CSUB students drive through distracted driving course
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A local and statewide campaign to curb cell phone use while driving, continued Thursday morning at Cal State Bakersfield. Students got a firsthand look at the dire consequences of...
View ArticlePuppy rescued from drain pipe near McFarland
KERN COUNTY - A puppy is being treated at Kern County Animal Services after it was stuck in a drain pipe near McFarland.Fire crews, along with Animal Services, cleared out the pipe Wednesday, but the...
View ArticleHonor Flight veteran shares love story
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Eighteen WWII and Korean War veterans are headed to our nations capital on Honor Flight Kern County. Every veteran has a unique story of bravery and sacrifice. For Staff Sergeant...
View ArticlePolice identify suspect for vehicle burglary in southwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police have identified a man they say is responsible for a vehicle burglary at In Shape City on White Lane last month and a residential burglary in southwest Bakersfield. Police...
View ArticleDeputies: Be wary of phone scam in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The sheriff's department says in late February they had received several calls from the public regarding a possible phone scam. An unknown person calling himself "Lt. Gore" from...
View ArticleJudge upholds Bakersfield's pot shop ordinance
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The City of Bakersfield can resume its ban on medical marijuana dispensaries. This comes after a judge rejected a lawsuit filed by pot shop supporters who say the restrictions placed...
View ArticleDelano granted nearly $5 million to treat water contamination
DELANO, CA - The state of California is granting Delano nearly $5 million to remove nitrates out of the city's drinking water. The city engineer says the money will be used for a unique pilot project,...
View ArticlePolice: man arrested for murder of unborn child
A man is behind bars, after police arrested him for the murder of his unborn child. According to the Mcfarland Police Department, Noe Landeros physically assaulted his wife who was three months...
View ArticleCampout Against Cancer
BAKERSFIELD,CA-- The weather may have turned chilly but it did not dampen spirits as one Bakersfield man brought his family to the inaugural Campout Against Cancer at the State Farm Sports Village in...
View ArticleCampout Against Cancer ends
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- More than $327,000 was raised in the inaugural Campout Against Cancer at State Farm Sports Village in southwest Bakersfield. Organizers say with this much money raised at least a...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Merle Haggard
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Legendary country music star Merle Haggard was in Las Vegas for the 49th Annual Country Music Awards Sunday Night. He received the "Crystal Milestone Award" for his 50 years in...
View ArticleBC Foundation to host wine & food festival
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Wines from 4 dozen wineries will be available for sampling Friday at the 2014 Bakersfield College Foundation's 2014 Red & White Wine & Food Festival. The wines will be...
View ArticlePolice: Man uses hammer in smash & grab burglary
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police are searching for two men they say smashed a car window to steal a backpack Wednesday from a car parked on Bernard Street. Police describe the first suspect as a...
View ArticleShafter makes a move for new school district
SHAFTER, CA -- The city of Shafter is one step closer to forming its own unified school district. School district officials said Shafter High School passed the state tests to break away from Kern High...
View ArticleKHSD staff get a raise
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- For the first time since before the great recession, teachers and support staff in the Kern High School District are getting a raise. There is actually about nine different labor...
View ArticleYoung girl raises money for Honor Flight Kern County
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Among the hearts touched by Honor Flight Kern County is that of a little seven-year-old Bakersfield girl who's made it her mission to send a Veteran on the next flight. At the start...
View ArticleNordstrom Rack coming to Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The longtime rumors have been confirmed. Nordstrom Rack is opening a store in southwest Bakersfield at the Shops at River Walk.Confirmation came in a news release from the...
View ArticlePolice: Two women rob store, assault owner
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police are searching for two women they say robbed a store on Brundage Lane and assaulted the store's owner. Police say one of the women entered Mr. Fast on Brundage...
View ArticleTulare County man confesses to 30 murders
TULARE COUNTY, CA --A Tulare County man tells authorities he's a long-time hit man for a Mexican drug cartel and his alleged 30-year criminal career includes nine murders in California, two in Kern...
View ArticleAbuse history extensive in 4-year-old's death
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- We're learning more about the mother arrested for the death of her 4-year-old son back in 2010.Court documents show, Alexis Dixon, has a long list of child abuse and neglect toward...
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