Kern County forces banks to register foreclosures
KERN COUNTY - Kern County is cracking down on banks that own abandoned homes, pushing them to clean up or approve the properties for demolition. The county's Development Services Agency is enforcing a...
View ArticleLocal high school girls introduced to STEM careers
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Building robots was more than just an engineering lesson for more than 200 local high school girls. It was about boosting their confidence."Our generation is basically the future so...
View ArticleLeaky pipeline cleanup begins in Arvin
ARVIN, CA - Cleanup began Friday in the backyards of eight evacuated homes in Arvin, but the county said it will still be days before anyone can return home.Officials said this is a quick response,...
View ArticleDeputy shoots pit bull in self defense
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- What was supposed to be a routine patrol stop turned into a battle between a sheriff's deputy and a pit bull in east Bakersfield Sunday resulting in the deputy going to the hospital...
View ArticleMan shot, killed in northeast Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield detectives are going through a house in northeast Bakersfield, after a man was shot and killed there Monday morning. It happened at a home on Christmas Tree Lane just...
View ArticlePolice: Man tried to look up girl's skirt while shopping
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police need your help finding a man they say tried to look up a girl's skirt while she was shopping at a store on Ming Avenue last month. Police say the girl reported...
View ArticleAir monitoring begins near leaky Arvin pipeline
ARVIN, CA - Official air monitoring began in Arvin Monday at the site of a leaky gas pipeline that forced several families from their homes last week.Advanced Geo Environmental, the company in charge...
View ArticleDeadly shooting on Christmas Tree Lane
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police are investigating whether a shooting death inside a northeast Bakersfield home was an act of self-defense or a crime. The shooting happened just before 5 a.m. Monday in the...
View ArticleReal Heroes: CHP Officer Bill Menta
KERN COUNTY, CA - Every year, the Kern chapter of the American Red Cross honors real heroes in our community, people who do extraordinary things and expect nothing in return.One of this year's law...
View ArticleFaster test for Valley Fever
FRESNO, CA-- Fresno researchers say they've developed a faster way to detect Valley Fever. The new test detects the genetic presence of the soil fungus that causes the disease. The old test requires a...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear oral arguments in Hobby Lobby contraceptives lawsuit
BAKERSFIELD,CA- On Tuesday, the county's highest court will hear oral arguments and decide whether for-profit companies like Hobby Lobby have a right to exercise religious freedom under the Religious...
View ArticleWidow receives husband's medal for his bravery
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The widow of a local veteran is now holding her late husband's Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery. "This is to certify the United States government and the President of...
View ArticleDeVry University educates local girls about STEM careers
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Building robots was more than just an engineering lesson for more than 200 local high school girls. It was about boosting their confidence."Our generation is basically the future so...
View ArticleArvin evacuees return not expected for days
ARVIN, CA - Evacuations near a leaky pipeline in Arvin are larger than originally thought. The company that owns the gas line believes 47 residents, not 13, are displaced from eight homes.Word Tuesday...
View ArticleFamily says Christmas Tree Lane shooting death not a home invasion
BAKERSFIELD, CA - No one was home at 4108 Christmas Tree Lane when we went there Tuesday, but a new door handle was recently added. The home belongs to David Espericueta. The Kern High School District...
View ArticleFlu update for week of March 25, 2014
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- According to the Kern County Health Department, there are no new deaths to report since last week.The only thing that has changed is one more person has been released from the...
View ArticleRain cuts short screening of Cesar Chavez Movie in Delano
DELANO, CA-- On a big screen, erected in front of the offices where he gave birth to a modern American labor movement, producers of the movie "Cesar Chavez" screened the film Tuesday for hundreds of...
View ArticleRain cancels "Cesar Chavez" screening in Delano
DELANO, CA- Hundreds of farm workers headed out to "40 Acres" in Delano to see the "Cesar Chavez" film. Organizers set up a big screen in front of the offices where the modern American labor movement...
View ArticlePolice arrest 3 people after home invasion burglary
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A southwest Bakersfield family told police they had a harrowing experience with would be burglars in broad daylight Wednesday. It happened in the 6200 block of Martinique Court,...
View ArticleBad Health Grade for Kern County
KERN COUNTY - A new health report card for Kern County is not an enviable one. An outside health advocacy group ranks Kern County near the bottom of healthy California counties. The ranking is based...
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