There could be a Kern County Fair this year after all. After voting last month to cancel this year’s event, the Fair Board has called a special meeting for Friday to reconsider. Fair Board Chair Blodgie Rodriguez says one of the issues taken into consideration was the use of the fairgrounds as a vaccination site…… Read More
The California Highway Patrol conducted a Maximum Enforcement Period over the Memorial Day weekend.… Read More
Governor Newsom announced today a large financially incentive to get residents of the Golden State vaccinated.… Read More
A shallow magnitude 3.1 earthquake was reported in the morning near Bakersfield, According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit at 7:19 am 11 miles southwest of Bakersfield at a shallow depth of 12 miles. The U-S-G-S says shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the…… Read More
For the first time in months, a Bakersfield staple has reopened their doors.… Read More
On May 24, 2021, at approximately 11:30 a.m., Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Metro Patrol Division conducted a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle in the area of Brundage Lane and Cottonwood Road.… Read More
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in identifying the following person suspected of residential burglary.… Read More
Sideshows and street racing continue to be a problem in Bakersfield, and tonight the Bakersfield Police Department is holding a virtual town hall for the public to ask questions and voice their concerns. B-P-D Sergeant Robert Pair says he understands the complaints. He says those types of events are dangerous, and the culprits are hard…… Read More
Bakersfield police are crediting D-N-A evidence and a law change for an arrest in a 14 year-old sexual assault case. 44 year-old Paul Strategos was taken into custody for allegedly assaulting a six year-old child in Bakersfield in 2007. Sergeant Robert Pair says there would be no D-N-A match available if a law hasn’t been…… Read More
