An inmate has been found dead at North Kern State Prison in Delano. Authorities are calling the case a homicide after Enrique Gomeztagle, 31, was found unresponsive in his cell on Wednesday evening. His cell mate, Kevin Langston, 34, was moved to restricted housing following the incident. Gomeztagle was serving a two year sentence for…… Read More
Bakersfield police searching for assault suspects
Bakersfield police are asking for the community’s help identifying two men accused of assault. Officers say one of the suspects seriously injured a victim during an assault outside a business in the 1700 block of Brundage Lane on November 2, 2024. The man was driven from the scene by another person. Suspect 1 is 25…… Read More
northwest bakersfield shooting suspect convicted
A man has been convicted of attempted murder in connection to a shooting that injured a man in northwest Bakersfield. Shawn Brown, 45, was also convicted Wednesday of assault with a semi-automatic firearm, carrying a loaded firearm without registration, and attempted second-degree robbery after shooting his victim several times in the 13000 block of Rosedale…… Read More
suspected delano Kidnappers accept plea deals
Two people accused of kidnapping and robbing an elderly woman in Delano have accepted plea deals. Claudia Toqueca and Christian Chauta made deals with prosecutors Tuesday after barging into the home of a 70-year-old woman on May 9, 2024, forcing her to drive them to the bank, then stealing $25,000 which she withdrew from her…… Read More
animal vaccines available in shafter
The City of Shafter will host a low-cost vaccine clinic on Saturday, February 1, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon. Vaccines are $15 each and must be paid in cash. Officials say they will take pets by appointment only. The location is Shafter Animal Control 18849 Shafter Avenue. Follow the link below to make your…… Read More
kern inmate walks away from la county lockup
An inmate from Kern County working at a labor lock-up in the Southland is on the loose. Jessie Meza, 38, who was serving a 16-year sentence in Kern County on assault and gun charges, was discovered missing Tuesday morning when guards conducted a head count at Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County. Acton is…… Read More
Manhunt for kings county amber alert suspect
A manhunt is on for a Hanford man suspected of killing his wife and abducting their two young daughters. An Amber Alert was issued out of Kings County Wednesday morning for Jonathan Maldonado-Cruz, 23, who allegedly shot his wife to death Tuesday afternoon at their home on Fourth Place near Tenth Avenue and abducted the…… Read More
Amber ALert Issued for two missing hanford children
The Kings County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Amber Alert for two young girls reportedly taken by their father after their mother’s body was found in their Hanford home. Detectives were dispatched Tuesday afternoon to conduct a welfare check at a home on Fourth Place near Tenth Avenue where they found a woman shot to death. …… Read More
changes coming to kern elections divison
Election concerns have prompted the Kern County Board of Supervisors to make the county Registrar of Voters a separate entity from another county department. On Tuesday the board heard a report from the county’s finance and administration committee to separate the registrar’s position from the auditor-controller-clerk post which Aimee Espinoza, the current Auditor-Controller-Clerk and Registrar…… Read More
hurtado introduces bill to improve state’s water woes
Democrat State Senator Melissa Hurtado of Fresno has introduced a measure aimed at tackling California’s water crisis. Senate Bill 224, called the Preventing Artificial Water Shortages Act, addresses the state’s ongoing water mismanagement crisis by confronting the Department of Water Resources reliance on outdated data and forecasting. Hurtado says the forecast data results in artificial…… Read More
