Four DUI and driver’s license checkpoints will be set up throughout the greater Bakersfield area by the Kern DUI Task Force on Friday.… Read More
Water Board Sets Injection Well Hearing
The State Water Resources Control Board will discuss proposed regulations on oil and gas injection wells May 19 in Sacramento.… Read More
Fuller Urging Valley Fever Vaccine Funding
Sen. Jean Fuller of Bakersfield wants $1 million toward the development of a Valley Fever vaccine, after funding was discontinued in 2010.… Read More
Stocks Sink on Thursday
A steep dive by Apple, LinkedIn and several other tech stocks sank the major indexes on Thursday.… Read More
city and county law enforcement get gift from the feds
The Bakersfield Police Department and Kern County Sheriff’s Office will be splitting more than $1.16-Million that was given to them by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento.… Read More
Judge Mulling Whether to Let Shooter’s Mother Sue School District
A judge is considering a motion to not let the mother of Taft Union High School shooter Bryan Oliver sue the Taft Union High School District during an August civil trial.… Read More
Bakersfield Air Quality Bad, But Getting Better
The American Lung Association says air quality is improving in the Bakersfield area, but not enough to shake off another failing grade in the group’s “State of the Air” report for 2015.… Read More
Parents Plead No Contest to Child Abuse Charges
Parents of an injured two-month-old found have pleaded no contest to child abuse.… Read More
Stocks Finish Lower on Wednesday
Stocks were lower as investors reacted to a weaker-than-expected growth report and word about the Fed being uncertain as to whether they want to raise interest rates.… Read More
Investigation Ongoing Into Wasco Teen’s Death
Kern County investigators aren’t sure who killed a 17-year-old Wasco girl whose remains were found in Poso Creek near McFarland last November.… Read More
