School board delays unification vote in Shafter
SHAFTER, CA - Shafter area schools will not be unifying under one district anytime soon. The Richland School District board voted Tuesday to delay a vote, so more studies could be done. The seats were...
View ArticleGET employees turn down contract offer
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Golden Empire Transit bus drivers and maintenance workers Tuesday night rejected the latest contract offer from management. It's a bold move by union members considering their...
View ArticlePossible layoffs looming at Kern Medical Center
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Potential layoffs could be looming at Kern Medical Center as it was revealed Tuesday as the county hospital continues to lose more than $3 million a month.CFO Sandra Martin and CEO...
View ArticleCountry music star Josh Turner coming to Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Country music star Josh Turner is coming to Bakersfield this fall. His "Roughstock and Rambler tour" is making a stop at the Fox Theater November second.Ticket pre-sales are...
View ArticleRetrial continues in autistic sexual assault case
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A civil case against the Kern High School District will continue Thursday.Parents of a young, autistic woman claim their daughter was mentally damaged when she was sexually assaulted...
View ArticleMan wins Lexus lease for hole in one
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- His name is Larry Murray, but his co-workers at Occidental Petroleum may be calling him "Lucky Larry" from now on. During the Links for Life golf tournament Monday at Seven Oaks...
View ArticleSupervisors consider: Do we need KMC?
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The county is still reeling from Tuesday's grim financial news from Kern Medical Center losing $3 million a month, and the hospital is again considering layoffs. But it brings up the...
View ArticleChevron volunteers pledging to pay it forward
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- More than 150 Chevron employees have pledged to give back to their community at the 2014 Humankind nonprofit expo. The event held Tuesday in southwest Bakersfield put together the...
View ArticleLocal group reaching out to women veterans
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A group of local veterans is coming together through art -- to recognize women who served in the military. They say the female veteran is often overlooked. The committee formed about...
View ArticleTwo vehicle crash injures man in central Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police say a 72-year-old man suffered minor injuries after a crash Thursday morning in central Bakersfield. Police say the man had to be rescued by firefighters after...
View ArticleBPD: Two deputies arrested after fight at restaurant
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police say two Kern County Sheriff's deputies were arrested late Wednesday night after a fight involving several people at a restaurant in southwest Bakersfield. Police...
View ArticlePolice searching for sex offender, parolee
BAKERSFIELD, CA --Bakersfield Police need your help finding a sex offender and parolee they say who has disabled his ankle monitor and his location is unknown. He has been identified as Phillip Eugene...
View ArticleRelay for Life, cancer research awareness
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Preparations are underway for the country's biggest 24-hour cancer fundraiser.Organizers of Bakersfield's Relay for Life, say more than $1 million has already been raised for cancer...
View Article"Act of Valor" star in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Navy SEAL commander who starred in the 2012 film "Act of Valor" was in Bakersfield Thursday night, to support the families of fallen soldiers.Navy SEAL Commander Rorke Denver says...
View ArticleCounty animal services offers adoption special
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Cat lovers who are looking to adopt a furry friend can do so for a special price on Fridays throughout the month of May. During the promotion, all cats can be adopted for $5 at all...
View ArticleMcFarland man facing 34 felony sex charges
MCFARLAND, CA -- A McFarland man is facing almost three dozen felony sex charges after police say he had molested a then 11-year-old girl for several years. Miguel Herrera, 39, was booked Thursday on...
View ArticleBakerfield family tries to start over after house fire
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield family is starting over after losing everything in a house fire Wednesday.The property owner says he doesn't think there were any smoke detectors in the home, but still...
View ArticleBargain hunters reap rewards
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Call it wheeling and dealing, bargain hunting or popping tags, the annual Junkatique is on. The rummage sale at Calvary Bible Church opened Friday morning to a swarm looking for a...
View ArticlePolice: No bodily fluids in tainted cupcakes
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The following is news release from the Bakersfield Police Department:On May 2, 2014, the Bakersfield Police Department began receiving information that several students at...
View ArticleKimi Peck in trouble with Wyoming animal control
CHEYENNE, WY-- Self-proclaimed dog rescuer Kimi Peck has taken her show on the road, it seems. Nearly four years after she surrendered more than 140 dogs to authorities in Tehachapi, Peck Friday...
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