Car goes over Panorama bluffs, no one inside
A car has gone over the Panorama bluffs but the Bakersfield Police Department says when rescuers arrived no one was inside.The car was discovered off Panorama Drive and River Boulevard around 3:30...
View ArticleWater bills giving homeowners unpleasant surprises
You may want to pay closer attention to how much water you're using or you could be hit with quite a bill. A number of homeowners in one Bakersfield neighborhood saw their bills double and even...
View ArticleHealth Department: Kern woman dies from West Nile Virus
The following is a news release from the Kern County Department of Public Health:The Kern County Public Health Services Department sadly announces the death of a Kern County resident as the first...
View ArticleLocal man suspected of shooting girlfriend, killing unborn child
There has been a break in a five-year-old murder case. A Bakersfield man accused of shooting his girlfriend multiple times, killing their unborn child, is behind bars facing a murder...
View ArticleBakersfield woman dies of West Nile Virus; first in California this year
West Nile Virus has claimed its first life in California in 2012, and its victim was an elderly Bakersfield woman.The number of West Nile cases usually peaks around mid-August and that spike can last...
View ArticleElderly woman left in hot car
Emergency crews helped a 90-year-old woman after, shoppers say, she appeared disoriented in a parking lot after they saw her alone in a hot car.County firefighters and police officers responded to the...
View ArticlePedestrian hit and killed on Edison Highway
A Bakersfield woman may have been drunk when she was run over and killed on Edison Highway.The California Highway Patrol says 56-year-old Elvia Garcia was talking to a taxi driver just before midnight...
View ArticleKern County cyclist makes Olympic debut
Kern County Firefighter Jimmy Watkins made quite a debut Saturday in sprint cycling. He won his first two races to book a spot in Sunday's quarterfinal round. On Sunday, Watkins was up against an...
View ArticleNASA makes history millions of miles from Earth
History was made millions of miles from Earth Sunday night. NASA scientists and engineers successfully landed the most advanced scientific rover ever created on the surface of Mars. After more...
View ArticleFirefighters battle two wildfires sparked by lightning
Firefighters worked through the night to try and contain a pair of wildfires burning near Lake Isabella dubbed the Piute Complex Wildfires.Crews say both fires are 20 percent contained. The Clear Fire...
View ArticleLaw enforcment agencies hold National Night Out event
People had the chance to learn more about what local law enforcement officers do during National Night Out.There were two events in Bakersfield Tuesday night, one hosted by the Bakersfield Police...
View ArticleAnnual Back-to-School drive is underway
The annual Back to School Drive has begun. The goal is to collect more than the 500 backpacks donated last year. The need this year is just as great, if not greater, than it's ever been before. Maybe...
View ArticleArvin city council deadlocks on hiring interim police chief, so what's next?
Arvin's city council deadlocked Tuesday night on a vote to hire an interim police chief.Louis Cobarruviaz was up for the job. He was San Jose's first Hispanic chief of police.After he retired in 1997,...
View ArticleToddler's death considered suspicious
Sheriff's detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a toddler in east Bakersfield.We're told parents called 911 from a home in the 1100 block of Webster Street Wednesday afternoon, but...
View ArticlePrincipal turned soldier returns home from Afghanistan
We first brought you the story of a former high school principal turned soldier when he returned home from Afghanistan earlier this year.Now, First Lieutenant Dave Meek is finally back in Bakersfield...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death in Lamont
Homicide detectives are investigating a fatal stabbing Wednesday night in Lamont.It happened around 8:30 in the 10000 block of Silver Street.When Sheriff's deputies arrived, they found a man suffering...
View ArticleFamily holds vigil for shooting victim
A Bakersfield man and former Marine, who was gunned down Tuesday morning, was remembered Wednesday evening at a candlelight vigil.The lawn and sidewalk where Eric Evans lost his life was packed with...
View ArticleTwo teens are suspects in Lamont fatal stabbing
New information has been released Thursday morning on a Lamont homicide that happened Wednesday night.The Sheriff's Department says they found a 19-year-old man suffering from several stab wounds just...
View ArticleBaby's death being called suspicious
The death of a Bakersfield baby is being called suspicious and an autopsy will be done this week to determine how the boy died.Sheriff's investigators say the parents of 16-month-old Neven Thompson...
View ArticleFire damages Thai restaurant in Arvin
A small restaurant in Arvin caught fire overnight. At about 2:00 a.m., a passing Arvin police officer noticed flames and smoke in the 300 block of Bear Mountain Boulevard and called firefighters. When...
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