The Kern County Board of Supervisors had plenty of questions for Registrar of voters Mary Bedard about the November election. Bedard took responsibility for some incorrect wording on some of the measures. There were 17 of them on various ballots… During the periodic updates, sometimes more votes were counted than were estimated. She says there’s…… Read More
The Kern County Supervisors has held its last regular meeting of the year Tuesday, which was also the last one ever for Mike Maggard, who served 16 years representing District Three. Maggard was honored with a lengthy proclamation outlining his work on several projects. Maggard thanked his colleagues, staff, family, and the community… His Chief…… Read More
The first Holocaust Memorial in the Central Valley is now open at the Chabad of Bakersfield. Co-Director Esther Schlanger says it comes as hate speech rises on social media. “When there’s some kid out there or some individual who reads some tweet or Instagram post that says the Holocaust is exaggerated, it didn’t happen…you know,…… Read More
Kern County’s brand new assemblywoman hit the ground running after being sworn in, introducing a bill that fulfills a major campaign promise to go after fentanyl. Dr. Jasmeet Bains says AB 33 will create a statewide task force with experts on all sides of the problem. “Law enforcement, our prosecutors, district attorneys, school board members,…… Read More
A sobriety checkpoint conducted by Bakersfield police has resulted in three arrests for D-U-I, two others detained, and 22 drivers cited for being unlicensed. The checkpoint was Friday night on Union Avenue near East Third Street between 6:30pm and 1am. A total of 973 drivers were screened. One driver decided not to stop, and led…… Read More
A body has been found in a home in east Bakersfield, and the death is being called suspicious. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says the man found in a residence on Montello Street Sunday was involved in an altercation with another person a week earlier. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s office.… Read More
At least five Bakersfield men are facing child sexual abuse and pornography charges after a multi-agency operation. Police Sergeant Robert Pair says they were among 15 arrests week on various charges… Six illegal firearms and several terabytes of material involving children was seized. Pair says it’s an ongoing enforcement to keep kids safe, and asks…… Read More
The state corrections department has announced eight prisons that will either be closed or de-activated, and two of them are in Kern County. One is California Correctional Institution ‘Facility D’ in Tehachapi. City Manager Greg Garrett says the announcement came with little notice… The prison is Tehachapi’s top employer… It’s slated to close early next…… Read More
It started as a simple call of a suspicious man looking to possibly break into a car, and turned into a near death experience for a Kern County Sheriff’s Deputy. When deputies responded to calls from the Sierra Vista Mobile Home Park in Rosamond early Friday morning, 19 year-old Edgar Rojas was armed. Sheriff Donny…… Read More
Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department have shared updated information regarding a fatal hit and run.… Read More
