The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 17-year-old boy. BPD said Justin Alvarez was last seen on March 14, 2025, in the 600 block of Eureka St. Alvarez is considered at risk due to no prior history of running away. He is described as 5’08” tall, 120 pounds,…… Read More
Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl. BPD said Jessica Tirado was last seen on March 13, 2025, in the 1400 block of Palm Dr. Tirado is considered at risk due to no prior history of running away and her age. She is described as 5’04” tall, 130…… Read More
Police are investigating a fatal two-car crash in southwest Bakersfield. It happened shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday morning at the intersection of Stockdale Highway and Coffee Road where a man was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman died at the hospital. Several passengers in the vehicles suffered minor to moderate injuries. Police believe alcohol…… Read More
Murder charges have been filed against a man in connection to the disappearance of a McFarland man four years ago. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said it filed the charges against Ray Sanchez, 34, after the disappearance of Oscar Oliva, 27, in April 2021. The DA says evidence shows Sanchez shot Oliva to death…… Read More
Firefighters tackled a blaze an at east Bakersfield warehouse. Authorities say it’s not the first have been called to the area. The fire broke out just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday on Washington Street near East Brundage Lane. Officials with the Kern County Fire Department say the area has been a trouble spot since January where…… Read More
Kern County firefighters responded Thursday afternoon to a fire at an airplane hangar at Tehachapi Airport. Crews were met with heavy smoke and flames when they showed up at around 1 p.m. to the fire which was made worse by fuel spilled inside the building. No one was injured and no other buildings were threatened.…… Read More
One person is dead following a crash in the California City area. It happened Wednesday evening when a car drove off the side of Highway 14 near Pine Tree Canyon Road north of California City. The Highway Patrol reports a big-rig struck the vehicle which caused it to go down a ravine. The cause of…… Read More
A new study accuses California of funneling billions of federal dollars into paying for illegal immigrants’ healthcare. Fox News reports the paper released by EPIC and the Paragon Health Institute draws a line between California’s Medicaid provider taxes and what appears to be nearly $4 billion in state funding going toward illegal immigrants’ healthcare and…… Read More
A 19-year-old man has died of his injuries after a crash in Lamont. It happened Monday morning around midnight when the man lost control of his Chevy Malibu and struck a power pole on Panama Road west of Fairfax Road. He died the next day. The Highway Patrol says an 18-year-old woman and a 3-year-old…… Read More
A man is dead after being struck by a train in Delano. Police responded Monday evening to the 1100 block of Glenwood Street to find the man dead by the tracks. No other details were provided. An investigation is underway.… Read More
