There’s new information about an accident that left a young boy dead in central Bakersfield. Court documents indicate Judith Deval, 40, was on her cell phone when she allegedly struck and killed Ricardo Aguilar, 8, on Holby Avenue October 18, 2024. Records indicate Deval stopped her car and got out after the impact but left…… Read More
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plane crash near shafter
Two occupants aboard a small plane were able to escape unharmed after it crashed near Shafter. It happened around 11:15 a.m. Sunday when the plane landed upside down on the south side of East Lerdo Highway, near Minter Field Airport. Both people refused medical attention. Shafter police are investigating the crash.… Read More
men arrested for alleged possession of guns at valley plaza mall
Two men were apprehended on suspicion of having loaded guns at Valley Plaza mall. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Stephen Christy, 28, on a felony warrant, and located Roberto Horta, 36, in the mall parking lot on Thursday. Christy allegedly had a loaded revolver. Deputies say inside the car was a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and…… Read More
judge rules against new election
A Kern County judge has ruled against having a new election in the Greenfield Union School District Area C race. The decision follows a mistake by elections officials resulting in 67 ballots being cast illegally last November. Trustee Ricardo Herrera lost his reelection bid to Mercy Pena by eight votes. The judge ruled there is…… Read More
city considers purchase of crystal palace
Buck Owens Crystal Palace, the popular country music-themed dinner theater and museum filled with Buck Owens memorabilia has been for sale for months, and the city of Bakersfield is considering buying it. City officials held a closed-door meeting Thursday to continue their discussions about purchasing the 29-year-old venue. The city could use the venue on…… Read More
woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another woman was found shot at a house in east Bakersfield. Kern County deputies went to the 8400 block of Rosewood Avenue Tuesday morning for reports of a vehicle that crashed into a residence and found a woman struck by gunfire. Farrah Bundhoo, 36,…… Read More
woman arrested after incident with american flag
A woman was arrested Thursday morning for vandalism and resisting arrest after she allegedly took down a United States flag at Hart Park and raised the Mexican flag in its place. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says park rangers were called to Hart Park for multiple reports of someone trying to steal the U.S. flag…… Read More
Bakersfield man convicted after attacking wife with scissors
A Bakersfield man has been convicted after attacking his wife with a deadly weapon as she shielded the couple’s one-year-old child. Wilson Morales was found guilty last Friday on numerous charges including domestic violence and felony child abuse. The incident occured last April when Morales and his wife got into an altercation after coming home…… Read More
suspected shooter acquitted
A Kern County jury has acquitted a man who faced twenty four years in prison after a shooting that took place in a corral in southeast Bakersfield. Jose Gutierrez was found not guilty of shooting a man in the foot after the jury believed his testimony about what happened on June 17, 2023. Gutierrez said…… Read More
CHP’s Crash Campaign yields results
Highway Patrol officers arrested one person after a pursuit and issued 114 tickets during their “Crash Campaign” operation throughout Bakersfield. Officers from the Bakersfield, Visalia, Porterville, Fort Tejon, and Buttonwillow areas conducted an operation on state routes Monday afternoon aimed at reducing fatal and injury-inducing crashes. Four warnings were given and four vehicles were impounded.…… Read More
