The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the community’s assistance in locating amissing juvenile. Ricardo Vera was last seen in the 3100 block of Hughes Lane on December25, 2024, at approximately 11:05 PM. Vera is considered at-risk due to age and first timereported missing. Vera is described as an Hispanic male, 15 years old, 5’07” tall,…… Read More
Police arrest a man from Phoenix, Arizona who allegedly stole hundreds of gallons of fuel from a gas station in Ridgecrest. Noel Delgado, 42, was apprehended early Tuesday morning after he allegedly used a device that allowed him to siphon around 500 gallons of diesel from the Gas Flyers Station on North China Lake Boulevard.…… Read More
Boy Scout Troop 712 will pick up and recycle Kern County residents’ Christmas trees. The troop will have pick-ups starting December 26 through January 5, 2025. They will also offer pick-ups on January 11 and 12. Each pick-up is $15 a tree. To schedule a tree pick up, call or text (661) 343-5160. Please provide…… Read More
The Kern County District Attorney’s Office has filed felony charges against a man under the newly passed Proposition 36. The office says the suspect allegedly stole from the Target store at The Park at Riverwalk in southwest Bakersfield and has a history of theft-related convictions. Prosecutors say Dustin Towery and another person allegedly stole two…… Read More
An Arvin man has admitted to sexually assaulting a neighbor’s dog. Court documents indicate Jose Flores-Chavez, 40, told police he hopped a fence and entered the neighbor’s yard to retrieve a soccer ball on December 4 and became aroused when he spotted the animal. He reportedly told authorities he touched the Cane Corso and began…… Read More
Covered California has reached an all-time enrollment high ahead of the program’s open enrollment deadline. Over 1.8 million people are enrolled in the state’s health insurance marketplace. About 144,000 Californians are enrolling for the first time, and over 1.6 million are renewing their coverage. Nearly half of new enrollees have come from Los Angeles, Orange,…… Read More
The driver of a big-rig hass bee found dead after crashing into the California Aqueduct south of Bakersfield. The Highway Patrol Fort Tejon office reports the semi was almost fully submerged when officers found it after the accident Sunday morning on northbound Interstate Five. Crews found the driver dead inside the vehicle when they pulled…… Read More
Three adults, two dogs and six puppies are without a home after fire torches their house in Kernville. The blaze broke out at around 9:30 a.m. Sunday on Panorama Drive where crews from as far away as Inyokern and Glenville joined Kern County firefighters to keep the fire from spreading to nearby houses. An off-duty…… Read More
Bakersfield police continue their investigation after a customer accidentally shoots himself in the bathroom of a fast-food restaurant. Officers got word Friday afternoon of shots fired inside the restroom at Chipotle on Mt. Vernon Avenue off Highway 178. The victim took off before the cops arrived but was discovered at a nearby hospital. Officers found…… Read More
The Highway Patrol will begin its two-day Christmas Maximum Enforcement Period Tuesday. Beginning at 6:02 p.m. Tuesday, CHP officers will be on the lookout for dangerous driving behaviors, speeding, impaired drivers, distracted drivers and people not wearing their seat belts. The operation will end at 11:59 p.m. on Christmas Day. 20 people died in crashes…… Read More
