A Kern County judge has ruled against having a new election in the Greenfield Union School District Area C race. The decision follows a mistake by elections officials resulting in 67 ballots being cast illegally last November. Trustee Ricardo Herrera lost his reelection bid to Mercy Pena by eight votes. The judge ruled there is…… Read More
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city considers purchase of crystal palace
Buck Owens Crystal Palace, the popular country music-themed dinner theater and museum filled with Buck Owens memorabilia has been for sale for months, and the city of Bakersfield is considering buying it. City officials held a closed-door meeting Thursday to continue their discussions about purchasing the 29-year-old venue. The city could use the venue on…… Read More
woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another woman was found shot at a house in east Bakersfield. Kern County deputies went to the 8400 block of Rosewood Avenue Tuesday morning for reports of a vehicle that crashed into a residence and found a woman struck by gunfire. Farrah Bundhoo, 36,…… Read More
woman arrested after incident with american flag
A woman was arrested Thursday morning for vandalism and resisting arrest after she allegedly took down a United States flag at Hart Park and raised the Mexican flag in its place. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says park rangers were called to Hart Park for multiple reports of someone trying to steal the U.S. flag…… Read More
Bakersfield man convicted after attacking wife with scissors
A Bakersfield man has been convicted after attacking his wife with a deadly weapon as she shielded the couple’s one-year-old child. Wilson Morales was found guilty last Friday on numerous charges including domestic violence and felony child abuse. The incident occured last April when Morales and his wife got into an altercation after coming home…… Read More
suspected shooter acquitted
A Kern County jury has acquitted a man who faced twenty four years in prison after a shooting that took place in a corral in southeast Bakersfield. Jose Gutierrez was found not guilty of shooting a man in the foot after the jury believed his testimony about what happened on June 17, 2023. Gutierrez said…… Read More
CHP’s Crash Campaign yields results
Highway Patrol officers arrested one person after a pursuit and issued 114 tickets during their “Crash Campaign” operation throughout Bakersfield. Officers from the Bakersfield, Visalia, Porterville, Fort Tejon, and Buttonwillow areas conducted an operation on state routes Monday afternoon aimed at reducing fatal and injury-inducing crashes. Four warnings were given and four vehicles were impounded.…… Read More
search is on for jewelry thieves
Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for two men who robbed a popular jewelry store in east Bakersfield. It happened in January when the crooks stole three gold rings valued at $3,000 dollars from the counter at Elizalde Jewelry in Mercado Latino on Edison Highway. The men took off in a black Mercedes sedan.…… Read More
hearing for former kern county supervisor will proceed
A judge has denied a request to further postpone a hearing on a domestic violence restraining order brought against former Kern County supervisor Zack Scrivner. The judge on Tuesday passed down a ruling ordering witnesses including police and minors to testify about happened at Scrivner’s home last year. Scrivner, 51, is prohibited from contacting his…… Read More
new information on shafter teacher accused of sex crimes
Authorities say numerous files containing child pornography were uploaded through Kik Messenger accounts linked to a Shafter teacher. Police say they searched the cell phone of Zachary McGraw, 38, who teaches 6th grade at Golden Oak Elementary School after receiving an alert about the uploads and determined his IP address was used. McGraw reportedly admitted…… Read More
