Work to improve PG&E’s electrical grid will force some lane closures on Panama Lane from Gosford Road to Highway 99 in Bakersfield.… Read More
TRIP: Expect Delays on Hwy. 178 Near Morning Drive
Heavy machinery work will force some temporary stoppages on Highway 178 near Morning Drive on the eastern edge of Bakersfield this week.… Read More
Stocks Start Week Up
Stimulus talks in Asia boosted stocks on Monday.… Read More
More Dumping, Graffiti Seen at Sequoia
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
