California Citrus Mutual says the drought will force valley farmers to bulldoze another 10,000 acres of citrus groves this spring.… Read More
Three Arrested for Drugs in Motel Parking Lot
Sheriff’s deputies seized eight ounces of methamphetamine and arrested three men during a traffic stop at a Bakersfield-area Econo Lodge parking lot east of Highway 99 on Oak Street.… Read More
HS Football Star Accidentally Shoots Self
Police are investigating after an Iowa State University-bound football star from Ridgeview High School shot himself in the left hand.… Read More
Woman Killed on I-5 ID’d
The coroner’s office has identified the woman killed in a wreck on Interstate 5 north of Twisselman Road in Buttonwillow as 49-year-old Margaret Smith of Burlingame.… Read More
Work to Slow Traffic on Granada Street
Geotechnical work will force shoulder closures of Granada Street, just east of Seville Street in central Bakersfield.… Read More
CSU-B’s Monroe Named WAC Pitcher of the Year
Cal State-Bakersfield softball player Kelsie Monroe has been named the Western Athletic Conference’s pitcher of the year.… Read More
Stocks End Higher on Thursday
Stocks were pushed higher on Thursday.… Read More
City Presents $576 Million Budget Proposal
Representatives with the city of Bakersfield have proposed a $576 million budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, which is about 10.6 percent lower than this year’s revised budget.… Read More
Wings of Rescue Cuts Ties With Kern County Animal Services
Wings of Rescue has indefinitely suspended its deliveries of pets from Kern County Animal Services after several from the Fruitvale Avenue shelter were reported diseased last month.… Read More
Man Denies Claims of Killing Four-Month-Old
A man is denying claims that he killed his four-month-old son at a California Avenue apartment in Bakersfield.… Read More
