A San Francisco-based company is now operating a composting facility in Lamont where two brothers died in 2011.… Read More
BGC Given $35K for STEM Education
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County have been given a $35,000 grant to improve after-school and summer science, technology, engineering and math education programs.… Read More
Man Jailed After Domestic Incident
A 36-year-old Ford City man is jailed after sheriff’s deputies say he choked a woman and dragged her 20 feet across a yard at a home near Harrison and Elm streets.… Read More
Man Who Threatened Hospital Going Back to Prison
A man who called in a bomb threat against Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield back in 2009 is going back to prison.… Read More
JobFest Comes to Shafter on Thursday
More than 50 employers are planning to be in Shafter on Thursday, aiming to fill around 600 jobs.… Read More
CHP to Set Up Checkpoint Near Bakersfield
The California Highway Patrol says they’ll be setting up a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint near Bakersfield on Friday, but they’re not saying where.… Read More
Stocks Sag on Wednesday
Stocks plunged Wednesday after a report was published indicating that business spending was down for a sixth-straight month in February.… Read More
11 Hurt After Southwest Wreck
Police say 11 people are injured after a three-vehicle crash near the Bakersfield Sports Village Soccer Complex on the city’s southwest side.… Read More
Two Hurt After Train Wrecks With Semi
Two people are injured after a train reversed into a big rig near Manor Street and Norris Road in Oildale.… Read More
Hundreds Turn Out to First BPD Community Zone Forum
Police turned to northwest Bakersfield residents to gauge how to improve service to the city, and to answer questions about call prioritization and response times.… Read More
