It’s Election Day 2024 in Kern County and the rest of the nation. Polls open at 7 :00 a.m. Although you likely received a vote-by-mail ballot, you can still choose to vote in person at your polling place. Find it at kernvote.com. You can also return your voted ballot in person at any polling location…… Read More
ONE MAN IS DEAD IN SW BAKERSFIELD OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
An officer with The Bakersfield Police Department fatally shot a man in a woman’s home on the 200 block of Bloomquist Drive. Sergeant Eric Celedon says the suspect refused to listen to the officers’ demands and became aggressive towards them, which lead to the shooting. This is an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information is…… Read More
FEED THE NEED COLLECTS OVER 25K POUNDS OF FOOD
The Community Action Partnership of Kern “Feed the Need” food drive has completed another successful charity event where Kern County Fair goers traded 6-nonperishable food items for free admission to the fair. Spokesperson Ernesto Leon says Tuesday’s event was nothing short of amazing. To learn more about how you can help food-insecure residents in Kern…… Read More
KCSO INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING
The Sheriff’s Office is investigating a nighttime shooting in northwest Bakersfield where a deputy may have been involved. No official details have been released about the incident that happened after 9:30pm on Knudsen Drive and Olive Tree Court, but it’s believed a suspect being pulled over may have pepper sprayed the deputy and took off,…… Read More
ALLEGED ARSONIST ARRESTED IN KERNVILLE PURSUIT
The man accused of setting more than half a dozen fires near the Kernville Airport is being held on $290,000 bail and faces charges that include resisting arrest. The Sheriff’s Office says they received several calls Thursday morning of a man lighting fires, but 25-year-old Jamal Buyuan of Hawaii refused to pull over and led…… Read More
HIGHWAY 46 “BLOOD ALLEY” WIDENING PROJECT COMPLETED
The completion of the State Route 46 Widening Project was celebrated with a ribbon cutting hosted by CalTrans, in an area long known as Blood Alley. Spokesman Christian Lukens says many speakers representing Kern County showed up to the Monday morning ceremony. The project cost about $130,000,000 and took over six-years to complete. Photo credit:…… Read More
3 CHINESE NATIONALS ARRESTED IN MARIJUANA GROW OPERATION
Three Chinese nationals have been arrested after the discovery of a massive, underground marijuana grow near Boron. Officers with several Kern County law enforcement agencies served a search warrant Tuesday, finding buried seatrains with ventilation and cooling systems. More than 17,000 pounds of marijuana was destroyed.… Read More
CRASH ON I-5 LEAVES 3 DEAD AND 1 INJURED
Three Bakersfield men have been killed and one critically injured in a crash on Interstate 5 in Castaic. The CHP says it happened around 4:30 pm Monday afternoon when the driver of the Toyota Avalon left the road near Templin Highway at a high rate of speed into a dirt embankment, sending the vehicle airborne.…… Read More
EXPANDED LEARNING PROJECT CONFERENCE
The 5th annual Expanded Learning Project Conference brought 350 after school professionals together to enhance their skills supporting Kern County students. Director David Stricker says state funding helps provide about 850 hours of after school programming each year. Children spend an average of about a thousand hours in the classroom each year.… Read More
LAW ENFORCEMENT DETONATE TWO PIPE BOMBS NEAR STALLION SPRINGS
The Sheriff’s Bomb Squad has detonated a pair of pipe bombs that were discovered this weekend near Stallion Springs. Police there describe them as capped, cylindrical PVC devices that were found Sunday morning by a resident near Comanche Point and Jack Springs roads. Two other devices found nearby were deemed safe and taken for evidence.…… Read More
