Organic carrots produced by a major Kern County farmer have been linked to a deadly E. coli outbreak impacting eighteen states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday several sizes and brands of bagged organic baby and whole carrots have been recalled by Grimmway Farms due to the potential E. coli contamination. The…… Read More
Wasco man sentenced for DUI crash
A Wasco man convicted of charges in a drunk-driving crash that left a toddler dead will spend eight years in prison. Irving Rodriguez-Barazza was sentenced Thursday after an accident that killed Aislyn Tejeda, 1, at Burbank Street and Shafter Avenue in Shafter in July 2022. Five other people were injured when their Jeep was pushed…… Read More
bakersfield shooting suspect to be released
A fifteen year old boy being held in connection to a fatal shooting at a southwest Bakersfield shopping center is set to be released from custody. Albert Briseno, Jr. surrendered to police on Tuesday in connection to the death of Prince Banner, 15, at the Marketplace on Ming Avenue but prosecutors told investigators Thursday there’s…… Read More
Police: Both teenagers were armed in southwest bakersfield shooting
New information in the case of a pair of 15 year old boys involved in a killing at the Marketplace in southwest Bakersfield. Police chief Greg Terry tells KGET-TV the shooting Sunday night involving suspected trigger man Albert Briseno, Jr. and the victim Prince Banner was not a random act. There’s word on social media…… Read More
Tinted windows contribute to Fresno crash
A man is recovering after a vehicle with a dark window tint rammed his truck off the road in Fresno. It happened last Friday on Highway 180 near the Highway 99 interchange when the driver of the vehicle with the tinted windows was unable to see the pickup beside them because of the excessive window…… Read More
boy killed in accident in northeast bakersfield
A young boy is dead after being struck by a vehicle in northeast Bakersfield. Police responded Wednesday afternoon to the intersection of Columbus and Loyola Streets to an accident between a car and a bicyclist where they found the boy who was riding the bike lying in the roadway. First responders worked on the child…… Read More
Pistol-Whipping boyfriend gets two decades in prison
A Bakersfield man has been found guilty of assault and spousal abuse for pistol-whipping his girlfriend. Stephen Swain, 40, was convicted Friday and faces up to 24 years and 4 months in prison after he broke his girlfriend’s jaw at their home in north Bakersfield in April 2023. He was also convicted of four counts…… Read More
Suspected Teenage Car thief arrested in bear valley springs
A teenager has been arrested after being accused of several thefts in Bear Valley Springs. Officers responded on November 9 to the 29000 block of Jamaica Dunes Drive where they detained a sixteen year old suspect involved in a car theft. Police say they found burglary tools and items connected to several other stolen vehicles.…… Read More
Suspected teenage Shooter Surrenders to Bakersfield Police
A fifteen year old boy suspected in a fatal shooting of another teenager at the Marketplace in Southwest Bakersfield has turned himself in. Bakersfield Police say Albert Briseno, Jr. surrendered to authorities Tuesday afternoon in connection to the shooting death of Prince Banner, 15, in a parking lot of the shopping center on Sunday. Friends…… Read More
bakersfield man dies in auto accident in pixley
The California Highway Patrol in Visalia reports a fatal single-vehicle crash that involved a man from Bakersfield. The man identified as a 27-year-old died early Saturday morning during a wreck on Highway 99 near Avenue 96 in Pixley. Officers say his Honda drifted to the right and onto the shoulder where it struck a Eucalyptus…… Read More
