A Bakersfield mother whose son died under suspicious circumstances has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and child cruelty.… Read More
BOY ACCUSED OF ROBBING LITTLE CAESAR’S
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested accused of robbing Little Caesars Pizza Thursday morning on South H Street in Bakersfield.… Read More
FIRE STATIONS GETTING NEW GRILLS
More than 60 Bakersfield and Kern County Fire Stations are receiving Traeger grills to be used by on-duty firefighters to cook their food.… Read More
CORONER’S OFFICE IDENTIFIES MEN KILLED AT GATEWAY INN
The coroner’s office has identified a man found shot to death inside a room at the Gateway Inn on Union Avenue as 20-year-old Ian Reed of Bakersfield.… Read More
DEPUTIES WARN OF SPOOFED EMAIL
Deputies are urging people to be wary of a spoofed variation of a Kern County Sheriff’s office email asking for financial information.… Read More
FIREFIGHTERS SAVE TEHACHAPI HOUSE PET
A house pet has been saved following an apartment fire on North Mill Street in Tehachapi.… Read More
HOSPITAL FOR SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER
The woman who killed a motorcycle rider in a suspected DUI crash in southeast Bakersfield has been found incompetent to stand trial.… Read More
WANDICK GETS 21 YEARS
The woman who shot and killed her friend outside a south Bakersfield house party has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.… Read More
FARMERS WANT IMMIGRATION REFORM
The Kern County Farm Bureau and growers across the state have signed a letter asking Congress to reform the Agricultural Guest Worker Act.… Read More
ANOTHER TRADE SCHOOL TO OPEN IN BAKO
The Kern High School District is getting ready to break ground on a $60 million Regional Occupation Center in southwest Bakersfield to train thousands of students for 21st century jobs.… Read More
