Cal State University Bakersfield has placed an assistant basketball coach on leave for alleged human trafficking. Police arrested Kevin Mays, 32, Thursday night as part of an investigation that began with an anonymous tip. Detectives reportedly linked Mays to the victim through rental cars, hotel records, and online ads. Officers say they found the victim…… Read More
A Ridgecrest man is in custody after police say he tried to run down two Bakersfield firefighters. Officers identified the suspect as Jason Hernandez, 40, who allegedly sped through a stop sign outside Fire Station One on 22nd Street last Tuesday and veered toward the firefighters as they jumped from the sidewalk to safety. California…… Read More
The former Delano police chief has entered a no contest plea to a sex charge. Mark DeRosia entered the plea Friday to a misdemeanor charge of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18 and was sentenced to one year’s probation, 240 hours of community service, and mandatory counseling. He must also register…… Read More
Three people are behind bars on suspicion of operating a large methamphetamine conversion lab in eastern Kern County. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office, the Los Angeles Police Department, the Kern County District Attorney’s Office, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a narcotics investigation that led to a search warrant served Wednesday in the…… Read More
Deputies arrest a man after he allegedly stabbed a woman at a truck stop in Boron. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says it happened Tuesday afternoon at Love’s Truck Stop on Boron Frontage Road where deputies arrested arrested Gurjant Singh, 28, at the scene. The victim was taken to the hospital. There’s no word about…… Read More
A court hearing for a Bakersfield woman accused in a deadly DUI crash has been set for September 23, 2025. Prosecutors say Anabell Correa, 21, ran a red light, killing 30-year-olds Max and Desiree Mooney who were passengers in a rideshare struck by Correa’s vehicle at Coffee Road and Stockdale Highway March 25, 2025. Max…… Read More
A Bakersfield man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for distributing images depicting child sexual abuse. Federal prosecutors say Roman Rodriguez, 26, obtained more than 600 illicit images online in February 2024. They say the images included prepubescent children and at least one toddler.… Read More
You might want to avoid a certain stretch of roadway in southwest Bakersfield. Starting Tuesday, September 2, a pavement project will close parts of Ming Avenue from Buena Vista Boulevard to Gosford Road. Crews will repave the roadway, adjust utilities, add striping, and upgrade sidewalks for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.. The work…… Read More
A 67-year-old man has been sentenced for a shooting that left a young man dead in California City. Court records indicate Gordon Tripp was sentenced last week to six years in prison after pleading no contest August 1 to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Luis Esparza, Jr., 21, at a house on Tamarack Avenue…… Read More
California lawmakers have shot down a vehicle smog law by a Bakersfield state senator and a popular TV personality. Hollywood star power wasn’t enough to convince the Assembly Appropriations Committee Friday to advance Assembly Bill 712, also known as Leno’s Law, which would allow classic car owners to be fully exempt from the state’s rigorous…… Read More
