The search continues for a convicted killer who escaped from custody at the Delano courthouse. Cesar Hernandez, 34, reportedly ran from a state prison van, jumped a fence, and escaped from the Delano courthouse on Jefferson Street Monday morning after pleading no contest to manufacturing a weapon and possession of alcohol or drugs while in…… Read More
suspected arvin killer enters plea
A man accused in a deadly shooting in Arvin enters a plea to murder charges. Armando Ortiz, Jr., 30, is being held without bail after Ariel Peralez, 29, was shot to death in May 2022 in the 1200 block of Durham Street. He died at the scene. Ortiz entered the plea on Monday and returns…… Read More
hearing postponed for embattled former supervisor
A hearing on a domestic violence restraining order filed against former county supervisor Zack Scrivner has been postponed. Monday’s proceeding was the first since August when Scrivner appeared via Zoom to agree to paying monthly child support to his four children. Sheriff’s deputies went to Scrivners’ home in Tehachapi April 23 where Scrivner had reportedly…… Read More
former delano police chief caught in sting operation
Former Delano police chief Mark DeRosia is facing a misdemeanor charge after being arrested in a sting operation where he allegedly engaged in an inappropriate online conversation with a detective posing as a teenager. Prosecutors say the 68-year-old talked about sex and arranged a meeting when he contacted a detective who was posing as a…… Read More
Coroner IDs Fatal Crash Victim
The Kern County Coroner has identified a woman who died after being struck by an alleged drunk driver in Taft. April Davis, 54, of Maricopa died October 29 at Kern Medical after the car she was riding in was hit by another car at Wood and Naylor Streets the day before. The Highway Patrol says…… Read More
plea deals for suspected gang members
Three suspected gang members charged in connection to an assault at a southwest Bakersfield bar have taken plea deals. Court records indicate Fidel Gandara, Anthony Martinez and Rene Sanchez pleaded no contest to assault and gang charges after they attacked a man in a gang-related incident at the Monopoly Club on Oak Street in November…… Read More
train vs car in shafter
A fast-moving Amtrak train struck a car that was parked on the railroad tracks near South Central Valley Highway and South Beech Avenue in Shafter Thursday afternoon. There’s no word why the car was on the tracks or if anyone was inside the vehicle.… Read More
Teen admits to oildale killing
A teenager who was 15 when he killed a man in Oildale has admitted to committing the murder. The Kern County District Attorney’s office says Benjermin Vasquez made the admission earlier this year in juvenile court and was sentenced to confinement at the APEX Academy which houses offenders ages 14 to 25. Vasquez was charged…… Read More
rabies fatality in fresno county
A Fresno County woman has died of rabies after allegedly being bitten by a bat in her classroom. Officials say the death of Leah Seneng, 60, marks the first human case of rabies in Fresno County since 1992. Seneng was an art teacher at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos and was bitten by the…… Read More
highway patrol messaging truckers
The California Highway Patrol has special messages for truckers during the Thanksgiving period. The CHP’s Commercial Vehicle Section is sending updates to commercial truck drivers to notify them about hazards, closures, and enforcement operations in high-crash areas around the state. The messages are 25 words or less and are sent through truck drivers’ Electronic Logging…… Read More
