The California Highway Patrol has special messages for truckers during the Thanksgiving period. The CHP’s Commercial Vehicle Section is sending the 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…… Read More
next of kin sought after bakersfield murder
Police are asking for the public’s help to find the next of kin of a man who was murdered in south central Bakersfield. Any relatives of Javier Mata 39, are asked to contact the Bakersfield Police Department. Mata was shot during an incident in May in the 100 block of Union Avenue. Two suspects have…… Read More
bakersfield woman enters plea after alleged murder
A Bakersfield woman whose husband is accused of killing her cousin enters a plea to accessory charges. Court documents indicate Noralina Vasquez-Hernandez pleaded no contest to the charges in October and will be sentenced in December. She allegedly used bleach and other cleaning materials to wipe down their apartment on Normandy Drive after her husband…… Read More
bakersfield police nab distracted drivers
Bakersfield police issued eleven citations and impounded one vehicle after officers conducted an operation on drivers using their phones behind the wheel. The sting took place the morning of November 25. It’s illegal to hold a phone or any other electronic communications device while you’re operating a vehicle. This means no talking, texting, or using…… Read More
fong speaks out on newsom’s visit
Republican Congressman Vince Fong of Bakersfield weighs in on Governor Gavin Newsom’s policies after the Democrat’s visit to Kern County. Newsom made a stop in Kern on Monday to tout his California Jobs First Economic Blueprint, but Fong says the governor’s rebranding tour ignores the fact that it’s his own policies that have damaged and…… Read More
bakersfield doctor charged with negligence
A Bakersfield urologist has been accused of gross negligence and incompetence. The accusation was filed Friday by the director of the Medical Board of California against Dr. David Horovitz in connection to the death of a patient during a kidey operation in 2022. Horovitz was reportedly unable to control excessive bleeding during the robotic procedure…… Read More
Arson suspect arrested
Arson investigators with the Kern County Fire Department have arrested a man in connection with a fire at the Amazon Distribution Center. Monty Goree, 26, of Bakersfield, was arrested Sunday afternoon on arson charges after the fire at the warehouse on Petrol Road earlier that day. There are no reports of injuries.… Read More
rabies case reported in central valley
Health officials in Fresno and Merced counties have confirmed a rabies exposure involving a Fresno County resident who was suspected of having been bitten by a bat in Merced County. Fresno County health officials are working with healthcare workers to care for the individual. The Merced County Health Department is notifying others who may have…… Read More
Second arrest in southwest bakersfield shooting
Police have arrested a second man in connection with a fatal shooting in southwest Bakersfield. Tyrell Cheadle, 29, was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and other crimes after he and Christopher Kenney, 25, were accused of killing Jeremy Littlejohn and wounding four other people in a suspected gang-related shooting on Chandler Court…… Read More
12 Guitars of Christmas Rules
12 GUITARS OF CHRISTMAS NOVEMBER 25 – DECEMBER 12, 2024 OFFICAL RULES QUALIFYING: • Listen Monday-Friday, beginning Monday, November 25 in the 7 AM, 12 PM, and 5 PM hours. At each of those times, a name will be given of one of the country artists who has autographed one of our guitars. The following…… Read More
