Highway 178 in the Kern Canyon will remain closed this week as SoCal Edison continues to make repairs. A full closure began at around 3:39 p.m. on Friday, September 12., after downed power lines affected the roadway. The lines were cleared from the road later that night, but SoCal Edison kept the road closed through…… Read More
Police are investigating the case of a dead body found in south Bakersfield. The discovery was made early Friday morning outside Los Compas Auto Glass on South Union Avenue where a man was found dead on the shoulder of the roadway, his body showing visible signs of trauma. Anyone with any information in the case…… Read More
More information is coming to light in the case of a Cal State Bakersfield assistant basketball coach accused of sex trafficking. The Kern County DA’s office says additional charges were filed Monday against Kevin Mays, 32, who allegedly possessed more than 600 images of child pornography. Mays faces nearly a dozen different charges following his…… Read More
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University. Read more at CBS News Meanwhile, President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will award conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated during a campus event in Utah, the Presidential Medal of Freedom…… Read More
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
