An oil company says its $67,000 settlement with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board over the spilling of fracking chemicals into unlined sumps near McKittrick has been denied because of mounting public pressure.… Read More
PG&E Given Preliminary Approval For New Substation
PG&E has been given preliminary approval to construct a new high-voltage substation at Wheeler Ridge Junction.… Read More
Man Dead After Southeast Bakersfield Shooting
A homicide investigation has been launched after a man was killed while sitting in a vehicle in front of a southeast Bakersfield home.… Read More
Couple in Murder/Suicide About to Divorce
Court documents say the couple killed in a murder-suicide on De Colores Court in west Bakersfield were in the process of divorcing, and had been separated since February.… Read More
Three Robbery Suspects Jailed, Fourth At Large
Bakersfield police say they’ve jailed three people connected with a west-side home burglary on Dorchester Street, and a fourth is still wanted.… Read More
Man Convicted of Murder Gets New Trial
A man convicted of killing a woman and burning her body in a fire pit near Edison Highway in Bakersfield will be tried again because of prosecutor misconduct.… Read More
Kern County Farm Bureau Gets Grant
The Kern County Farm Bureau has been awarded $400,000 that will be used to improve irrigation and protect water quality.… Read More
Cal. Citrus Mutual to Launch Psyllid Campaign
California Citrus Mutual has launched a campaign to alert people outside of agriculture to the dangers of the Asian Citrus Psyllid.… Read More
Harvick to be Honored Next Week
Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick will be honored by Bakersfield mayor Harvey Hall, Sen. Jean Fuller and U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy next week.… Read More
CSU-B Men Down USU, Advance
The Cal State-Bakersfield men’s basketball team held Utah Valley to nine points in the last 16 minutes to advance to the second round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament.… Read More
