Police in Bakersfield are asking for help finding a man who revealed a gun hidden in his waistband to a Walgreens manager after he filled his backpack with stolen items from the Ming Avenue store.… Read More
Man Shot, Killed by Shafter PD Officers
A man is dead after being shot to death by Shafter police near Golden Oak Elementary School, after they say he approached officers with a knife.… Read More
NTSB Arrives in Lebec After Fatal Plane Crash
Representatives with the National Transportation Safety Board are in Lebec trying to piece together wreckage of a crash that killed the pilot of a Pitts biplane in the mountains of Tejon Ranch.… Read More
New Family Violence Unit Established at DA’s Office
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office has established a new division that will be tasked with prosecuting felony domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and elder abuse cases.… Read More
BCSD Teachers Favor New Contract
Teachers with the Bakersfield City School District have voted in favor of a new contract that may keep them on the job until 2016.… Read More
Couple Killed in Bizarre I-5 Wreck ID’d
The two people that were crushed by an SUV that fell onto their vehicle from a car-hauler on Interstate 5 near Bear Mountain Boulevard have been identified by the coroner’s office as 68-year-old George Perry Jr. and 69-year-old Bette McDonald-Perry of Roseville.… Read More
PG&E Donates to CALM for Endangered Species Program
PG&E has donated $7,500 to the California Living Museum’s endangered species recovery program.… Read More
BC Implements New Parking Pass Program for Military Members, Vets
Bakersfield College has implemented a program that will give students that are active members of the military and new veterans free campus parking passes.… Read More
Salas Appointed to Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee
Assemblyman Rudy Salas of Bakersfield has been appointed to a committee that oversees water resources, flood management, fish, wildlife and parks.… Read More
Pair of Honor Flight Departures Scheduled for Friday
Honor Flight Kern County wants people to pack the terminal at Meadows Field and applaud veterans leaving on Friday for Washington, D.C.… Read More
