mcilroy captures green jacket

mcilroy captures green jacket

The 11-year chase is finally complete − and it took a playoff. USA Today reports Rory McIlroy emerged victorious at Augusta National as the winner of the 89th Masters tournament, capturing the one major that eluded him and putting himself in golf immortality. McIlroy was in a showdown with Justin Rose, with both tied at…Read More

prop 36 offender convicted

prop 36 offender convicted

A Bakersfield man faces more than seven years in prison in Kern County’s first conviction related to Proposition 36. Dennis Ghianuly was found guilty on April 10 of possession of hard drugs with two or more priors and petty theft with two or more priors. Both felonies are new crimes as a result of the…Read More

trio arrested for ebt fraud

trio arrested for ebt fraud

A trio of suspects has been arrested in Northridge, CA., after investigators allegedly found evidence relating to EBT fraud, some of which occured in Kern County. Norbert Karaba, 34, Nicolae Bud, 51, and Giorgio Marcelo, 29, were apprehended April 10 when investigators from the Kern County District Attorney’s Office along with LA County law enforcement…Read More

new details about deadly fire in eastern kern

new details about deadly fire in eastern kern

We’re learning more about a tragic fire that took the lives of a mother and her four young children in the eastern Kern desert town of Edwards. Witness in the 18200 block of Claymine Road told dispatchers about a trailer fully engulfed in flames at around 12:15 a.m. Thursday. A mother in her twenties identified…Read More

bakersfield woman sentenced on child abuse charges

bakersfield woman sentenced on child abuse charges

A Bakersfield woman has been sentenced to four years probation after pleading no contest to felony child cruelty. Temeca Cargille must also complete 400 hours of community service and take parenting classes. The case began in 2021 when a 6-year-old foster child showed up at school with a cut lip. A lawsuit claims the child…Read More

chp sting nets 318 tickets

chp sting nets 318 tickets

A special enforcement operation by the Bakersfield office of the California Highway Patrol resulted in 318 citations and two vehicles impounded. The sting between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday on Interstate 5 through the Grapevine netted 225 speeding tickets, 3 cell phone violations, and 7 seat belt violations, among other citations. 15 warnings were…Read More

five people perish in fire in eastern kern

five people perish in fire in eastern kern

One adult and four minors are dead after a house fire in eastern Kern County. It happened around 12:15 a.m. Thursday in the 18200 block of Claymine Road near the community of Edwards where crews from Kern County Fire and Edwards Air Force Base found a house fully engulfed in flames. Nearby houses were threatened…Read More

police: delano escapee involved in fatal gunfight

police: delano escapee involved in fatal gunfight

A prisoner who escaped from a Delano courthouse last December has allegedly been involved in a fatal shootout in Mexico. Law enforcement officials say Cesar Hernandez, 34, was involved in a firefight Wednesday afternoon when U.S. and Mexican officers tried to arrest him in the Barcelona neighborhood of Tijuana, about 30 miles from the U.S.…Read More

accused 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 damaging his ex-girlfriend’s truck in 2020. The public defender’s office managed to have the charge reduced to…Read More

underwear thief convicted

underwear 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 underwear which he hid underneath his pillow. The woman set up her phone to record Ramirez after noticing her cash kept disappearing.…Read More