The Tulare County Sheriff says detectives are working 24 hours a day to find the killers who gunned down six people Monday at a home in Goshen, and they’re getting a lot of help… Mike Boudreaux says they know of at least two suspects, but he’s being careful about what he says… Boudreaux says a…… Read More
Bakersfield has announced the guest speaker for the 43rd annual Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast next week… Mayor Karen Goh says Lawrence has local ties. He grew up in Bakersfield, went to Bakersfield High School, and then Cal State Bakersfield before starting a ministry. Lawrence was named Bishop in South Carolina in 2006. The prayer breakfast is…… Read More
A brand new monument in Panorama Park has been built to honor a Kern County pioneer that few people know about. Third District Supervisor Jeff Flores says that included him, before the public-private partnership with the Jedediah Smith Society… The granite monument near Loma Linda Drive describes how Smith led 18 men from the Rockies…… Read More
Six people have been killed in mass shooting in Goshen, and the victims include a 17-year-old girl and her six month old baby. Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux says there were so many shots heard around 4am Monday at a house on Harvest Avenue, that deputies believed it was an active shooter situation… Bodies were…… Read More
The death of a teenage boy who was struck by a pickup in Derby Acres is being investigated as an accident. The victim has been identified as Dylan Dominguez of Fellows, and Highway Patrol Sergeant Francisco DeLeon says there was heavy rain at the time of the crash around 5:30pm Sunday on Highway 33 near…… Read More
The Bakersfield Police Department has a new Community Advisory Panel. Two dozen city residents with various backgrounds have signed up, and will meet once a month to discuss the way the department does business. Police Sergeant Robert Pair says they’ll look at things that are governed by the Department of Justice… Pair says the meetings…… Read More
“It’s time to call time.” Those are the words of NASCAR driver and Bakersfield native Kevin Harvick, who has announced he will be retiring at the end of the year. The 47 year-old father of two made his announcement on Twitter… Harvick burst upon the scene in 2001 immediately following the death of Dale Earnhardt.…… Read More
The city of Bakersfield is celebrating a milestone birthday this week. It was on January 11, 1898 when Bakersfield became incorporated, named after Colonel Thomas Baker, who welcomed settlers to rest in his field. Instead of a big 125th birthday party, the celebration has been rather low key. There was a two-minute tribute video played…… Read More
California’s governor has submitted a balanced budget, despite the state looking at a 22-billion dollar deficit coming off a previous surplus. Gavin Newsom says no major cuts are coming, with full funding for education and combating homelessness. Newsom even took a shot at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with 40-billion dollars in transportation money coming from…… Read More
The heavy rain and mud flows near Lost Hills led to several drivers being trapped along Highway 33 Monday, and a serious collision Tuesday morning between two semis. Kern County Fire Captain Andrew Freeborn says the first truck was stuck in the mud near Brown Material Road around 2am, and the second truck slammed into…… Read More
