The city of Bakersfield is celebrating a milestone birthday this week. It was on January 11, 1898 when Bakersfield became incorporated, named after Colonel Thomas Baker, who welcomed settlers to rest in his field. Instead of a big 125th birthday party, the celebration has been rather low key. There was a two-minute tribute video played…… Read More
California’s governor has submitted a balanced budget, despite the state looking at a 22-billion dollar deficit coming off a previous surplus. Gavin Newsom says no major cuts are coming, with full funding for education and combating homelessness. Newsom even took a shot at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with 40-billion dollars in transportation money coming from…… Read More
The heavy rain and mud flows near Lost Hills led to several drivers being trapped along Highway 33 Monday, and a serious collision Tuesday morning between two semis. Kern County Fire Captain Andrew Freeborn says the first truck was stuck in the mud near Brown Material Road around 2am, and the second truck slammed into…… Read More
A campaign linking the mind-body connection to good health is underway in Kern County, to help people deal with the ill-effects of the pandemic. Public Health Director Brynn Carrigan says being on lockdown took a toll… They’re teaming up with Behavioral Health and Recovery after spike in mental health issues. The program will advertise a…… Read More
Bakersfield police have arrested two men believed to be organizers of a sideshow which shut down an intersection New Year’s Weekend. Public Information Officer Robert Pair says 20 year-old Juan Aguilera was arrested on McNutt Street Friday night, but he didn’t go quietly… On Saturday, 28 year-old Alfonso Mendoza was arrested at a home on…… Read More
Governor Newsom has declared a state of emergency, and is also asking for federal help, with more rain and wind on the way in this series of atmospheric rivers. The most damage has been in northern California, but the entire state has suffered damage. Governor Newsom says you really shouldn’t travel if you don’t have…… Read More
Police are investigating two men found dead at a home in southeast Bakersfield. Bakersfield Police Sergeant Robert Pair says it was a shooting that happened early Friday morning… They are looking for a man named Jovannie Ayon. He is 31 years old, described as Hispanic, 5-foot-9, 140 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes. He is…… Read More
Bakersfield Congressman Kevin McCarthy has failed to win enough votes to become the new Speaker of the House, after three roll call votes came up short. The former Minority Leader was nominated in the first round by G-O-P Conference Chair Elise Stefanik of New York… McCarthy is the first Speaker nominee in 100 years who…… Read More
The first of several snowpack surveys of the season is being called the best start in 40 years, but there’s a catch. Sean de Guzman with the state Water Resources Department ran yesterday’s measurements near Lake Tahoe… The surveys help determine how much snow melt will run off to state reservoirs, but De Guzman warns…… Read More
A new law for 2023 will not change the way Bakersfield Police do business. Officers are no longer allowed to write tickets for jaywalking unless there’s an immediate public danger, but Sergeant Robert Pair says that’s pretty much the status quo.. Pair says they will still run enforcement operations in business areas like Union Avenue,…… Read More
