City firefighters have contained a wildfire that charred roughly 10 acres near the Kern River Golf Course northeast of Bakersfield.… Read More
Coroner: Man Died From Blunt-Force Trauma
The coroner’s office says a man died from blunt-force trauma after Kern County Sheriff’s deputies say he was assaulted by his roommate at their Lake Isabella home on Curran Avenue.… Read More
Lanes of Downtown Streets to be Closed
Lanes of 23rd and 24th streets in downtown Bakersfield will be closed this weekend as crews work on a project that will smooth out the road surface.… Read More
Lake Isabella SWAT Standoff Ends With Surrender
A man accused of threatening people while holding a shotgun at the Mizpah Trailer Park in Lake Isabella has been arrested after a brief standoff with Kern County Sheriff’s SWAT officers.… Read More
Three Women Accused of Stealing Vehicle
Three Bakersfield women just released from jail in Lerdo are back behind bars after stealing a vehicle from a farm worker.… Read More
Crash Injures BPD Officer
An on-duty Bakersfield police officer busted his nose and cut his forehead in a two-car crash at South Real and Wilson roads.… Read More
Man Buried Near CALM ID’d
The coroner’s office has confirmed that a 70-year-old Bakersfield man died from asphyxia after being buried by dirt and rocks on Hang Glider Hill near the California Living Museum east of Bakersfield.… Read More
Shafter High Celebrates STEM Graduates
Shafter High School celebrated its first class of 19 students that graduated from the school’s “Project Lead the Way” program, which focuses on science, technology, engineering, and math.… Read More
Psyllid Quarantine to be Expanded
The Kern County Department of Agriculture is going to expand its Asian Citrus Psyllid quarantine after that pest was found in the Westchester area of central Bakersfield.… Read More
Grants Coming To Kern County Prisons
The Kern Valley and North Kern state prisons near Delano and the Wasco State Prison will receive a chunk of a $2.5 million grant to increase inmate programs and volunteerism.… Read More
