A Bakersfield murder case tied up for years is finally headed to retrial. Prosecutors say Nicholas Quintana, 27, stabbed and robbed attorney Marcos Vargas after meeting him on a dating app. The attack happened in 2017 when Quintana was 19 years old. Officials say Vargas was nearly decapitated and his phone was later found in…… Read More
The head men’s basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield is stepping down. Rod Barnes said Wednesday his resignation was immediate. The decision comes just weeks after CSUB assistant basketball coach Kevin Mays was charged with several crimes including pimping, pandering, and possessing child pornography. Soon after, CSUB announced Athletic Director Kyle Conder was no longer…… Read More
New felony charges have been leveled against an inmate who allegedly escaped from Kern County Sheriff’s deputies. Francisco Garcia, 23, was captured Monday evening at a home in Lamont and pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges related to the alleged escape. The incident occurred Saturday night when Garcia reportedly slipped away from deputies who…… Read More
A Bakersfield man convicted of a fatal attack has been sentenced to seven years behind bars. Jeffrey Sellers, 21, was convicted in August of involuntary manslaughter and assault in the death of Michael Davis, 62. Prosecutors say Sellers punched Davis in the face after Davis’s dog entered his yard in the 9700 block Greenacres Drive…… Read More
A retired corrections sergeant from Bakersfield has admitted to DUI and hit and run charges in a crash that injured two people. Prosecutors say Arnfulfo Valverde, 48, had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit when he crashed his car in the 10000 block of Stockdale Highway in November 2024. He left the scene.…… Read More
Two Bakersfield men have been arraigned on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography. Conner Rubalcado, 22, and Ryan Jackson, 32, entered not guilty pleas Tuesday to two counts related to child sexual abuse material. Jackson also faces a misdemeanor charge for possessing methamphetamine. The men were apprehended Sunday after a search warrant was served…… Read More
An inmate who slipped out of the custody of Kern County Sheriff’s deputies has been captured. Officials say Francisco Garcia, 23, was brought to Kern Medical for an appointment Saturday night and managed to escape around 11 p.m. A video posted to social media shows a man in an orange jumpsuit running through the parking…… Read More
There’s been another shooting near the Kern County fairgrounds. At least one man suffered moderate to major injuries and was taken to Kern Medical after he was shot Monday night on Belle Terrace at South P Street. Monday’s incident marks the second shooting near the fairgrounds in less than a week. A man was shot…… Read More
The search continues for an inmate who escaped from Kern County Sheriff’s deputies. KCSO says the man got away while he was being transported for an appointment late Saturday night. There’s no word on his name or the location from where he escaped, however a video on social media showed a man in an orange…… Read More
An Arvin man accused of inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl enters a plea in court. Jeffrey Ruiz, 45, pleaded no-contest plea Friday after he was captured on surveillance video June 12 masturbating next to the girl who was asleep. Authorities say Ruiz touched the girl while committing the act and was arrested later that day…… Read More
