CBS News — A brush fire exploded in size amid powerful winds in northwest Los Angeles Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of at least 30,000 residents in the affluent community of Pacific Palisades. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the windstorm hitting the region “is expected to worsen through the morning.”… Read More
possible rooster fighting near delano
Five people are apprehended after Tulare County Sheriff’s deputies find live and dead birds during a call of possible rooster fighting in Delano. Deputies were called to the area of Avenue 16 and Road 176 on Sunday where the animals were seized along with scales, fighting knives and other evidence. The suspects face felony and…… Read More
hearing delayed for former supervisor
A child support hearing regarding former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner has been put off until February 4. A request by Scrivner’s wife to postpone the hearing which was originally set for January 16 has been delayed because she has a pre-paid vacation and will be out of the state. Scrivner is prohibited from contacting…… Read More
bakersfield attorney answers to dui charges
A Bakersfield attorney accused of driving drunk and crashing into a DUI checkpoint enters a not guilty plea to two counts of DUI and a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. William Wright, 42, allegedly had a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit when he reportedly struck the back of a Highway Patrol…… Read More
convicted felon arrested for alleged possession of weapon, drugs
A 32-year-old convicted felon is behind bars after being arrested for allegedly having a gun and drugs during a traffic stop at an east Bakersfield park. Jose Cancino was pulled over by park rangers at Heritage Park December 28 where officers say they found a loaded gun, drugs, and paraphernalia inside his car. Cancino is…… Read More
man arrested for alleged ebt fraud
A suspect is in custody on suspicion of grand theft after allegedly using a fraudulent EBT card to withdraw money from an ATM in south Bakersfield. Norbert Karaba, 34, was arrested after authorities seized 78 cloned EBT cards and nearly $73,000 in cash during a sting operation Thursday. Karaba is facing charges including grand theft,…… Read More
Driver dies in kern river canyon accident
A person has died after a car plunged off an embankment in the Kern River Canyon. It happened at around 10:00 p.m. Saturday on Highway 178 near Kern River Canyon Road. The Highway Patrol reports the driver’s body was found 40 to 50 feet down the side of the highway. The car came to a…… Read More
gang member involved in killing released from custody
A gang member who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a young Bakersfield boy is out of jail. Jeremy King, 32, was released from custody Thursday after being sentenced in 2019 to six years behind bars after the death of Kason Guyton, 5, who was accidentally killed in a gang-related shooting…… Read More
Fatal shooting in southeast bakersfield
A homicide investigation is underway after a man is found shot to death in southeast Bakersfield. Police responded at around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2100 block of Casa Loma Drive where they found a 39-year-old man with gunshot wounds dead at the scene. There’s no suspect information yet or any word what may have…… Read More
murder-suicide in southwest bakersfield
Two people are dead after an apparent murder-suicide at a home in southwest Bakersfield. Police responded to the 2900 block of Hosking Avenue the afternoon of December 28 to find the victims suffering from gunshot wounds, one of which was apparently self-inflicted. KGET.com reports a family member told them the couple were involved in a…… Read More
