steve hilton makes bakersfield appearance
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton made an appearance in Bakersfield Wednesday. The former policy adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron is campaigning to “Make California Golden...
View Articledog dumped in east bakersfield dumpster
Kern County Animal Services is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused of placing an injured dog in a dumpster in east Bakersfield. A video is being circulated online depicting...
View Articlesuspect involved in swat standoff appears in court
A man accused of shooting at sheriff’s SWAT team members during a 12-hour standoff in Oildale pleaded not guilty Thursday to 26 charges. Keith Julifs, Jr. , 37, is facing five counts each of attempted...
View Articledog found in dumpster dies
Officials with the Kern County Animal Shelter say a dog left inside a dumpster in east Bakersfield has died. The pit bull affectionately called Rose died from blunt force trauma injuries most likely...
View ArticleAttorney general responds to questions in scrivner case
The California Attorney General’s Office says the charges leveled against former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner are the ones the state believes can be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. The...
View Articlesouthland catholics react to election of american pope
CBS News — After white smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican and Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the Catholic Church’s new leader, people across Los...
View Articlebomb scare at bakersfield heart hospital
The Bakersfield Police Department’s bomb squad responded Sunday to Bakersfield Heart Hospital Sunday following the discovery of a small destructive device. Police say a security guard found the device...
View Articledeputy injured in shooting
The investigation continues after a Kern County Sheriff’s deputy suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the hand during an officer-involved shooting in northeast Bakersfield. Deputies were...
View Articlegunfight in arvin leaves two dead
A gun battle leaves two men dead and two others injured in Arvin. A man between 18 and 20 years old and man in his mid-twenties were pronounced dead at the scene after a hail of bullets showered the...
View Articlerapper stabbed at kern county lockup
TMZ reports Torey Lanez was attacked by another prisoner Monday in the yard at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. Lanez was taken to Bakersfield hospital. Authorities say his...
View Articlebakersfield man pleads guilty to flashing laser at helicopter
A Bakersfield man has pleaded guilty to shining a laser at a Kern County Sheriff’s helicopter. Federal prosecutors say Brett Hair, 23, struck the aircraft at least fifteen times while it flew near...
View Articleyoungblood endorses bianco for governor
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood announced Monday he’s supporting Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco for California governor. Bianco announced his candidacy in February. Bianco is a Republican...
View Articledui checkpoint lands four drivers in jail
A DUI checkpoint lands four Bakersfield drivers in jail. Police made the arrests Friday night in the 2400 block of Union Avenue. Twenty eight people got tickets for driving without a license and five...
View Articledeputies investigate wasco homicide
A person with signs of trauma was found dead inside a vehicle near Wasco. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies responded around 9 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Dresser and Western avenues where the man was...
View Articlestate grants $22.8 million for fight against kern substance abuse
The City of Bakersfield has received a $22.8 million grant to address substance abuse in Bakersfield and Kern County. The grant from the State of California’s Behavioral Health Continuum...
View Article1-month-old: cause of death revealed
The Kern County coroner has revealed the cause of death for an east Bakersfield baby. The one-month-old was found unresponsive at a home on Washington Street near Potomac Avenue in late November and...
View Articlealleged theft, attempted murder in lamont
A 32-year-old man is behind bars after an alleged attempted murder in Lamont. Kern County Sheriffs deputies say Michael Ortiz broke into a home in the 9100 block of South Fairfax Road Tuesday morning,...
View Articlehead-on crash kills taft woman
A 38-year-old Taft woman is dead following a crash near Elk Hills. The California Highway Patrol says an SUV crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a semi-truck head-on on Taft Highway east of Tupman...
View Articletaft crash victim identified
A woman killed in a head-on-crash in Taft has been identified. The Kern County Coroner’s Office says Brandy Naff, 38, died at the scene Monday. The California Highway Patrol says her SUV crossed into...
View Articleinmate tries unusual escape
A Kern County inmate is facing an extra charge after allegedly trying a unique way to escape from a jail transport bus. Sheriff’s deputies say Maminder Singh, 26, hid underneath the bus as it was...
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