DATE: Saturday, May 4th
LOCATION: 8306 Basalt Street
TIME: 1:00PM – 3:00PM
Testimony from a 16-year-old Bakersfield girl will likely send a 32-year-old man to prison for human trafficking. Deputy DA Janae Knallay says Rico Herring seduced the girl online and sent her a bus ticket to be with him. Knallay says Herring used the victim’s desire for a romantic relationship, which is common in trafficking cases,…… read more
A woman whose body was found in an orchard just east of State Route 43 is identified as 33-year-old Claudia Vazquez of Bakersfield. Deputies found her April 26th in the area off Superior Road and Stockdale Highway, but it’s not known how long she’d been there or how she died. An autopsy is planned. Photo…… read more
Bakersfield Police are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened early Tuesday morning on Butte Street near Tulare Street, and say a suspect has now been arrested. The victim was discovered around 2:15am following a report of a stabbing, 37-year-old Jeremy Roberts was booked on suspicion of murder. The Coroner’s Office is withholding the victim’s name…… read more
The CHP says a man who was running across the lanes of State Route 58 has died after being struck by a moving vehicle. It happened around 1:15 Saturday afternoon at Union Avenue, and the driver of the Honda stayed at the scene. That 24-year-old woman was not hurt and investigators say drugs and alcohol…… read more
Scotty McCreery recently dropped a new single, “Lonely,” from his forthcoming album, Rise & Fall, arriving May 10. “I love a good heartbreak, honky-tonk country song, and ‘Lonely’ is definitely that,” Scotty said. “Brent [Anderson], Derek [George], Frank [Rogers], Bobby [Hamrick], Jeremy [Bussey], Monty [Criswell] and I had such a good time writing this song…… READ MORE
Taylor Swift dominates the latest edition of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, claiming an unprecedented top 14 spots on the tally. Swift claims the top 14 positions on the Hot 100 survey dated May 4, led by “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone. All 14 songs are from Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, which…… READ MORE