Police are investigating a crash that killed a 5-year-old girl on Harris Road in southwest Bakersfield and sent a woman to the hospital in critical condition.… Read More
POLICE ARREST MAN FOLLOWING CHASE
Police have arrested a man who shot at another person before leading officers on a short pursuit in east Bakersfield.… Read More
BUSY EXIT TO CLOSE
The Thomas Roads Improvement Program is expected to shut down the Truxtun Avenue Off-Ramp from the eastbound Westside Parkway starting at 9:00 Wednesday night.… Read More
VOTING RIGHTS TRIAL GOES TO FEDERAL COURT
A trial has begun in Fresno federal court alleging Kern County denied voting rights to four residents who felt they could not elect candidates of their choosing.… Read More
POLICE LOOKING AT MOTIVE
Police are investigating what led a man to shoot out a glass door at the Bakersfield Heart Hospital.… Read More
KCFD DEPLOYS TO VENTURA
Kern County Fire has deployed a Type 3 strike team to the 70-square mile Thomas Fire in Ventura County, which consists of five engines and crew, as well as two dozers in a Lima strike team and two hand crews.… Read More
MEDICAL POT DELIVERIES ON THE TABLE
Supervisors are discussing a delivery service for medical marijuana, after passing an ordinance in October that banned dispensaries and edible products.… Read More
TEHACHAPI LIBRARY OPENS BACK UP
The new branch of the Tehachapi Library has opened in an historic downtown building on South Green Street.… Read More
WORKING ON AN ID
The Sheriff’s Office says it will take dental records and possibly DNA to identify a body found inside a car that was pulled from the Kern River.… Read More
ARVIN HIGH TEACHER KILLED IN CRASH
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested for drugged driving after a head-on crash killed an Arvin High School Teacher near Bakersfield National Cemetery.… Read More
