Emergency officials have issued a shelter in place advisory for people near Taft after reports of a small chemical leak on South Lake Road. According to the Midway Driller, a ReadyKern alert was sent out just before 8 a.m. Wednesday advising people in the area near the Taft Manufacturing Plant on South Lake Road to…… Read More
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Fatal Crash in Northwestern Kern County
A Southern California man is dead after a tractor-trailer combination pulls out in front of him in northwestern Kern County. Truck driver Cesar Lopez Jr., 29, of Fresno was arrested and charged with murder and DUI after the collision Friday morning on Highway 46 near Kecks Road. The Highway Patrol reports the driver of a…… Read More
Porn Found on Bakersfield Man’s Phone
An elderly Bakersfield man has been arrested after police say they found child porn on his cell phone. Joseph Maretich was apprehended October 22nd when a worker with the Bakersfield Police Department’s digital forensics unit reportedly found child sexual abuse material on the 64-year-old’s device during an unrelated investigation. Anyone with information about the case…… Read More
Three-Alarm Fire in East Bakersfield
Bakersfield City and Kern County firefighters responded Saturday afternoon to Sumner and Inyo Streets where a building was engulfed in flames. Cal Water and Pacific Gas and Electric were also at the scene to help with utility issues. People reported seeing black smoke from as far away as the Rosedale area. No one was injured.…… Read More
Teen Shot in Central Bakersfield
A seventeen-year-old is nursing gunshot wounds after a shooting in central Bakersfield. Police responded Friday night to California Avenue and Chester Lane where they found the teenager suffering major injuries. There’s no information about the case. Anyone with details is asked to contact the Bakersfield Police Department.… Read More
Car Seat Event Scheduled
A free car seat check event will be held on Friday, Nov. 1 in southeast Bakersfield, but you’d better get there early. The event sponsored by the Community Action Partnership of Kern will serve the first forty people who show up at the Friendship House Community Center on South MLK Jr. Boulevard. Hours are from…… Read More
Bakersfield Wine Thief Sentenced
A Kern County jury has acquitted a man of robbery and battery after he was accused of stealing alcohol from a Bakersfield grocery store. Jose Lopez could have spent thirty years to life in prison because of prior convictions had the jury decided he was guilty of felony charges after he stole two bottles of…… Read More
Former Stallion Springs Cop Enters Plea to Sex Charges
A former police officer with the Stallion Springs Police Department has entered a plea to charges he sexually assaulted a teenager. James Best Jr., 53, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven felony counts. The alleged victim is now an adult who told authorities last year Best had been molesting her since she was nine years…… Read More
Two Men Found Dead in South Bakersfield
Two men have been found dead at a home in south Bakersfield. Sheriff’s deputies responded Tuesday afternoon to a house on Cresson Court near Charterten Avenue to discover the victims inside shot to death. Homicide detectives are piecing together clues. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.… Read More
Coroner Reports on Lamont Boy’s Death
It was homicide. That’s the word from the Kern County Coroner’s Office on the cause of death for a young Lamont boy. Tristen Rodriguez, 12, was shot and killed October 10, 2024 in the 8800 block of Gregory Avenue. A juvenile was arrested on suspicion of second degree murder in the case.… Read More
