A teenager who was 15 when he killed a man in Oildale has admitted to committing the murder. The Kern County District Attorney’s office says Benjermin Vasquez made the admission earlier this year in juvenile court and was sentenced to confinement at the APEX Academy which houses offenders ages 14 to 25. Vasquez was charged…… Read More
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rabies fatality in fresno county
A Fresno County woman has died of rabies after allegedly being bitten by a bat in her classroom. Officials say the death of Leah Seneng, 60, marks the first human case of rabies in Fresno County since 1992. Seneng was an art teacher at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos and was bitten by the…… Read More
highway patrol messaging truckers
The California Highway Patrol has special messages for truckers during the Thanksgiving period. The CHP’s Commercial Vehicle Section is sending updates to commercial truck drivers to notify them about hazards, closures, and enforcement operations in high-crash areas around the state. The messages are 25 words or less and are sent through truck drivers’ Electronic Logging…… Read More
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The California Highway Patrol has special messages for truckers during the Thanksgiving period. The CHP’s Commercial Vehicle Section is sending the updates to commercial truck drivers to notify them about hazards, closures, and enforcement operations in high-crash areas around the state. The messages are 25 words or less and are sent through truck drivers’ Electronic…… Read More
next of kin sought after bakersfield murder
Police are asking for the public’s help to find the next of kin of a man who was murdered in south central Bakersfield. Any relatives of Javier Mata 39, are asked to contact the Bakersfield Police Department. Mata was shot during an incident in May in the 100 block of Union Avenue. Two suspects have…… Read More
bakersfield woman enters plea after alleged murder
A Bakersfield woman whose husband is accused of killing her cousin enters a plea to accessory charges. Court documents indicate Noralina Vasquez-Hernandez pleaded no contest to the charges in October and will be sentenced in December. She allegedly used bleach and other cleaning materials to wipe down their apartment on Normandy Drive after her husband…… Read More
bakersfield police nab distracted drivers
Bakersfield police issued eleven citations and impounded one vehicle after officers conducted an operation on drivers using their phones behind the wheel. The sting took place the morning of November 25. It’s illegal to hold a phone or any other electronic communications device while you’re operating a vehicle. This means no talking, texting, or using…… Read More
fong speaks out on newsom’s visit
Republican Congressman Vince Fong of Bakersfield weighs in on Governor Gavin Newsom’s policies after the Democrat’s visit to Kern County. Newsom made a stop in Kern on Monday to tout his California Jobs First Economic Blueprint, but Fong says the governor’s rebranding tour ignores the fact that it’s his own policies that have damaged and…… Read More
bakersfield doctor charged with negligence
A Bakersfield urologist has been accused of gross negligence and incompetence. The accusation was filed Friday by the director of the Medical Board of California against Dr. David Horovitz in connection to the death of a patient during a kidey operation in 2022. Horovitz was reportedly unable to control excessive bleeding during the robotic procedure…… Read More
Arson suspect arrested
Arson investigators with the Kern County Fire Department have arrested a man in connection with a fire at the Amazon Distribution Center. Monty Goree, 26, of Bakersfield, was arrested Sunday afternoon on arson charges after the fire at the warehouse on Petrol Road earlier that day. There are no reports of injuries.… Read More
