An Arvin man accused of inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl enters a plea in court. Jeffrey Ruiz, 45, pleaded no-contest plea Friday after he was captured on surveillance video June 12 masturbating next to the girl who was asleep. Authorities say Ruiz touched the girl while committing the act and was arrested later that day…… Read More
A man is dead following a shooting south of the Kern County Fairgrounds. Kern County Sheriffs deputies responded late Thursday night to the 900 block of Vine Drive to find a man dead at the scene. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information in the case is asked to contact the Kern County Sheriff’s…… Read More
Kern County Sheriffs deputies say Nahama Bucato, 34, called them early Monday morning to say he’d just shot and killed a man who was sleeping with his estranged wife. Bucato was arrested after staying at the scene of the shooting at a house in the 200 block of Philippine Street. The home isn’t listed as…… Read More
A professional Stevie Wonder impersonator accused of grabbing a young girl at a Bakersfield convenience store has been committed to a mental hospital. Tino Ibach, 54. will spend at least two years at the institution in an effort to restore him to competency following his arrest June 30, 2025, after he allegedly touched a young…… Read More
CBS News — What to know about the charges and suspect in Charlie Kirk’s killing Erika Kirk granted pretrial protective order against suspect Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, on Tuesday was granted a pretrial protective order against the suspect in his murder, Tyler Robinson, that prohibits him from contacting or harassing her. “The…… Read More
California Resource Corporation has announced plans to buy longtime Western Kern oil producer Berry Oil. It’s a deal valued at $717 million. Both sides say they’re happy with the acquisition of Berry Corporation, a move by Kern County’s two largest oil producers anticipated to create a bigger, more cost-efficient oil and gas production company. The…… Read More
A homicide investigation is underway following a fatal shooting in Taft. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says medical aid was dispatched to the 200 block of Philippine Street at around 4 a.m. Monday. Homicide detectives arrived at around 4:15 a.m. and cordoned off the entire block during the investigation. Deputies say Nahaman Bucato, 34, was…… Read More
An assistant basketball coach at Cal State Bakersfield will be arraigned Tuesday on charges of possessing child pornography. Secret Service investigators say they discovered more than 3,000 illicit images and videos on 32-year old Brian Mays’s cell phone, some of which depicted girls under the age of four. Mays is being held on $500,000 bail…… Read More
A pedestrian is dead after being struck by two cars in northeast Bakersfield. Police responded Monday morning to the 3300 block of Union Avenue to find a man down in the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident happened when a driver struck the man as he walked outside the crosswalk. Another…… Read More
Highway 178 in the Kern Canyon will remain closed this week as SoCal Edison continues to make repairs. A full closure began at around 3:39 p.m. on Friday, September 12., after downed power lines affected the roadway. The lines were cleared from the road later that night, but SoCal Edison kept the road closed through…… Read More
