HEART HOSPITAL SHOOTING

Bakersfield Police, Sheriff’s deputies, the CHP and the FBI all responded to the Bakersfield Heart Hospital for a shooting Friday at approximately 4:45pm. A cleaning lady alerted security when she saw a man with a gun outside, he shot out a glass door to the Emergency Room to enter.  Two BPD officers shot the suspect,…Read More

KERN CANYON CLOSURE

Hwy. 178 through the Kern River Canyon will be closed starting at 9:00 this morning as equipment removes a vehicle under water in the river. The westbound lane will be closed starting at 9:00 am, and both the east and westbound lanes will close from 10:30 am until 1:00 pm.  The car is believed to…Read More

APARTMENT FIRE INVESTIGATED

Arson investigators say a fire that caused $40,000 in damage to an apartment in northeast Bakersfield was incendiary in nature, and they’re trying to find out what happened.Read More

CHEVRON CUTS COMING

Chevron is moving ahead with layoffs in its San Joaquin Valley Business Unit, under a reorganization plan that calls for a 26% workforce reduction.Read More

BLANKETS COMFORT THOSE IN NEED

Staff from the Taft Correctional Institution have delivered 20 handmade blankets to caregivers of the Alzheimer’s Disease Association of Kern County.Read More