Deputies looking for missing 15-year-old boy
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The sheriff's department needs your help to find Ramiro Abarca. Deputies say Abarca, 15, was last seen on May 13th, 2014 at about 6:45 am leaving his home in the 3700 block of...
View ArticleClarification on story about Kern Medical Center
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Based on data from Kern Medical Center, we said Wednesday that in 2012, zero percent of the patients at Mercy and Memorial Hospitals were part of a group for which the county is...
View ArticleBPD: Potential fraud scheme in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police say there's a potential fraud scheme taking place for an event that was supposed to happen May 17 at the Kern County Fairgrounds. Fair officials told police they...
View ArticleDeputies: Woman missing from board and care facility
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Deputies need your help in finding Angelica Felix. Deputies say Felix, 32, was last seen at the Union Villa Board and Care, 1102 S. Union Ave in Bakersfield, on April 18....
View ArticleDistrict attorney's request brings up budget deficit
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Cuts to county services are coming. That was the message Tuesday from the Board of Supervisors as the district attorney faced a big push back when she asked to add staff. Supervisors...
View ArticleNASA honors Neil Armstrong at Edwards Air Force Base
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CA - It was a historic day at Edwards Air Force Base as NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center was renamed after a famous astronaut. Kali Armstrong, granddaughter of legendary...
View ArticleWoman's burned body found in fire pit
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Kern County Sheriff's detectives confirm a woman's burned body was found in a fire pit off Edison Highway on Monday. Detectives are calling her death suspicious. Tuesday afternoon,...
View ArticleState preschool enrollment down, according to new report
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A new report shows total preschool enrollment declined for the first time across the country during the 2012-2013 school year. The annual State of Preschool Report by the National...
View ArticleCat saves local boy from dog attack
Bakersfield, CA- A local 4-year-old boy is attacked by a dog and his cat came to the rescue! It happened Tuesday in Southwest Bakersfield and was all caught on security camera video. The boy is riding...
View ArticleHighway Patrol hosting recruitment seminar
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The CHP's Central Division will be hosting a recruitment seminar in Bakersfield next week. Organizers say the seminar will help applicants understand the overall responsibility of...
View ArticleTwo men under arrest in case of missing Bakersfield woman
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police had been asking for help finding 34-year-old Andrea Ladonne Russell, a longtime resident of the Super 8 Motel on Wible Road.She was last seen May 7 and police...
View ArticleAuthorities: dog to be euthanized that attacked boy in viral video
A dog will be euthanized after attacking a Bakersfield boy who was protected from further injury by the family cat."The owners later delivered the dog the Bakersfield Animal Care Center where the dog...
View ArticleJury convicts man for shooting death near Ridgecrest
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A jury has found a man guilty of killing an Inyokern man in 2011. Prosecutors say Jeremy Salter murdered John Evans in his home and then tried to conceal evidence. He was...
View ArticlePolice release 911 call from where cat saves boy
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police say the dog approached the child from behind, grabbed the child's left leg pulling the child to the ground and began pulling the child down the driveway.Here is...
View ArticleFamily: "Our cat saved our son"
BAKERSFIELD, CA - It's a remarkable rescue caught on video that has been watched across the country.A four-year-old boy's pet cat saved him from a dog attack in southwest Bakersfield. The Today Show,...
View ArticleChild drowning prevention
OILDALE, CA - As the temperature rises, people look for relief in swimming pools. But, this week Kern County had its first child drowning death this year. Two-year-old Dutch William Shirley died...
View ArticleLocal pharmacists may go on strike Monday
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield resident Cheryl Long received a message on her cell phone Tuesday stating that all Kaiser Permanente pharmacies may be closed starting May 19. "Inconvenience us because...
View ArticleNew developments in missing Bakersfield woman case
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Two men are under arrest, suspected of murder and conspiracy in the case of a missing Bakersfield woman who is now presumed dead.34-year-old Andrea Russell was last seen at the Super...
View ArticleLocal man attends 9/11 Memorial Museum dedication
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A local man is in New York to see the 9/11 Memorial Museum for the first time. His sister-in-law, Betty Ann Ong, was a flight attendant on one of the hijacked planes. She was the...
View ArticleDeputies arrest man on suspicion of woman's murder
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Deputies have arrested a Bakersfield man on suspicion of a woman's murder. Sheriff's investigators say Alejandro Leon, 30, was arrested Thursday morning for the alleged stabbing...
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