Strength in the bond market caused stocks to slip on Monday.… Read More
Brush Fire Near Lebec Contained
Firefighters have contained a 15-acre brush fire that forced evacuations and shut down a lane of Interstate 5 near Lebec.… Read More
Mira Monte Principal Reassigned by Board
Kern High School District trustees have opted to remove the principal of Mira Monte High School in Bakersfield amid harassment, intimidation and bullying allegations from teachers and students.… Read More
Iconic Sign Getting Restored
The famous Bakersfield Arch installed by the late Buck Owens by the Crystal Palace is getting a makeover.… Read More
Two Jailed After Heroin Found at Home
Three men were contacted by Kern County Sheriff’s deputies and members of the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team after a search at a home on Lucky Street in east Bakersfield turned up heroin and items and sales paraphernalia.… Read More
Man Arrested on Drug Charges During Traffic Stop
Kern County Sheriff’s deputies, working with the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team, arrested a Lamont man during a traffic stop for drug possession.… Read More
Coroner: Baby Died of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death
The coroner’s office says a two-month-old baby girl who stopped breathing at her home on Moneta Avenue in Oildale was a victim of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death, and the manner of death is undetermined.… Read More
East Bakersfield Comm. Bldg. Fire Under Investigation
A fire that caused $100,000 damage to a vacant commercial building in east Bakersfield is being investigated.… Read More
County Fire on Fireworks: “If You Light It, We’ll Write It”
The Kern County Fire Department says it will ramp up efforts over the Independence Day holiday to deter people from using fireworks, saying firefighters and sheriff’s deputies will be dolling out $1,500 fines for setting off pyrotechnics where they shouldn’t.… Read More
School Shooter’s Mother Dismissed as Civil Suit Party
The mother of Taft Union High School shooter Bryan Oliver has been dismissed as a party in a civil suit against the Taft Union High School District.… Read More
