The U.S. Forest Service says it’s noticing a spike in illegal dumping and graffiti at Sequoia National Forest.… Read More
Brown Signs Drought Legislation, Impacts Will Be Seen Locally
Gov. Brown has signed a $1 billion infrastructure package aimed at softening the blow future drought and assisting currently drought-stricken regions of the state.… Read More
Coroner Identifies Victim of Fatal Water Truck Crash
The man who died after overturning his water truck about 30 miles south of Lake Isabella on Caliente Creek Road has been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office as 32-year-old Vernon Vaughn III of Bakersfield.… Read More
Oildale Riverbed Catches Fire Again
The Kern County Fire Department is trying to figure out what sparked another two-acre fire along a river bottom east of North Chester Avenue in Oildale.… Read More
Police Want Information on Teen’s Death
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information on who killed a 13-year-old in east Bakersfield.… Read More
BPD Offering Reward for 2014 Shooting Death Info.
Police say they’re offering a $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of a person responsible for the shooting death of a 57-year-old man in southeast Bakersfield.… Read More
Highway 58 Work to Begin on Saturday
Shoulder work will force overnight lane closures in both directions of Highway 58 between H Street and Cottonwood Road through central Bakersfield.… Read More
Stocks Up, Oil Down on Friday
Stocks broke a four-day losing streak after comments from the Federal Reserve about remaining cautious about raising interest rates.… Read More
Plans in Place to Close Kernville Library
Plans are in motion to permanently close the Kern County library branch on Tobias Street in Kernville.… Read More
Charity Rider Arrested in Bakersfield, Supposed to be West of Calif.
The local man who said he was going to ride his bike cross-country to New York over a three-month span for charity was jailed in Kern County last weekend.… Read More
