Porn Found on Bakersfield Man’s Phone
An elderly Bakersfield man has been arrested after police say they found child porn on his cell phone. Joseph Maretich was apprehended October 22nd when a worker with the Bakersfield Police...
View ArticleFatal Crash in Northwestern Kern County
A Southern California man is dead after a tractor-trailer combination pulls out in front of him in northwestern Kern County. Truck driver Cesar Lopez Jr., 29, of Fresno was arrested and charged with...
View ArticleElection Day in Kern County
It’s Election Day 2024 in Kern County and the rest of the nation. Polls open at 7 :00 a.m. Although you likely received a vote-by-mail ballot, you can still choose to vote in person at your polling...
View ArticleMan Arrested for Fatal Crash in Mojave
A 23-year-old man was arrested for fatal hit and run crash in Mojave. The California Highway Patrol announced the arrest of Garrett Smith Monday afternoon for the August 22, 2024 crash that killed one...
View ArticleTaft Residents Shelter in Place
Emergency officials have issued a shelter in place advisory for people near Taft after reports of a small chemical leak on South Lake Road. According to the Midway Driller, a ReadyKern alert was sent...
View ArticleArraignment Delayed for Woman accused of threatening Bakersfield city council
Arraignment has been delayed for a woman accused of threatening to kill members of the Bakersfield city council. Riddhi Patel allegedly told the council at a meeting in April she would come to their...
View ArticleBody discovered on westside parkway
Police are investigating after a body is found on Bakersfield’s Westside Parkway. Officers made the discovery Wednesday morning on the freeway at Allen Road beneath the Renfro overpass. Officers...
View Articlekern crews help fight southland blaze
Crews from Kern County are helping firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire near expensive properties along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu while hundreds of residents fled another fire farther...
View ArticleBakersfield Man Allegedly Sends Sexual Messages to Porterville Child
A Bakersfield man faces charges after allegedly sending sexual messages to a Porterville minor. On Monday, Porterville police arrested Eladio Lara, 22, after serving a search warrant at his house in...
View ArticleCoroner Releases Name of Man Who Caused Fatal Crash
The Kern County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a man who allegedly drove a speeding car that caused a fatal wreck in east Bakersfield. Authorities say Javier Hernandez, 29, of Wasco, was...
View ArticleHuman remains found in taft
Homicide detectives have opened a case after human remains are found in Taft. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies and detectives responded Monday afternoon to Kerto Road near Petroleum Club Road where the...
View Articlebakersfield man dies in auto accident in pixley
The California Highway Patrol in Visalia reports a fatal single-vehicle crash that involved a man from Bakersfield. The man identified as a 27-year-old died early Saturday morning during a wreck on...
View ArticleSuspected teenage Shooter Surrenders to Bakersfield Police
A fifteen year old boy suspected in a fatal shooting of another teenager at the Marketplace in Southwest Bakersfield has turned himself in. Bakersfield Police say Albert Briseno, Jr. surrendered to...
View ArticleSuspected Teenage Car thief arrested in bear valley springs
A teenager has been arrested after being accused of several thefts in Bear Valley Springs. Officers responded on November 9 to the 29000 block of Jamaica Dunes Drive where they detained a sixteen year...
View ArticlePistol-Whipping boyfriend gets two decades in prison
A Bakersfield man has been found guilty of assault and spousal abuse for pistol-whipping his girlfriend. Stephen Swain, 40, was convicted Friday and faces up to 24 years and 4 months in prison after...
View Articleboy killed in accident in northeast bakersfield
A young boy is dead after being struck by a vehicle in northeast Bakersfield. Police responded Wednesday afternoon to the intersection of Columbus and Loyola Streets to an accident between a car and a...
View ArticleTinted windows contribute to Fresno crash
A man is recovering after a vehicle with a dark window tint rammed his truck off the road in Fresno. It happened last Friday on Highway 180 near the Highway 99 interchange when the driver of the...
View ArticlePolice: Both teenagers were armed in southwest bakersfield shooting
New information in the case of a pair of 15 year old boys involved in a killing at the Marketplace in southwest Bakersfield. Police chief Greg Terry tells KGET-TV the shooting Sunday night involving...
View Articlebakersfield shooting suspect to be released
A fifteen year old boy being held in connection to a fatal shooting at a southwest Bakersfield shopping center is set to be released from custody. Albert Briseno, Jr. surrendered to police on Tuesday...
View ArticleWasco man sentenced for DUI crash
A Wasco man convicted of charges in a drunk-driving crash that left a toddler dead will spend eight years in prison. Irving Rodriguez-Barazza was sentenced Thursday after an accident that killed...
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