Police respond to crash involving GET bus
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police responded to a crash involving a get bus in southwest Bakersfield Wednesday afternoon. Police were called to the scene just before 2:00 p.m. at Ming Avenue and Ashe Road....
View ArticleMan arrested after stabbing in McFarland
McFarland, CA -- McFarland Police Department say they responded Wednesday night to Delano Regional Medical center in reference to a report of a stabbing victim who had just arrived after being driven...
View ArticleUpdate: Accident closes Highway 178 in both directions
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The California Highway Patrol says Highway 178 in the Kern River Canyon is expected to reopen just after 5:30 p.m. A major injury accident had closed Highway 178 in both directions...
View ArticleSecret Witness offering reward for information on bank robber
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward up to $5,000.00 for information leading to the arrest and filing of a complaint of the suspect who is responsible for the bank...
View ArticleFormer movie actor charged with murder
BAKERSFIELD - A former mixed martial artist turned movie actor, could face the death penalty. The District Attorney's office has filed a murder charge against Joseph Son, who appeared in an "Austin...
View ArticleSettlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit
BAKERSFIELD - A settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit against two Bakersfield Police officers who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy three years ago.The family of Traveon Avila will...
View ArticleFormer KMC C.E.O. still getting paid
BAKERSFIELD - The county fired Kern Medical Center's C.E.O., but that doesn't mean it's not paying him. County officials say Paul Hensler will get his full salary and benefits until the end of his...
View ArticleMobster turned minister shares story in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD - They called him the "Yuppie Don"...the "Prince of the Mafia".In the mid-1980s, Michael Franzese was number 18 on Fortune Magazine's list of the 50 most powerful and wealthy mafia bosses...
View ArticleWestside Parkway Crash
Bakersfield - Bakersfield police say a driver who went off the side of the Westside Parkway early this morning was driving under the influence. The crash was in the same area where two other vehicles...
View ArticleDeputies arrest walkaway inmate from North Kern State Prison
DELANO, CA -- Prison officials say on September 12, 2013, at approximately 1:30 a.m., officials at North Kern State Prison (NKSP) received information that inmate Michael Valdez, 27, who had walked...
View ArticlePolice arrest 16 people for soliciting prostitution
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Joint Vice Task Force along with agents from theCalifornia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control conducted a prostitution...
View ArticleCould Kern County avoid paying KMC's former C.E.O.?
BAKERSFIELD - Kern Medical Center's former C.E.O. will get paid even though he was fired. That's because Paul Hensler was involuntarily terminated. But, could the county have gone a different route and...
View ArticleBattling the bulge with Cool Sculpting
BAKERSFIELD - Want to trim down without lifting a finger? Then, a new fat eliminating procedure that recently made its way to Bakersfield might be for you. It's called Cool Sculpting. If you can pinch...
View ArticleLocal lawmakers oppose fracking bill
BAKERSFIELD - State lawmakers passed a bill this week, that will give California the nation's strictest restrictions on fracking oil wells. But, local officials worry it could have devastating effects...
View ArticleMinimum wage bill creates controversy
BAKERSFIELD - A new state bill is getting mixed reviews in Bakersfield.Starting next year, AB 10 will raise the minimum wage to $9 then to $10 in 2016. Governor Jerry Brown is expected to sign the...
View ArticleDeputies investigating inmate's death
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Deputies are investigating an in-custody death at Lerdo Jail. Sheriff's investigators say On September 13, 2013, at about 1:03 PM detention deputies at the Lerdo Pre-Trail...
View ArticleFriends hold benefit for father attacked on the job
BAKERSFIELD - A benefit for a local welder who was attacked with a socket wrench was held Friday evening at McMurphy's Pub in east Bakersfield.Bobby Fitts got into an altercation with a co-worker at...
View ArticleAnnual Suicide Prevention Walk
Nearly 400 people walked Saturday to raise awareness about suicide prevention at Beach Park. It was sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.The event is called "Out of the Darkness"...
View ArticleInmate found dead at Lerdo Jail
A homicide investigation is underway following the death of a local jail inmate.41-year-old Augustine Hernandez was found in his cell Friday at Lerdo Jail.Detention deputies say they performed...
View Article2 dead, officer wounded in shootout in hotel parking lot
BAKERSFIELD-Two men were shot dead by Bakersfield Police, following a traffic stop that ended in the east parking lot of the Four Points Sheraton in southwest Bakersfield early Monday.Two officers also...
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