A motel in Bakersfield had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in one of the rooms, but the cause of the fire at the Knight’s Inn on Wible Road is unclear.… Read More
COLLISION INJURES KCSO DEPUTY
Bakersfield police are investigating a crash involving a Kern County Sheriff’s Office patrol car on Union Avenue and Niles Street.… Read More
HEALTH ALERT FOR BLOWING DUST
The Valley Air District has issued a health caution through Saturday for the entire San Joaquin Valley for gusty winds that could bring blowing dust.… Read More
FINANCIAL BOOST FOR NON-PROFITS
Eight Kern County non-profits have received a total of just over $328,000 in grants Friday for programs that deal with the poor, chronic disease management and health care access.… Read More
TIME SERVED IN EXPLOSIVES CASE
A Bakersfield man has been given credit time served after he pleaded no contest to possessing explosive materials in an incident that prompted the evacuation of city hall south.… Read More
BAKERY SCORES LEGAL VICTORY
A Bakersfield judge has denied a state restraining order against Tastries Bakery that would have forced them to sell wedding cakes to every couple that wants one or sell none at all.… Read More
SUSPECTED GANG MEMBERS PLEA NOT GUILTY
Dozens of suspected West Side Crips arrested in this week’s raids have pleaded not guilty to numerous charges from first-degree murder to burglary.… Read More
POLICE READY SHOTSPOTTER
Bakersfield Police are ready to install a sensor system that lets them respond faster to gun crimes in gang heavy neighborhoods.… Read More
SHOOTING VICTIM IDENTIFIED
The coroner’s office has identified a man shot to death on Edison Highway near Oswell Street as 41-year-old Cesar Leal of Bakersfield.… Read More
CHILDREN GIVEN EARLY HOLIDAY GIFTS
Christmas has come early for nearly 140 Head Start students at the Harvey Hall Child Development Center in southwest Bakersfield.… Read More
