Kern County’s unemployment rate increased roughly one percent in January.… Read More
Man Dead, Woman Hospitalized After Shooting
A man is dead and his wife hospitalized after a shooting at a home in the Stockdale Country Club Estates near Stockdale Elementary School.… Read More
Dog Euthanized After Two-Alarm Fire
A badly-burned pit bull had to be put down after a two-alarm fire caused about $300,000 damage at a pair of industrial buildings at 30th Street and Jewett Avenue in Bakersfield.… Read More
Supervisors Agree To Look At Belt-Tightening Measures
Kern County supervisors have agreed to investigate several cost-cutting measures amid sharply lower tax revenue thanks to plunging oil prices.… Read More
Coroner: Prisoner Died from Meth Intoxication
The Kern County Coroner’s Office says a 49-year-old man who was pronounced dead at Delano Regional Medical Center after collapsing in his cell at the Kern Valley State Prison died from methamphetamine intoxication.… Read More
Woman Admits to Mortgage Fraud
A 32-year-old real estate agent has admitted to taking part in a mortgage fraud scheme.… Read More
McCarthy Applauds “Green Tip” Ban Pullback
Congressman Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield is applauding the reversal of a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms decision to ban green-tip ammunition.… Read More
Lady Roadrunners Begin WAC Tournament Play
The Cal State-Bakersfield women’s basketball team will start play in the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Las Vegas on Wednesday.… Read More
Stocks Fall Tuesday Amid Interest Rate Fears
A rumored Federal Reserve interest rate hike caused stocks to plunge on Tuesday.… Read More
