California Republicans are launching an effort to require voters to show ID before casting their ballots. Assemblymember Carl DeMaio of San Diego is raising funds for the initiative through his organization Reform California. The campaign requires 875,000 signatures in order to show up on the ballot in 2026. DeMaio tells NBC Bay Area voter ID…… Read More
An Arvin man is heading to prison for sexually abusing a young family member. Prosecutors say Jeffrey Ruiz, 44, admitted to molesting an 11-year-old relative in June. Ruiz was sentenced Monday to three years in state prison and must register as a sex offender. Detectives believe there may be more victims. Anyone with any information…… Read More
Police in McFarland say a man opened fire during a neighborhood dispute, then led officers on a short chase. Investigators say Fernando Ciscneros, 38, shot a man in the 300 block of San Pedro Street early Sunday morning. The victim escaped after being struck in the arm. Officers say Cisneros took off in his truck…… Read More
A crackdown on drivers along Highway 58 east of Bakersfield has landed a person behind bars. One arrest was made and nearly 40 citations were issued while the California Highway Patrol monitored the highway between Bakersfield and Tehachapi early Tuesday morning. The CHP Mojave Area partnered with the CHP Bakersfield to focus on speeding vehicles…… Read More
Governor Gavin Newsom has released the results of a statewide crackdown on illegal marijuana operations, and Kern County was among the top targets. Over the summer, California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force seized more than 11,000 pounds of illegal cannabis in Kern County worth over $18 million. Statewide, officers destroyed 66 tons of marijuana across…… Read More
A husband and wife from North Edwards have been arrested on suspicion of torture and child abuse. Matthew James, 38, and Brittney James, 35, were apprehended Thursday in the 16000 of Bellaire Avenue after authorities say the couple abused three children under the age of 14. The kids are now in custody of Child Protective…… Read More
Kern County Kaiser Permanente employees have put down their picket signs for now. The United Nurses Associations of California and Union of Health Care Professionals say 31,000 registered Kaiser nurses and health care professionals across California and Hawaii concluded their five-day strike Sunday. The strike began October 14 at more than 500 Kaiser hospitals and…… Read More
Kern County Sheriffs deputies are searching for a domestic violence suspect. Deputies responded Sunday to the 2300 block of Center Street in east Bakersfield where the suspect managed to escape with an armed accomplice. Authorities say the men eluded deputies by taking off in a car. One of the guys fired several gunshots as they…… Read More
Two people are dead and another person has been injured in a crash in Delano. It happened Thursday morning when a speeding driver ran off the road and struck several metal and wooden poles — at Woolomes Avenue near Wallace Road. The driver and 19-year-old passenger Andru Felix died at the scene. A 19-year-old woman…… Read More
