Three people are facing charges in a deadly shooting in southeast Bakersfield. Prosecutors say Devin Jones, 18, is charged with murder. Two other teenagers, Kaleb Washington and Adrian Herron, are also charged in juvenile court. The three suspects are accused of killing Carl Powell, Jr., 44, in the 2100 block of Lotus Lane in February.… Read More
A man is dead after getting trapped under a school bus in south Bakersfield. First responders rolled out at around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday to Hosking Avenue near Monitor Street next to Golden Valley High School to find the man trapped beneath the bus which was being loaded onto a tow truck. The man died at…… Read More
CBS News — Pope Francis‘ funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. eastern) on Saturday at St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican announced Tuesday, following a meeting of the College of Cardinals at the Catholic Church’s city-state headquarters in the heart of Rome. The coffin carrying the pope, who died Monday morning after suffering…… Read More
A Wasco man died and his passenger was severely injured in a high-speed crash near Lemoore. A Highway Patrol officer on routine patrol saw the solo-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on Houston Avenue near Highway 198. The CHP says a 20-year-old Wasco man failed to negotiate a curve and hit a concrete barrier after leaving the…… Read More
An Elk Grove man accused of kidnapping a 10-year-old Taft girl has been arraigned. Deputies say Mathew Navel, 27, picked up the girl on April 12 after meeting her on a gaming platform online. Naval pleaded not guilty Monday to seven felony charges including kidnapping and sex crimes involving a child. Naval remains in custody…… Read More
A Bakersfield man pleads guilty to federal drug charges after officers find a stash house full of narcotics. Prosecutors say Ramon Maldonado, Jr., 33, had fentanyl, heroin, meth, psychedelic mushrooms, and marijuana ready for sale when law enforcement searched his home in August 2023. Agents also found a rifle, magazines, and a brick of fentanyl…… Read More
CBS News —Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Francis died just after 7:30 a.m. local time on Monday, a day after he surprised many by appearing outside…… Read More
Kern, Tulare, and Kings County Sheriff’s Offices joined forces for a narcotics investigation that netted 368 pounds of methamphetamine and landed two people in jail. It happened Friday when deputies discovered a meth conversion lab in the 8700 block of Jersey Avenue in Hanford, and another lab in the 3600 block of Road 36 in…… Read More
A Shafter man convicted of murder in the 2008 death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son has been granted parole. Josue Herrera, 49, was serving a life term when parole was granted on Tuesday. The child was taken to Kern Medical in August 2008 suffering from skull fractures and bruising on his head, arms and legs.…… Read More
A convicted killer who escaped from custody at a Delano courthouse has been captured in Mexico. Mexican officials say Cesar Hernandez, 34, was arrested Thursday night in the eastern zone of Tijuana. Hernandez was unarmed when officials with Mexican Army Special Forces apprehended him. No shots were fired, no one was injured. Hernandez allegedly shot…… Read More
