One Dead After Hwy. 58 Wreck
A child is dead after an SUV drove over a cliff in a two-vehicle crash on westbound Highway 58 east of Bealville Road near Caliente.… Read More
Record Fine for Area Trucking Company
A Taft-area trucking company has agreed to pay a $525,000 fine to the California Air Resources Board over failures to follow state bus and truck emission laws.… Read More
Man Accused of Shooting Family Jailed North of Mexico Border
One of the men accused of shooting a man, his wife and their unborn baby in front of their Monterey Street home in east Bakersfield has been arrested north of the Mexico border.… Read More
Maricopa Girl in Fresno Burn Ward
Kern County Fire says a five-year-old Maricopa girl is recovering in Fresno after suffering third-degree burns on the lower-half of her body.… Read More
Coroner: Boy in Pool Died From Drowning
The coroner’s office has confirmed that a two-year-old found at the bottom of a swimming pool at a home on Noble Avenue in northeast Bakersfield died from accidental drowning.… Read More
Man Shot in McFarland
An 18-year-old is in stable condition after being found with multiple gunshot wounds at a residence on Davis Avenue and Hail Lane in McFarland.… Read More
Bill Making Central Valley Hwy. Eligable For Funding Passes Assembly Floor
A bill that would make Highway 43 eligible for project money through Caltrans has passed the Assembly floor.… Read More
Bond Sales Push Stocks Lower
A global bond sell-off pushed stocks into the red on Monday.… Read More
Teen Who Died After Collapsing in Gym Class ID’d
The girl who died after collapsing during gym at Richland Junior High School in Shafter has been identified by the coroner’s office as 14-year-old Paula Victoria June Hernandez of Bakersfield.… Read More
