The Kern County Coroner’s Office says more tests need to be done to figure out what led to the death of a 13-day-old girl found unresponsive at her home near White Lane and Old River Road in southwest Bakersfield.… Read More
Coroner Releases Cause of Death for Infant
The Kern County Coroner’s Office says a four-month-old found unresponsive in a Bakersfield motel died from sudden unexplained infant death.… Read More
Apartment Fire Causes $25K Damage
Investigators what trying to figure out what sparked a fire at three-story apartment on Boise Court in east Bakersfield.… Read More
Alleged Kidnapper Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison
A man who attempted to kidnap a boy near Munsey Elementary School in Bakersfield has been sentenced to eight years in prison.… Read More
Drought Ordinance to Be Drafted by City Water Board
The Bakersfield Water Resources Department is trying to figure out the best way to meet a mandate by Gov. Brown to slash water consumption by 25 percent.… Read More
PPIC Opens New Water Policy Center
The non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California has established a new center with the aim of getting better information on drought, flooding, and the water supply out to scientists and politicians.… Read More
New Trash Cans Coming to Arts District
Eleven trash cans slated for the landfill have been spruced up for Bakersfield’s arts and entertainment district.… Read More
DMV: 18K New AB60 Licenses in March
18,000 driver’s licenses were issued in March under a new law that lets migrants in the country illegally apply for them.… Read More
Stocks Increase on U.S./Iran Deal
Stocks broke a two-day losing streak Thursday after the announcement of Iran’s nuclear framework agreement with the U.S.… Read More
Brown Mandates 25 Percent Water Reduction
Governor Brown has authored a first-time-ever executive order mandating a 25 percent statewide reduction in water use.… Read More
