Still no charges have been filed after a fatal shooting at the Marketplace in southwest Bakersfield. It’s been one month since Prince Banner, 15, was shot to death outside Edwards Cinema at the shopping center on Ming Avenue. Authorities are still looking for leads into who may have pulled the trigger. Albert Briseno, Jr., 15,…… Read More
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activist to stand trial
An activist accused of threatening the Bakersfield city council with death will stand trial. Riddhi Patel, 29, was arrested at a council meeting April 10 after allegedly criticizing security measures during the public comment portion of the meeting. She reportedly claimed the measures were retaliation against protesters who demanded the council pass a resolution for…… Read More
tehachapi schools closed due to power shut-off
A public safety power shutoff means no school for kids in Tehachapi on Tuesday, December 10. The Tehachapi Unified School District made the announcement early Tuesday morning. The shut-off is scheduled only for Tuesday because of high winds. Classes will resume on Wednesday.… Read More
car crash in downtown bakersfield
Two people are in the hospital after a car crashed into a building in downtown Bakersfield. It happened at around 12:30 a.m. Monday when a sedan and an SUV collided, causing one of the vehicles to crash into the side of a vacant furniture store at Chester Avenue and 24th Street. The driver of the…… Read More
mobile home fire claims two
Two people are dead after fire ravages a mobile home east of Bakersfield. Flames broke out early Sunday morning in the 2000 block of Edison Highway where two women were found dead inside a mobile home. Neighbors say three homes were on fire. There’s no word from the Kern County Fire Department about the possible…… Read More
man who allegedly left child in hot car to stand trial
A Bakersfield man accused in the death of a toddler who was left inside a hot car will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. Lorenzo Johnson, 39, will also face child cruelty, possession of a gun and ammunition by a felon, pimping and pandering charges after allegedly leaving 20-month-old Dream Shorter inside a car in…… Read More
new information about escaped killer
New information about a convicted killer who escaped from prison guards in Delano. Unnamed sources on Friday told KERN’s Ralph Bailey Show Cesar Hernandez, 34, used a self-made key to break free from his restraints – and punched a guard –before running through an open gate in the transfer parking lot of the Kern County…… Read More
escaped killer likely not in delano
State prison officials believe the killer who escaped from custody at the courthouse in Delano has left the area. Officials with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said Thursday the security risk around the city has been greatly lowered since it’s likely Cesar Hernandez, 34, is no longer in the vicinity. Hernandez escaped from…… Read More
salas concedes county supervisor’s race
The challenger in the race for Kern County Supervisor Leticia Perez’s seat has conceded. Kimberly Salas fell 133 votes short of defeating Perez in the race for the 5th District, according to the final results released this week by the Kern Elections Division. Salas issued a statement conceding the race on Thursday. There will be…… Read More
tehachapi cops nab three people on robbery charges
A woman and two minors have been arrested after allegedly robbing several gas stations in Tehachapi. April Poole, 44, and the minors were apprehended Thursday after a month-long investigation into the robberies including one at Four Seasons Mini-Market on November 10 and the Wild Rose Gas Station on November 15 in the Golden Hills area.…… Read More
