Bakersfield drivers will only be able to use one lane on 23rd street tonight [Friday night] for the 24th Street Improvement… Read More
BAKO CHRISTMAS PARADE STILL ON
The Downtown Business Association says the Bakersfield Christmas Parade tonight will take place even if it’s still raining.… Read More
FORKLIFT DEATH
A Porterville who man was crushed to death by a forklift in an orchard south of Bakersfield has been identified as 51-year-old… Read More
A TRICKLE FOR SWP USERS
The state Water Resources Board says the first allocation of the year for State Water Project contractors is just 10-percent, due to below average storage in several reservoirs.… Read More
BURRITOS ON TURKEY DAY
Hundreds of Bakersfield residents in need were fed outside Millcreek Community Church downtown at the annual Breakfast Burrito Give-Away.… Read More
DONATED TURKEYS
Delano police officers donated turkeys to needy families on Monday. Chief Nevarez says it’s the fifth year the department has made house calls under positive circumstances. Monday’s giveaway was part of an on-going community out-reach event. Jill Michaels… Read More
Women in Trades Workshop
High school girls packed the NECA/IBEW Electrical Center in Bakersfield Wednesday to attend the building trades during the Kern County Women in Trades workshop. Local trade union speakers presented the students with various career options such as plumbing, iron work and electrical trades. Financial and health package benefits for choosing a construction career were also…… Read More
Forrest Fire
A vacant home in the Oleander neighborhood of Bakersfield was been destroyed by a fast-moving 2 alarm fire while a second house next door sustained major damage. The first house on Forrest and H streets was fully engulfed by flames when firefighters arrived around 5:05 am Tuesday. Bakersfield Fire Battalion Chief Matthew Perry says the homes were vacant…… Read More
SoCalGas Traffic Slowdown
Commuters will see excavation, equipment and vehicles in the Rosedale area of northwest Bakersfield Wednesday until April 2019 when SoCalGas performs its safety inspections. Traffic control signs and cones will help direct drivers reduce to one lane and parking restrictions will be enforced near construction sites. Residents and local business may hear work-related noise, but…… Read More
MISSING JUVENILES
Bakersfield Police are asking the public for help finding two missing juveniles.… Read More
