It was a messy cleanup on Highway 99 after a semi hauling potatoes overturned. Highway Patrol Officer Tomas Martinez says just before 7am Monday, a Freightliner hauling potatoes didn’t see slow traffic ahead of him in the northbound lanes near California Avenue, swerved to avoid a crash, but struck a Toyota 4-Runner… The 4-runner then…… Read More
Four people have been rescued, one of them rather dramatically, after getting stranded in their raft on the Kern River. Kern County Search and Rescue was called out to Hobo Campground around 2:30 Sunday afternoon, and they were able to pull three of the men to shore rather quickly. Lori Meza with the Sheriff’s Office…… Read More
A high visibility patrol in Bakersfield resulted in 25 arrests, including four on felony warrants. Police Sergeant Robert Pair says officers monitor the daily impact of crime on the quality of life in the downtown, and have seen a significant increase in theft and vandalism… A 47-year-old man charged with a fourth burglary was previously…… Read More
A man who looked like he was going to jump off a freeway overpass in Bakersfield is now in police custody for his own protection. C-H-P Officer Tomas Martinez says they had to shut down Highway 99 southbound around 12:20 Friday afternoon, after several calls came in reporting a man dangling his legs over the…… Read More
Another tragic example of how deadly the Kern River can be. Five professional kayakers fell into the river last evening. One of them is missing and presumed dead. Kern County Search and Rescue responded just before 6pm Wednesday to an area near Gold Ledge Campground, which is actually in Tulare County. They were able to…… Read More
A 14-year-old Bakersfield boy is in juvenile hall on charges that include assault with a deadly weapon for deliberately ramming another car. Police Sgt. Robert Pair says the incident early Wednesday morning on Evadonna Road began with a call of a possible auto theft and sounds of a struggle, and the victim chasing after the…… Read More
Six weeks since the quadruple homicide in Mojave, and still no arrests. Kern County Sheriff’s officials have issued an update saying that they have sent items of evidence to a crime lab for D-N-A analysis, to see if results are linked to a nearby shooting scene earlier that same day. A request has also been…… Read More
Two Bakersfield men have been arrested after allegedly breaking into a car at Meadows Field, and then ramming an officer with it. Lori Meza with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office says around 6 o’clock last night, an airport officer was struck. The severity of the injury has not been disclosed, but he was taken to…… Read More
With the Kern County Fair now 15 weeks away, the concert lineup has been finalized… Rodney Atkins will be on the Budweiser Pavilion Stage Opening Night September 20… Facility Marketing Representative Chelsey Roberts says R-and-B artist Brian McKnight will be there the following night, and then some rock with Blue Oyster Cult the first Friday…… Read More
Highway Patrol investigators have not identified a woman who was killed in a solo vehicle crash in southwest Bakersfield. The woman, described as in her early to mid twenties, died after her car drifted off of Gosford Road near Carlock Road, overturned, and struck a brick wall. She was not wearing a seat belt. C-H-P…… Read More
