A man accused of shooting at sheriff’s SWAT team members during a 12-hour standoff in Oildale pleaded not guilty Thursday to 26 charges. Keith Julifs, Jr. , 37, is facing five counts each of attempted murder and assault with a gun on a peace officer among other charges. On Monday, deputies with the Special Investigations…… Read More
Kern County Animal Services is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect accused of placing an injured dog in a dumpster in east Bakersfield. A video is being circulated online depicting the injured dog being wrapped in a blanket and being dropped inside the dumpster in the 3300 block of Niles Street between…… Read More
California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton made an appearance in Bakersfield Wednesday. The former policy adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron is campaigning to “Make California Golden Again.” He told a crowd gathered at Hodel’s restaurant that he’s firmly behind Kern County’s agriculture and oil industries. Hilton toured an oil facility in Kern County during…… Read More
A 16-year-old boy accidentally shot himself while he ran away from Bakersfield police. Officers say they heard gunfire near Niles Street and Mount Vernon Avenue around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday. Three teenagers took off running after cops stopped their car. One of the teens had a gun and shot himself in the leg during the chase.…… Read More
A judge has delayed the hearing for a former Shafter teacher charged with possessing child porn. Zachary McGraw was a 6th grade teacher at Golden Oak Elementary and allegedly admitted to owning a phone containing the illegal content. Police say they linked uploads to McGraw’s IP address and searched his home. McGraw was arrested in…… Read More
A Bakersfield police detective is facing child sex charges. Kern County Sheriff’s investigators say Marc Lugo, 35, is accused of communicating online with a 15-year-old girl in South Carolina, encouraging her to send him explicit photos. Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant Monday at Lugo’s home in northwest Bakersfield after receiving a tip from the…… Read More
A Bakersfield man faces serious charges after allegedly holding Kern County Sheriff’s deputies at bay for nearly thirteen hours. KCSO says Keith Julifs, 37, barricaded himself inside a home in the 100 block of Ray Street in Oildale at around 6:30 p.m. Monday after being wanted on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm and…… Read More
Bakersfield had the fastest population growth among California’s ten biggest cities. California’s Department of Fiance says the city grew 1.2% from 2024 to 2025, reaching over 419,000 people. Bakersfield also added more than 1,700 new housing units last year, with nearly 5% gains in both housing and population. Kern County ranked seventh in the state…… Read More
A Kern County man who sexually abused a friend’s 9-year-old son will spend the rest of his life behind bars. Prosecutors say David Aney, 60, began abusing the child after forming a roommate relationship with a friend who shared the home with his son. Aney pleaded no contest April 3 to one count of continuous…… Read More
Four drivers have been arrested for street racing on Bakersfield roads. Police say two separate races took place in April, one on Stockdale Highway and another on 24th Street, with drivers hitting speeds up to 84 miles per hour. Officers stopped all four men, ages 19 to 30, and impounded their vehicles for thirty days.…… Read More
