City firefighters are complying with a state mandate to use less water, after Bakersfield was ordered to reduce its consumption by 36 percent.… Read More
CASA: We Saved Kern County $208K in 2014
The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Kern County were able to find permanent families for 15 abused, neglected and abandoned children in the court system in 2014.… Read More
wildfire near isabella
Forty firefighters from Kern County, the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management got the jump on a wildfire near Lake Isabella… Read More
Quick Work Snares a Robber
A man believed to have robbed a South Union Avenue business at gunpoint was arrested shortly after the incident by Bakersfield Police. The sheriff’s helicopter followed the suspect vehicle driven by 19-year-old Christopher Medina to a residence on Panama Lane near Monitor Street just after 9:00 Friday night, and officers caught him as he tried…… Read More
Unemployment Down in Kern County
Kern County’s unemployment rate settled at 10.3 percent in April, down from 11.1 percent in March.… Read More
Retail Development Approved by Planning Comm.
The Bakersfield Planning Commission has approved blueprints for the Artisan Square shopping center on the city’s upscale northwest side.… Read More
Man Jailed After Running From Traffic Stop
Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Shafter man after he ran from a stolen vehicle during a traffic stop at Roberts Lane and Belmont Avenue in north Bakersfield.… Read More
Stocks Finish Week Lower
Stocks finished lower Friday after Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said that an interest rate hike could be possible this year if the economy continues to improve.… Read More
Woman Struck, Killed Outside CVS ID’d
The woman killed after being struck by a sedan in front of a CVS in central Bakersfield has been identified by the coroner’s office as 74-year-old Catharine Chrisco.… Read More
Coroner: Man Killed Self Before Being Struck By Police Gunfire
The coroner’s office says the Lancaster man who died after being shot at by Bakersfield police committed suicide.… Read More
