A previously convicted felon who is not allowed to have firearms has been arrested after several weapons were found, along with dangerous drugs. Bakersfield Police Sergeant Robert Pair says 40 year-old Richard Gomez was arrested without incident and booked into the county jail. Pair would not say, though, if Gomez was acting alone… The search…… Read More
There were truckers in convoys in the 70s, but this is different… Organizer Ollie Danner claims it will be the first zero-emission convoy in the nation in Bakersfield tomorrow. It’s part of the San Joaquin Valley Clean Cities Association’s ‘Trucking With Clean Fuels’ Conference at the Westchester in Bakersfield… You can see the convoy between…… Read More
A school shooting threat at Bakersfield High School has been deemed not credible, and it came from two kids playing a video game back east. Bakersfield High was placed on lockdown briefly around 3:30 yesterday [Tuesday] afternoon, after most of the students were gone for the day. Police Sergeant Robert Pair says investigators did their…… Read More
Two storm systems and cold temperatures are headed our way bringing rain to the valley and snow to the mountains. National Weather Service Meteorologist Jim Bagnall says it possible we could even see some snowflakes in Bakersfield… Bagnall says the valley should get about a half-inch to three quarters of an inch of rain this…… Read More
A final goodbye for a fallen police officer in Fresno. More than a thousand people, including the law enforcement community, attended the funeral for Selma Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco, who was killed by a suspect on January 31. Carrasco’s cousin Julio Martinez spoke for the family… He and his girlfriend were expecting their first child.…… Read More
With the three day President’s weekend upon us, many of you may be heading up to Kernville. The town’s Whiskey Flat Days kicks off this afternoon with a motorcycle rodeo tonight, a traditional rodeo tomorrow and Sunday, not to mention a parade tomorrow. Kernville Chamber of Commerce President Orion Sanders says the traditional ‘encampment’, which…… Read More
Bakersfield’s ‘Big Shoe’ is going to need some big repairs… Felipe Torres has been the owner of the Big Shoe Repair business since 2002, but the iconic shoe-shaped store has been a Chester Avenue landmark since 1947. A two-car crash in front of the store before noon today forced one of the vehicles off the…… Read More
Bakersfield has had a hockey team for 25 years, and they will have one for at least five more. The Condors have renewed their lease with the city and Mechanics Bank Arena through 2028, with an option to go through 2031. General Manager Keith Gretzky says several N-H-L teams are trending toward having their minor…… Read More
It seems to be a simple case of a woman running a stop sign that led to a fatal crash near McFarland. Highway Patrol Officer Tomas Martinez says the 69 year-old from Bakersfield was driving northbound on Driver Road approaching Sherwood Avenue before 6 o’clock this [Thursday] morning… The Tahoe was going about 65 miles…… Read More
Part of Edwards Air Force Base is now being used as a solar farm. The new facility, which uses land north of the base, and 26-hundred acres inside the base now has its panels operational, generating over 13-hundred megawatts of power onto the state’s power grid. Base Civil Engineer Jim Judkins says it’s a good…… Read More
