Parents split on new homework policy
BAKERSFIELD - Local parents may notice that their kids may have a little extra time afterschool this year. Some schools in Kern County are assigning little to no homework as part of the new Common...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing elderly man's body found inside his car in canal
DELANO- The body of missing person John Holguin Espinoza has been located inside his car in the Friant Canal east of Delano.Delano police say the case is now being investigated as a homicide.Police say...
View ArticlePeaceful Bakersfield neighborhood shaken up by break-ins
BAKERSFIELD- People who live in a private Bakersfield community are very concerned after two break-ins in just 48 hours. City in the Hills is about eight miles northeast of Downtown Bakersfield. It's...
View ArticleMan shot in east Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD- The Kern County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting in East bakersfield.It happened just after 11 p.m. in the 1700 block of Flower Street near Kern Medical CenterDeputies say...
View ArticleBakersfield Planning Commission approves bike plan
BAKERSFIELD- Bakersfield's first bicycle transportation plan is moving forward.Thursday night the city's Planning Commission unanimously approved the plan that would add more than 244 miles of new...
View ArticleKern unemployment drops in August
The unemployment rate in Kern County dropped to 10.9 percent in August, down from a revised 11.6 percent in July, the Employment Development Department reported Friday morning.Statewide, the...
View ArticleLocal food banks under pressure
BAKERSFIELD - The House of Representatives has approved deep cuts to the Food Stamp program, which could have a major impact on families in Kern County.House Republicans say with the cuts, $40 billion...
View ArticleCity attorney drafts ordinance commending abortion alternatives
BAKERSFIELD - Late Friday afternoon, the city released its draft of a resolution on abortion. The Bakersfield City Council's Legislative and Litigation Committee will take up the topic Monday. The...
View ArticlePolice investigate mysterious death of Delano barber
DELANO - An elderly Delano man who disappeared Wednesday was found dead early Friday morning. Delano Police said the body of 88-year-old John Holguin Espinoza was discovered inside the trunk of his...
View ArticleWoman arrested on suspicion of killing a toddler
A Bakersfield woman is behind bars on suspicion of killing a child.20-year-old Wendy Guadalupe Gomez was arrested Saturday on a felony count of harming a child causing injury or death. Friday night, a...
View ArticleWoman laid to rest, homicide investigation continues
The family of a Bakersfield woman found dead in her garage, attended her funeral Saturday, still without any answers as to how she died.Family and friends of 56-year-old Clara Basta gathered at...
View ArticleTop health officials in Bakersfield for Valley Fever Symposium
BAKERSFIELD- Health experts from around the country are coming together in Bakersfield Monday and Tuesday for a Valley Fever symposium led by Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy. Valley Fever is a...
View ArticleKCFD: Juveniles playing with matches start fire near Lake Isabella
LAKE ISABELLA- Kern County firefighters say a fast moving brush fire that threatened homes in Lake Isabella Sunday afternoon was caused by three juveniles playing with matches in a field. Neighbors say...
View ArticleMan charged with striking co-worker near Derby Acres re-arrested
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A man charged with striking his co-worker over the head with a pipe wrench in the oil fields of Derby Acres has been arrested. Michael Ralph Atkison was scheduled to be in court...
View ArticlePrivate contractor to lease space at McFarland prison
SACRAMENTO, CA -- The Los Angeles Times reports California has signed a contract with private prison contractor Geo Group to lease space for 1,400 inmates in overcrowded state lockups.The company...
View ArticleDistrict Attorney: Charges filed against BPD records clerk, grand theft
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Kern County District Attorney's office has filed a felony complaint against Amy Christine Powers, alleging three felony counts of grand theft stemming from the thefts of funds...
View ArticleFormer Kern County resident pleads guilty to receiving child porn
FRESNO, Calif. — United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner says Christopher Joseph Kirk, 36, of Big Sandy, Tenn., pleaded guilty Monday to receiving child pornography. According to court documents,...
View ArticleBakersfield woman pleads guilty to illegally receiving benefits
FRESNO, Calif. — Princesa Alvarado Mata, 66, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty Monday before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to one count of misuse of a Social Security number, United States...
View ArticleBakersfield Police looking for two missing teens
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police are asking for your help finding two missing juveniles, considered at risk due to their age. Arika Galaviz, HF, 14, 5’2”, 120 lbs. black hair and brown eyes,...
View ArticleHuman Life Resolution moves forward
BAKERSFIELD - The city's legislative and litigation committee moved forward with a Human Life Resolution Monday. The resolution states, the city praises groups that want to inform the public about...
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