Attendance figures for the Kern County Fair are in and show a 4% increase.… Read More
DISGRACED BPD DETECTIVES LINKED TO WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT
The civil suit over the death of a police informant has been given a boost by the sentencing of former Bakersfield police detective Damacio Diaz.… Read More
WOMAN ATTACKED IN PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB
Deputies are searching for whoever assaulted a woman on Yellowstone Drive in Pine Mountain Club.… Read More
BPD GETS MONEY TO FIGHT DISTRACTED DRIVERS
The Bakersfield Police Department is getting a $415,000 grant from the state to help catch drunk and distracted drivers.… Read More
CASINO ROBBERS TO BE SENTENCED AGAIN
Four men convicted of robbing the Golden West Casino on Union Avenue in Bakersfield will be re-sentenced after a judge ruled they do not deserve a third trial.… Read More
LA COUNTY SHERIFF’S SERGEANT DIES DURING CALL
An LA County sheriff’s sergeant in Lancaster has died after being shot.… Read More
KIDS RETURNED AFTER CARJACKING
Two one-year-olds are back with their mother after a carjacking in central Bakersfield.… Read More
FIREFIGHTERS TAKE OUT SMALL BLAZE NEAR SEQUOIA
Firefighters had to close Highway 178 the lower Kern Canyon to deal with a small grass fire that broke out on the side of the road.… Read More
UNDERAGE DRINKERS DROP AT THE FAIR
Twenty-three people were cited for alcohol violations by undercover officers during the Kern County Fair, which is less than half of what officers expected.… Read More
DISGRACED BPD DETECTIVES NAMED IN SUIT
Former Bakersfield Police detectives Damacio Diaz and Patrick Mara are named in a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of a man killed in a police shootout.… Read More
