CBS News — Fires across the Los Angeles area, including the Kenneth Fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in the West Hills neighborhood, scorched more than 55 square miles and put roughly 179,000 people under evacuation orders, according to officials. At least 10 people are dead and more than 10,000 structures have been destroyed as strong…… Read More
police: convicted felon caught with weapons, drugs
A felon on probation was arrested in Shafter after allegedly being found with a rifle and drugs. Steven Gafner, 21, was apprehended on Wednesday after officers say he was caught with a .22 caliber rifle, over a hundred rounds of ammunition, suspected cocaine, a scale, marijuana and cash. The arrest was the result of a…… Read More
woman rescued from fire in bodfish
A woman has been rescued from a burning mobile home in Bodfish. Kern County Fire Department crews responded Wednesday night to a fire in the 200 block of Kellen Way where about half the home was engulfed in fire when they got there. Flames were seen leaping from the windows and smoke alarms were blaring…… Read More
southland fires continue to rage
CBS News — Multiple fires continue to burn in Los Angeles County after prompting evacuation orders and warnings and destroying more than 1,300 structures, officials said. Five people are dead, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to CBS Los Angeles. Three of the blazes weren’t at all contained, including the two biggest. The National Weather…… Read More
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hearing set for rosamond woman accused of setting fires
A woman who admitted setting fires in Rosamond will appear at a competency hearing in February. Stephanie Burko, 40, reportedly told Kern County Fire investigators she ignited the blazes on 100th Street West in December because people were chasing her and she feared for her life. Two mobile homes were destroyed. Firefighters say they caught…… Read More
alleged gallery vandal identified
A woman has been arrested after a surveillance camera reportedly catches her vandalizing the Portrait of a Warrior Gallery in downtown Bakersfield. Authorities say Hillary Battisti was seen on video January 3 vandalizing a glass door and trying to enter other glass doors at the gallery on Eye Street. Battisti was arrested at a nearby…… Read More
identity of assault victim released
The Kern County Coroner has released the name of a man who died following an assault in central Bakersfield. Rolando Reyes, 46, was killed early Sunday morning at 19th and K Streets. First responders administered aid to Reyes but he died at the scene. Police say there is no suspect information. Anyone with details about…… Read More
Bakersfield police officer accidentally fires weapon
A Bakersfield police officer accidentally discharged his gun during a call in central Bakersfield. It happened shortly before 1 a.m. on Tuesday in the 100 block of North Stine Road when police responded to a call about a trespasser. One round was fired as an officer was calling people out of the home for questioning.…… Read More
devastating fires rage in southern california
CBS News — A brush fire exploded in size amid powerful winds in northwest Los Angeles Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of at least 30,000 residents in the affluent community of Pacific Palisades. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the windstorm hitting the region “is expected to worsen through the morning.”… Read More
