The coroner’s office has identified the driver of a pickup that flipped into a field on Laval Road near the Outlets at Tejon as 23-year-old Genaro Sumuano of Arvin.… Read More
MAN THROWS LOADED GUN FROM CAR
Police have arrested a man who threw a loaded gun on the ground following a traffic stop on South Union Avenue in Bakersfield.… Read More
PRISON FOR TAFT ASSAULT
The Santa Maria man convicted of driving to Taft to strangle his ex-lover has been sentenced to five years in prison.… Read More
SUSPICIOUS MAN IN NW BAKO
The Sheriff’s Office is hoping people will recognize a man who was seen wearing a white bulletproof vest as he walked along Calloway Drive and Norris Road in northwest Bakersfield.… Read More
FATAL CRASH ON THE 58
The CHP says a man has been killed after he was ejected during a rollover crash on Highway 58 in east Bakersfield.… Read More
ARVIN CRASH KILLS ONE
One person is dead after a pickup flipped into a field on Laval Road near the Outlets at Tejon.… Read More
GOLDEN WEST SECURITY GUARD PRAISED
Golden West Casino in Bakersfield is praising a security guard who was killed in a shooting at the Union Avenue facility on Friday.… Read More
MARTIN’S SON INVOLVED IN SHOOTING
Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead in south Bakersfield, and the Chief’s son has been put on paid leave.… Read More
FATAL FIRE IN FRAZIER PARK
The deaths of two people whose bodies were found after fire destroyed a home in Frazier Park are being investigated.… Read More
MCFARLAND FIRE DAMAGES STRIP MALL
Kern County arson investigators are looking into the cause of a fire at a strip mall in McFarland that caused $300-thousand in damage.… Read More
