Kern County firefighters helped firefighters from Los Angeles County extinguish a two-acre brush fire along Interstate 5 south of Gorman School Road.… Read More
Residents Cut Water Use By Less Than Five Percent
Bakersfield residents cut their water use by only 4.8 percent in April, with the average person using about 152 gallons of water each day.… Read More
Supervisors Agree To Indian Wells Valley Rezone
Supervisors have unanimously agreed to rezone 22,000 acres of undeveloped farmland in the Indian Wells Valley to slow the growth of new farms – which they believe will relieve strain on the area’s water table, which is dropping an average of six inches annually.… Read More
Girl Dies After Being Found in Pool
The girl who died after being found in a residential swimming pool north of Thompson Junior High School on Hallisey Court in southwest Bakersfield has been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office as one-year-old Alayah Padilla.… Read More
Add’l Details into Planz Road OIS Released
A 20-year-old remains hospitalized after being shot by police in a vehicle at the Vintage Christian Center on Planz Road in south Bakersfield.… Read More
Student Under Influence of Alcohol Collapses at Sequoia MS
Bakersfield police says a student who collapsed at Sequoia Middle School in south Bakersfield was under the influence of alcohol.… Read More
Stocks End Tuesday Mixed
Increased bond yields and the higher value of the dollar led to a mixed day on Wall Street.… Read More
Person of Interest Wanted in Murder Case [PHOTO]
Detectives with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office are asking for help finding a person of interest in an east Bakersfield murder case.… Read More
Literacy Council Looking For Help Winning Grant
The Kern Literacy Council is of 200 finalists for a $25,000 grant from State Farm that they would like to put toward improving county literacy programs.… Read More
KHSD: Graduation Rate Up, Higher Than State Average
The Kern High School District’s graduation rate is on the rise, settling at just over 84 percent in 2013-2014.… Read More
