court issues ruling on kern water flow
A state appeals court has overturned a ruling that stopped the city of Bakersfield from using weirs to reduce the flow of water in the Kern River below levels needed to keep fish alive. In 2023, a...
View Articlebecerra announces run for governor
Former Biden administration Health Secretary and former California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday became the latest Democrat to join the crowded field seeking to become California’s next...
View Articlechildren among suspects arrested for ridgecrest thefts
Four people, including two children, have been arrested after allegedly stealing from unlocked cars in Ridgecrest. Officers responded Thursday morning to reports of people checking car doors in the...
View Articlefour taft residents arrested
Four people are behind bars after sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant in Taft. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies received help from Taft police to serve the warrant Thursday on Tyler Street where...
View Articlechild abuse bill by central valley lawmaker approved
A bill authored by Central Valley lawmaker Dr. Jasmeet Bains which is aimed at increasing penalties for people convicted of torturing a child has been approved. Bains, a Democrat from of Delano,...
View Articlecounty administrative building turns blue
The Kern County Administrative building will be illuminated with blue lights in commemoration of Child Abuse Prevention Month. Lights on the building on Truxtun Avenue will remain blue throughout...
View Articlekern releases new campaign in fight against valley fever
Kern County Public Health has launched a new campaign about Valley Fever. The outreach comes in the wake of new numbers which reflect 3,990 cases were reported in the county in 2024. 49 people died...
View Articlefatal shooting in southwest bakersfield
At least one person is dead following a shooting in southwest Bakersfield. It happened late Saturday night in the parking lot of Blue Clouds Market on Wible Road south of Belle Terrace.near Santiago’s...
View Articleinmate dead at tehachapi prison
An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in his cell at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. Parish Duren, 31, was found unresponsive with obvious injuries in his...
View Articleman acquitted after alleged scuffle with bakersfield police
A Bakersfield man has been acquitted of all charges after being punched by police during his arrest in December. A jury last week acquitted Victor Ayala of charges including resisting arrest and...
View Articlenew name for popular bakersfield venue
The City of Bakersfield will officially unveil the new Dignity Health Arena Theatre and Convention Center next week. The venue formerly known as Mechanics Bank Arena is host to numerous concerts,...
View Articlefoods co killer sentenced
A 36-year-old man convicted of murder outside the Foods Co. in east Bakersfield has been sentenced to fifty years to life in prison. Adrian Sanchez Jr. was sentenced Friday after his conviction in...
View Articleformer wrestling champ serving time in wasco
A former Ultimate Fighting Champion is serving time at Wasco State Prison after being sentenced to five years for attempted murder. Cain Velasquez, 42, pleaded no contest to shooting at a man accused...
View Articlethreat made at bakersfield school
Bakersfield Christian High School was placed on alert Tuesday morning after police responded to a reported threat. Officers blocked access and searched the campus on Stockdale Highway out of caution...
View Articlefeds cancel csub grant
The Trump Administration has canceled a $190,000 federal grant to California State University Bakersfield. The money was meant for a program that supports teaching the history of farm labor and...
View Articleteacher arrested for alleged sex crimes
A teacher with the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District has been arrested for alleged child sex crimes. Kimberly Tull, 45, was arrested April 2, 2025, on suspicion of engaging in lewd or...
View Articlehomeless sweep lands several people in jail
A sweep of homeless encampments in southeast Bakersfield leads to nineteen arrests. Police, city code enforcement officers, and workers with Kern Mental Health cleared fourteen camps along the...
View Articleunderwear thief convicted
A Bakersfield man has been found guilty of burglary and petty theft. A hidden phone camera caught Jenner Ramirez, 43, entering his female roommate’s room, taking money and a pair of the woman’s...
View Articleaccused vandal acquitted
A Kern County jury has found a man not guilty in a vandalism case that dragged on for nearly four years. Gary Hatler was acquitted Tuesday just 20 minutes after jurors got the case. He was accused of...
View Articledelano escapee involved in fatal gunfight
A prisoner who escaped from a Delano courthouse last December has been involved in a fatal shootout in Mexico. Cesar Hernandez, 34, was involved in a firefight Wednesday afternoon when U.S. and...
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