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TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN GOSHEN MASSACRE

TWO SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN GOSHEN MASSACRE

The Tulare County Sheriff says they have made two arrests in the massacre in Goshen last month, where six members of a family were killed. Mike Boudreaux says 35 year-old Angel Uriarte was found in Goshen, and 25 year-old Noah Beard in Visalia, with Uriarte exchanging gunfire with A-T-F agents before being injured by a…Read More

14 ARRESTED IN BAKERSFIELD AS PART OF STATEWIDE TRAFFICKING STING

14 ARRESTED IN BAKERSFIELD AS PART OF STATEWIDE TRAFFICKING STING

368 arrests for human trafficking and prostitution have been made in a statewide sting operation. ‘Operation Reclaim and Rebuild’ took place between January 22nd and January 28th, and locally resulted in 14 arrests. Bakersfield Police Sergeant Robert Pair says B-P-D partnered with the Kern County Human Trafficking Task Force and several other agencies for this…Read More

GOVERNOR SAYS STRICTER CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT LEGISLATION WILL PASS

GOVERNOR SAYS STRICTER CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT LEGISLATION WILL PASS

In the wake of several recent mass shootings, Governor Newsom is supporting a stricter gun law. S-B 2 would place more regulations on Concealed Carry permits, such as raising the age from 18 to 21, and not allowing any carrying in places such as parks, schools, or public events… Opponents will likely fight the bill…Read More

McCARTHY MEETS WITH BIDEN ABOUT DEBT CEILING

McCARTHY MEETS WITH BIDEN ABOUT DEBT CEILING

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield says things went well in his meeting with President Biden, and indicates that the meeting is just the first of several… No word on when the conversation will continue, but McCarthy is adamant about wanting to cut spending… Thanks to a move by the Treasury Department, they’ve got until…Read More

BAKERSFIELD CELEBRATES CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

BAKERSFIELD CELEBRATES CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

February is National Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society in Bakersfield is quick to commemorate the occasion. An event was held outside their Discovery Shop office this morning, featuring officials and cancer survivors. Leonard Zasoski volunteers. His message is particularly for men. He has survived prostate cancer because he got an early P-S-A…Read More

STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATIONS RAISED FOLLOWING STORMS

STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATIONS RAISED FOLLOWING STORMS

State Water Project allocations are jumping from five to 30-percent for contractors who depend on the water supply. Director of the Department of Water Resources Karla Nemeth says all that rain and snow last month have made a “dent” in the drought, but it’s still early in the rainy season… The State Water Project is…Read More

GIBSON GUEST SPEAKER AT ROADRUNNERS’ HOT STOVE DINNER

GIBSON GUEST SPEAKER AT ROADRUNNERS’ HOT STOVE DINNER

Cal State Bakersfield’s annual ‘Hot Stove Dinner’ is back, and tonight’s special guest hit one of the most memorable home runs in World Series history… Kirk Gibson’s game-winning home run in the 1988 World Series. University Athletic Director Isaac Comelli says in addition to his keynote speech, he’ll also talk to the Roadrunners players… The…Read More

McCARTHY HOLDS MEET-AND-GREET AT FOX THEATER

McCARTHY HOLDS MEET-AND-GREET AT FOX THEATER

Newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took over the Bakersfield Fox Theater Thursday for a meet and greet session with the media and his local supporters. McCarthy touched on several topics of concern for Kern County, including protecting the energy industry, noting the change in leadership in Congress will help… McCarthy says Bakersfield made history…Read More

ONE DEAD, THREE INJURED INCLUDING TWO POLICE OFFICERS IN CRASH

ONE DEAD, THREE INJURED INCLUDING TWO POLICE OFFICERS IN CRASH

The Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a Bakersfield Police car and another vehicle, where the civilian driver was killed. C-H-P Officer Tomas Martinez says the 30 year-old man and a 34 year-old female passenger were headed westbound on Muller Road around 2:20am, and the police vehicle was coming toward them on South Vineland…Read More

BPD OFFICERS IN CRASH WERE RESPONDING TO PURSUIT

BPD OFFICERS IN CRASH WERE RESPONDING TO PURSUIT

That crash involving the Bakersfield police officers happened just minutes after a chase involving other officers and the driver of the stolen car. B-P-D Sergeant Robert Pair says the officers in the crash were not directly involved… 21 year-old Michael Stephens of Delano was allegedly driving a stolen G-M-C Sierra. He crashed on Weedpatch Highway…Read More

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