A 3.6 magnitude earthquake hit southwest of Bakersfield. The US Geological Survey reports the quake struck near the community of Millux southwest of Bakersfield at around 8:53 p.m. Wednesday. Most of the shaking was felt in the southwest, south and northwest areas of Bakersfield. There are no reports of damage or injury.… Read More
Authorities are calling the discovery of a dead body in Mojave suspicious. Kern County Sheriff’s Deputies say the corpse of Benjamin McCleary, 58, was found by a passerby Saturday and showed signs of being consumed by an animal but also exhibited signs of small holes with dried blood. An ID from the California Department of…… Read More
Washington —(CBS) Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist and influential voice for young conservatives in the digital age, died Wednesday after he was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He was 31. Kirk, a father of two, was shot as he was speaking to students at an event for Turning Point USA, an…… Read More
More information is coming to light following the arrest of a Cal State Bakersfield basketball coach facing sex trafficking charges. Police say they found ghost guns, drugs, and cash at the home and inside the car of Mark Mays, 32, who was apprehended last Thursday for allegedly exploiting a woman for commercial sex in California,…… Read More
A body has been found behind a dumpster in a southwest Bakersfield shopping complex. Police say foul play is not suspected after the discovery Tuesday afternoon in the 6500 block of Panama Lane. Officers say the individual is believed to have been homeless. There’s no evidence suggesting the person’s death was the result of a…… Read More
Leadership at California State University Bakersfield has announced a change in the Athletics Department. The university said Monday Kyle Conder is no longer with CSUB. No reason was given. Conder joined CSUB in 2022 with over twenty years experience in Division I athletics. Dr. Sarah Tuohy has been named acting director while a nationwide search…… Read More
An assistant men’s basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield has appeared in court to face human trafficking charges. Mark Mays, 32, entered not guilty pleas Monday to felony charges including pimping, pandering, and drug and gun possession. The CSUB alumnus is accused of trafficking a woman along the West Coast. In August, a tipster led…… Read More
Trial has been postponed for a Visalia woman whose 1-year-old son died after being left inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield. The murder trial of Maya Hernandez, 20, was delayed Monday to October 6 after the prosecuting attorney told the court she’s currently trying another case. Hernandez is accused of leaving her one- and…… Read More
A man accused of threatening a Kern County supervisor has been found competent to stand trial. That’s the word from the judge after Parish Buzzard, 62, allegedly sent more than one hundred emails to Third District Supervisor Jeff Flores in March, many of them featuring violent threats and images of weapons. Buzzard was arrested March…… Read More
Cal State University Bakersfield has placed an assistant basketball coach on leave for alleged human trafficking. Police arrested Kevin Mays, 32, Thursday night as part of an investigation that began with an anonymous tip. Detectives reportedly linked Mays to the victim through rental cars, hotel records, and online ads. Officers say they found the victim…… Read More
