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
COUNTY MAY TAKE OVER OLD LANDFILL
Supervisors have given staff 60 days to work out a selling price with the owners of the old China Grade landfill in Bakersfield before they take it by eminent domain.… Read More
RAT SHUTS DOWN OLIVE DRIVE RUSTY’S PIZZA
Kern County Environmental Health has closed the Rusty’s Pizza on Olive Drive in Bakersfield after a live rat was found in a soda storage room.… Read More
HIT AND RUN DRIVER KILLS ROSAMOND PEDESTRIAN
A 34-year-old Rosamond man has died after he was struck by a hit and run driver on Sierra Highway east of Mojave.… Read More
WASCO LIBRARY TO OPEN ON SATURDAYS
The Wasco branch library is receiving a grant for just over $18,000 so they can open one Saturday a month.… Read More
PROPS FOR FRUITVALE JUNIOR HIGH
Fruitvale Junior High in Bakersfield has been recognized as one of 22 high-performing middle schools to watch in California and the only one on the list from Kern County.… Read More
VACANT APT FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION
Bakersfield firefighters are investigating what sparked a fire Tuesday morning that gutted a vacant two-story apartment complex downtown.… Read More
ACLU SUES OVER BAKO TRAFFIC STOP
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the city of Bakersfield over a police traffic stop they allege was racially-motivated and unconstitutional.… Read More
