Protecting man's best friend
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Helping to protect man's best friend can be done Saturday at Centennial Park in Bakersfield. The City of Bakersfield Animal Control Division will be offering low-cost DAPP...
View ArticleFamily remembers pedestrian killed
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Family and friends say the pedestrian hit and killed this week, 26-year-old Jesus Apolinar Rios-Gallegos, was a husband and father of a sick little girl. He worked two jobs to support...
View ArticlePurple Ribbon Month begins
BAKERSFIELD, CA - It's hot. And, it will be much hotter in your car, potentially reaching deadly temperatures for children and pets, when it's left sitting outside.Community leaders stressed that...
View ArticleSave money on pet maintenance
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Here's how to save a little money, on pet maintenance. A low-cost vaccination fair for dogs and cats gets underway Saturday in Oildale. The event is being put on by Marley's Mutts...
View ArticleThousands of students receive free school supplies
BAKERSFIELD,CA- The first day of school is just two weeks away for most students in Bakersfield. To get students prepared, Bakersfield First Assembly handed out 1,700 backpacks stuffed with...
View ArticlePG&E implosion: One year later
BAKERSFIELD,CA - The Old Kern Power Plant on Rosedale Highway is still partially standing. But one year ago, demolition went terribly wrong. "I was actually going to come out here and witness it,"...
View ArticleCountdown for Outlets at Tejon is on
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The countdown is on for the grand opening of the Outlets at Tejon.The outlets, located near the base of the Grapevine, open to the public Thursday at 10 in the morning.Tickets to a...
View ArticlePolice looking for public's help finding stolen quilts
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield police need your help finding what they say are one of a kind handmade quilts taken during a burglary last month. Police believe the quilts were stolen between 5:00...
View ArticleBakersfield Blaze baseball game is canceled
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Bakersfield Blaze has cancelled Monday night's game against the Giants due to a transformer failure at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Team officials say Monday night's game will be made up...
View ArticleDeputies cite two people accused of selling illegal food products
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Deputies have cited two McFarland men, accused of selling sub-standard food at a farm near Wasco. Deputies say Rodrigo Lezama, 22, and Jesus Contreras, 21 violated state food codes...
View ArticleSheriff's Department: Major mistake after fatal deputy involved shooting
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The sheriff's department, admitting it made a major mistake, following a deadly, deputy involved shooting over the weekend.It turns out, investigators mis-identified the woman who...
View ArticleThe bricks and tiles will stay at Centennial Plaza
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The public has spoken. The Centennial Plaza bricks and tiles are staying in front of Rabobank Arena. Bakersfield officials had said the personalized surfaces would have to go. They...
View ArticleTaft implements irrigation restrictions
TAFT, CA - Residents in western Kern County now have restrictions on when they can water their lawns. The Taft area water district approved rules last week, making it the first city in Kern County to...
View ArticleFather of alleged sexual assault victim speaks out
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The Kern High School District came under fire again Monday night. During its board meeting, the father of an autistic girl who alleges she was sexually assaulted on school grounds,...
View ArticleVirtual charter school bill clears appropriations committee
BAKERSFIELD,CA- For some students in Kern County, back to school means trading sounds of bells for sounds of a keyboard."It's a choice that they're making because it's a different route. For safety...
View ArticleFertilizer leak in South Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- A fertilizer leak at a crop field in south Bakersfield prompted a hazardous materials response Tuesday morning. The Kern County Fire Department received several calls just after...
View ArticleVeterans Family Band to be put on by American Legion Post 26
BAKERSFIELD, CA.-American Legion Post 26 is calling on all veterans to be a part of their new Veterans Family Band. The first meeting was held last night. Don Daverin, the chaplain at American Legion,...
View ArticleGET bus strike rolls on
BAKERSFIELD, CA.-Back here at home, Kern Golden Empire Transit's monthly Board of Directors meeting is tonight as day 22 of a worker strike rolls on with no sign of a breakthrough in the labor...
View ArticleJudge sentences man convicted of fatally shooting father
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- A man found guilty of shooting and killing his father at their northwest Bakersfield home, was sentenced Tuesday morning. Last month, 33-year-old Geoff Murphy was convicted of...
View ArticleA camp for kids to cope
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Like most summer camps, the Optimal Hospice Foundation kids camp has sports, swimming, and activities. But this camp adds something else. It brings together children who have lost a...
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