Principal Partners Day informs parents of student programs
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Hundreds of local business, government and educational leaders toured bakersfield high school this morning as part of Principal Partners' Day.The half-day event was held at 20 local...
View ArticleInmate found unresponsive at Lerdo now identified
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - An inmate at Lerdo Jail who was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead has been identified.Christopher Earl Pettenger, 34, was taken to Kern Medical Center after apparently...
View ArticleDeputies find explosive device at Kern Valley Hospital
BAKERSFIELD, CA - An explosive device was found at Kern Valley Hospital in Mountain Mesa Wednesday, which the Kern County Sheriff's Office says was brought in by a hospital employee.Kern County...
View ArticleLaw enforcement officials say clown reports unfounded
BAKERSFIELD, CA - What started as a Wasco photographer having a little fun in the Halloween spirit, has evolved into nationwide reports of a murderous clown terrorizing Bakersfield. Local law...
View ArticleKHSD faces possible lawsuit concerning discrimination
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The Kern High School District is facing the threat of a civil rights lawsuit today. The Dolores Huerta Foundation is accusing the district of discriminatory disciplinary...
View ArticleRosie the Riveters honored for contributions
BAKERSFIELD, CA.- A dozen of Kern County's "Women of World War II" -- also known as Rosie the Riveters -- have new bragging rights this morning after being honored at the Guildhouse restaurant.These...
View ArticleBoard of Supervisors faces lawsuit over oil refinery
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The Kern County Board of Surpervisors is facing a lawsuit over its approval for a project at the Rosedale Alon Refinery.This morning a coalition of concerned citizens, environmental...
View ArticleExplosive found near school now diffused
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The lockdown has been lifted for Mt Vernon School after officials diffused what they describe as a certain kind of grenade. A representative from the Sheriff's Office reported that a...
View ArticleChavez documentary to be screened at CSUB
BAKERSFIELD< CA. - A screening of the Sundance-honored Cesar Chavez documentary will be presented as part of CSUB's Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. CSUB Programming and the Cesar Chavez...
View ArticleACL injury prevention workshop today
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - An ACL injury prevention workshop will be held tonight for parents and female student athletes.The workshop is open to youth athletes from 5 years old and olderThe event will take...
View ArticleWoman convicted today of murdering 2-year-old
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - A woman accused of murdering a 2-year-old girl in her care was convicted Thursday in a Bakersfield court.The jury convicted Wendy Gomez of one count of murder and one count of...
View ArticleWarrants served in connection with man found in recycling bin
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Bakersfield Police officers served two search warrants Thursday in connection with the death of 34-year-old Efron Ramon Estrada. The warrants were served to two houses next to each...
View ArticleComments for SB 4 revision now being accepted
The California Department of Conservation has announced a second set of revisions to the proposed regulations titled "SB4 Well Stimulation Treatment Regulations." SB4 proposes regulations on the use...
View ArticleGET's new building to cost around $55 million
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- New questions are being asked as Golden Empire Transit officials reveal their new building will cost between $45 million and $55 million to build.But, that's not all.GET also says it...
View ArticleArrest made for murder of man found in recycling bin
UPDATE (2:15 p.m.): The coroner's office has released the cause of death for Efren Ramon Estrada as strangulation.BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Bakersfield Police officers arrested a man for the murder of...
View ArticleNew database on the way to track vocational program success-rate
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Students at vocational school pay a sizable sum for their education, but how much do they get paid after they graduate? A state agency is attempting to find out.The California...
View ArticleAgriculture department to hold meeting about Citrus Psyllid quarantine
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Department of Agriculture and Measurement Standards will be hosting a public meeting Monday to spread awareness of the Asian Citrus Psyllid quarantine expansion into...
View ArticlePolice arrest juvenile dressed as clown chasing others
BAKERSFIELD, CA – Bakersfield police say they have arrested a juvenile who dressed as a clown and chased other juveniles in the area of Monitor Street and Pacheco Road Thursday.Officers were...
View ArticlePolice seeking man wanted for stealing 'elderly' woman's wallet at local WinCo
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police are seeking the public's help in locating and identifying a man wanted for stealing a wallet from who they describe as an elderly woman at a grocery store.The alleged theft...
View ArticleDeadline approaching for U.S. Service Academy admissions
HANFORD, CA - The deadline is approaching for local high school juniors and seniors looking to attend a United States Service Academy after graduation. The academies offer students 4-year degrees,...
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