Students from several high schools in the Kern High School District walked out of class Wednesday morning and made their way to downtown Bakersfield to protest the recent ICE raids and deportations throughout California. District officials said they were aware of the impending walkout and sent a message to parents the day before. About 1,000…… Read More
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man convicted after fatal stabbing in wasco
A 25-year-old man has been found guilty of murder in the stabbing death of another man in Wasco. Aaron Garcia was convicted Tuesday for killing Jose Aleman, 24, in 2021. Aleman was stabbed several times in the 800 block of Broadway Street on May 3, 2021 and died the next day at Adventist Health Delano.…… Read More
name change for bakersfield venue
Another name change is pending for a major Bakersfield venue. Naming rights for Bakersfield’s downtown arena and convention center ended in January, meaning the venue will now be called Dignity Health Arena. The home of the Bakersfield Condors and the center for many of the city’s and county’s largest events was once known as Centennial…… Read More
Hearing postponed for man suspected of possessing child porn
A preliminary hearing in the case of a Bakersfield man charged with possession of child pornography has been postponed until April 30. Joseph Maretich, 65, was arrested in October 2024 after an employee in the Bakersfield Police Department’s digital forensics unit reportedly noticed what appeared to be child pornography on Maretich’s phone which was being…… Read More
three arrested for east bakersfield murder
Three men have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of a 21-year-old man at Potomac Park. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a shooting at the park in east Bakersfield on February 4, 2025 to find Rolando Vargas shot dead. On Monday, deputies arrested Isaac Barraza, 19, for Vargas’s murder. Mario…… Read More
poll puts ellis ahead in state assembly race
A new survey conducted by Guidant Polling and Strategy finds Stan Ellis leading the race for the upcoming special election in California Assembly District 32. Ellis holds a twenty-two point advantage over his opponents with about three weeks to go before the election. The poll, conducted between February 4 and 5, 2025, surveyed 637 likely…… Read More
man with laser enters plea
A Bakersfield man pleads guilty to shining a laser beam at a Kern County sheriff’s helicopter. Federal prosecutors say Jesse Torres-Alonso, 35, struck the helicopter twelve times with a “dangerously bright” beam from a laser pointer, hampering the pilot’s vision in September 2023. He faces five years in prison when he’s sentenced May 20.… Read More
woman accused of incident with american flag appears in court
A woman accused of destroying the American flag at Hart Park was arraigned on Monday. Chrystal Aguilar, 24, faces charges including resisting arrest, vandalism, and battery after authorities say she took down the American flag from the flag pole, threw it in the mud, and raised the Mexican flag at the entrance to the park…… Read More
conviction after man shoots into south bakersfield house
There’s been a conviction against a man who opened fire into a south Bakersfield home. Alfredo Comacho was found guilty Monday of several felonies including shooting at an inhabited dwelling and two counts of assault with a firearm. Comacho fired shots into a house in December 2023 while a minor was outside and on his…… Read More
bakersfield man arrested — twice
A 41-year-old man was arrested twice in the same week after Kern County Sheriff’s deputies allegedly found five guns and over 140 grams of drugs. Gang Unit deputies served a search warrant February 1st in the in the 800 block of Woodrow Avenue involving the sales of fentanyl where they reportedly found Michael Meloche in…… Read More
