Bakersfield Fire say the suspect lit multiple trash cans on fire in Downtown Bakersfield.… Read More
Officials Say French Fire Human Caused and Suspicious
While the French Fire continues to grow and threaten homes in the Kern River Valley, investigators have revealed how they think the fire started… Theresa Benson with the U-S Forest Service did not explain how they came to that conclusion, and she says anyone with any information is asked to send an e-mail to authorities…… Read More
BPD Officer Stabbed in Attempted Vehicle Burglary
The Bakersfield Police Department has taken two suspects into custody after an off-duty officer was stabbed in a vehicle burglary.… Read More
Bakersfield Fire Hosting September 11 Student Essay Contest
Students in the Bakersfield-area are being asked to compete in an essay contest in remembrance of 9/11.… Read More
FDA Announces Formal Approval for Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine.… Read More
KCSO Arrest Over Two Dozen in Saturation Patrol
For the third time in the same location and the first time in a new location, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office conducted a saturation patrol in Bakersfield.… Read More
BPD Release Statement Following ACLU Report
Following a report from the southern California ACLU calling Bakersfield Police practices “discriminatory and harmful”, BPD have responded with statement calling “misinformation” in the report “irresponsible”.… Read More
Shots Fired at Bakersfield College
The Bakersfield Police Department are looking for road-rage suspect wanted for a shooting Tuesday afternoon.… Read More
Child Shot in East Bakersfield
Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office are looking for the suspects wanted in the shooting of an 11-year-old girl.… Read More
Kern County Vaccination Sites to Administer Third Covid-19 Vaccination Dose for Immunocompromised
Following the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation of an additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised people, Kern County vaccination sites will begin administering third doses to those who qualify.… Read More
