An ex-felon from Wasco is back behind bars after sheriff’s deputies say they found him inside a stolen vehicle with a modified shotgun.… Read More
BPD: Attorney Arrested After Pointing Gun at Homeless Man
Police say an attorney used a handgun to scare a homeless man away from his Bakersfield office near Truxtun Avenue and V Street.… Read More
U.S. Census Bureau: Bakersfield’s Population at 369K
Bakersfield’s population increased by about 4,800 people last year.… Read More
Teachers Preview New “Maker Annex” at KC Museum
Dozens of teachers toured the hands-on gismos and gadgets that make up the Kern County Museum’s “Maker Annex” before the facility opens to children on Tuesday.… Read More
Stocks Finished Mixed-to-Higher, Oil Spikes
A disappointing report on home sales failed to pull stocks into the red Thursday.… Read More
Add’l Officer-Involved Shooting Details Released
The masked man who died following an officer-involved shooting after Bakersfield police say he robbed the downtown Wells Fargo at 22nd and L streets has been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office as 26-year-old Leland Smithson of Lancaster.… Read More
Woman Struck, Killed Outside West Side CVS
A pedestrian is dead after being struck just outside of the CVS on Stockdale Highway near California Avenue in west Bakersfield.… Read More
Man Denies Family Shooting Charges
Bail is set at nearly $1.6 million for a man accused of shooting a pregnant woman and her husband outside of their east Bakersfield home.… Read More
Trial Begins in Deadly DUI Case
Opening statements have been made in the trial of a man accused of killing a pregnant woman and her unborn baby at Fairview Road and Monitor Street in south Bakersfield.… Read More
Fire Contained Near Kernville
Around 90 fire personnel have contained a five-acre wildfire in the Sequoia National Forest just north of Kernville.… Read More
