The coroner’s office says the man who was killed in an eastside wreck with a school bus is 23-year-old Leonardo Diarte of Bakersfield.… Read More
Crabtree: Housing Market Healthy in Bakersfield
Bakersfield’s housing market remains strong, despite a 10.6 percent increase in the number of homes for sale in April.… Read More
Earthjustice Files Suit Against DOGGR Over Wells
Earthjustice is suing the Department of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, saying the agency’s two-year plan to stop drilling into aquifers at 500 wastewater wells and 2,000 steam injection wells isn’t fast enough.… Read More
Man Dead After Delano Drive-By
A man is dead after a drive-by shooting in Delano.… Read More
Motorcyclist Killed Near Arvin ID’d
The motorcyclist killed after being cut off by a pickup at Sunset Boulevard and Towerline Road northeast of Arvin has been identified by the coroner’s office at 57-year-old Danny Cottengim of Bakersfield.… Read More
Baker Brach Library Celebrating 100 Years of Operation
A Kern County library in east Bakersfield will celebrate its 100th birthday with face painting, a puppet theater and free refreshments.… Read More
Man Jailed For Heroin Sale and Possession
A Bakersfield man is behind bars on drug sale and possession charges after officers from multiple agencies found suspected heroin and $3,000 cash at his house in central Bakersfield.… Read More
Jobs Report Sends Stocks Higher
News of the U.S. adding 223,000 jobs in April sent stocks into the green on Friday.… Read More
Standoff Shuts Down School, Murder Suspect Still at Large [PHOTO]
Several people have been arrested and detained for questioning in connection with the discovery of a burned body found in an orange orchard southwest of Mettler.… Read More
Suspects Sought for Family Shooting [PHOTOS]
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is looking for three men who they say shot and wounded Mario and Adrianna Bravo and their unborn baby in east Bakersfield.… Read More
