A huge about-face for Bakersfield city leaders in the wake of backlash over massive sewer rate hikes. Wednesday’s city council meeting began with City Manager Christian Clegg recommending the city council rescind the notice to increase sewer rates from $239 to $950 a year. The Proposition 218 notice released on April 16 sparked outrage from…… Read More
A Bakersfield man charged with killing his sister in law will remain free on $200,000 bail. A judge on Tuesday denied a request by prosecutors to keep Paul Magallanes, 37, in jail without bail despite a murder a charge. Police say Magallanes shot Margerita Lopez, 38, at point-blank range during a family argument at a…… Read More
A man who crashed into an east Bakersfield bar during a high speed-chase pleads no contest to two felonies. Prosecutors say Manuel Gonzalez, 23, admitted to driving drunk and evading police. The crash happened last June on Niles Street when Gonzalez sped through a red light, hit an SUV, then slammed his vehicle into the…… Read More
A 17-year-old girl is in the hospital after shooting a police officer in California City. It happened shortly after 4 p.m. Monday after officers got reports of shots fired near Lime Avenue and Corwin Street. The shooting occurred when the officer approached the girl who was walking towards Hickory Avenue. The officer was struck in…… Read More
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
