Kern County may soon allow oil drilling again in unincorporated areas. The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing this week to review proposed changes to zoning rules. Courts blocked drilling in 2020 and 2024 over environmental concerns. County staff say the new plan includes updates to meet state laws, including safety zones between…… Read More
There’s good news and bad news when it comes to the unemployment rate in Kern County. The good news: joblessness has continued to decline for two months in a row. The California Employment Development Department reports Kern’s jobless rate for the month of May was 8.7%, a 0.3% drop from 9% in April. The bad…… Read More
CBS — The United States launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, President Trump said Saturday evening. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of…… Read More
A Kern County jury has found a 28-year-old fugitive guilty of murder in a shooting in central Bakersfield. Kira Burton was convicted Wednesday of first-degree murder for killing Michael Stubbs, 32, in a car-to-car shooting near California Avenue and P Street in March 2022. Burton drove up next to Stubbs’ vehicle and fired several shots…… Read More
A Los Angeles woman who sprayed bear spray inside a Bakersfield business and led police on a high-speed chase will spend more than a year in prison. Police say on June 3, Moenay Humphries, 24, got into an argument at a store in the 800 block of Union Avenue, sprayed the bear spray into the…… Read More
CBS Washington — A federal appeals court on Thursday extended its block of a judge’s order that directed President Trump to return control of California’s National Guard to Gov. Gavin Newsom. The unanimous order from a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit is a victory for the president and…… Read More
Residents of Bear Valley Springs can pick up an emergency radio this weekend. The radios notify users of alerts during disasters and are part of the state’s official emergency system. Officials say amateur radios, like the ones being distributed, were the only ones that worked during past fires like the Paradise Fire which killed 85…… Read More
The driver in a deadly drive-by shooting in Arvin has been sentenced to more than 33 years in prison. Prosecutors say Jesus Rodriguez, 17 years old at the time of the crime, drove the car carrying a gunman who opened fire on a family, killing Liliana Jimenez, 10, and wounding her father and 12-year-old brother…… Read More
CBS — Chef and popular Food Network television host Anne Burrell has died, the network and her family confirmed Tuesday. She was 55. “We are deeply saddened to share the news that beloved chef, Anne Burrell, passed away this morning,” the Food Network said in a statement to CBS News. “Anne was a remarkable person…… Read More
Bakersfield police are asking for your help to find two people wanted for stealing electronic vehicle charging cords. Officials said two suspects stole eight EV charging cords from Brooks Brothers Interiors on Brundage Lane early Monday morning. Security footage shows one man on a scooter who appears to be the lookout and the other on…… Read More
