north Bakersfield will spend five years in prison after being convicted of robbery and use of a tear gas weapon. The...
View Articlesuspect charged after alleged assault on kern sheriff’s deputy
A Bakersfield man accused of using a choke hold on a Kern County sheriff’s deputy is facing charges of attempted murder. Quane Sutton, 28, is being held without bail on six felony counts and two...
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