Report: Ray Rice cut by Baltimore Ravens
(NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) - Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was sacked by his team Monday — and suspended by the NFL — after a horrific new video showing him decking his fiancée in a casino...
View ArticleTevis Junior High vice principal arrested for bringing gun on campus files...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The vice principal arrested for bringing a handgun on the Tevis Junior High campus Aug. 28 has filed a claim against the city and Bakersfield Police Department.The claim is the...
View ArticleFree citizenship classes offered in Shafter this fall
SHAFTER, Calif. – Adults seeking U.S. citizenship in the Kern County area can attend a new series of free citizenship classes in Shafter this fall.The classes will run from Sept. 25 to Nov. 20, every...
View Article15th annual College Night at Rabobank Convention Center Monday, Sept. 8
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The 15th annual College Night is happening Monday, Sept. 8 at the Rabobank Convention Center, allowing potential students to interact with representatives from public and private...
View ArticleLost Parents and Found Kids program helping families stick together at Kern...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Volunteer Services Section is working to help re-unite parents with lost children at the Kern County Fair with its Lost Parents, Found Kids...
View ArticleFire burns Six Flags Magic Mountain's Colossus coaster
(KNBC) VALENCIA, CA - A portion of Six Flags Magic Mountain's wooden Colossus coaster collapsed Monday when the decades-old ride caught on fire. The fire was reported at about 1:30 p.m. Crews...
View ArticleWhat to expect from Tuesday's Apple announcement
Apple is going to make a big product announcement Tuesday and is expected to introduce the latest iPhone family member: the iPhone 6. A couple more surprises are also expected to be in store. The...
View ArticleToddler dies after being found in Rosamond back yard
ROSAMOND, Calif. – A 2-year-old boy died after being found unresponsive in a back yard pond Monday.The child was found by his father, Alan Robbins, in the 2100 block of Manchester Street in Rosamond....
View ArticleSheriffs investigating death of 1-year-old in Ridgecrest
RIDGECREST, Calif. – A 1-year-old child died Sunday in Ridgecrest, after being found face-down in a tub of water.Ryder Evans was found in the tub of his home at approximately 6 p.m. in the 1900 block...
View ArticleTaft Union High School varsity football investigation
Taft, CA -- The Taft Police Department issued a news release this afternoon regarding the investigation of varsity high school football players after last Friday's game was canceled against Highland...
View ArticleMan dead, woman injured after four-vehicle collision at Panama Lane and Ashe...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A man is dead and a woman is in the hospital after a vehicle collision at the intersection of Panama Lane and Ashe Road Tuesday morning.Bakersfield police says that Stanley...
View ArticleCounty appoints interim Kern Medical Center CFO
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement Tuesday to appoint Arebi Garsa as interim chief financial officer for Kern Medical Center.Garsa's hiring was contracted...
View ArticleKCSO say assault involving a student at Curran Middle School has been detained
UPDATED: 2:20 p.m.Kern County sheriffs clarified that there was not an assault at Curran Middle School Wednesday. The incident involved a special education student who had caused a disturbance. The...
View ArticleCSUB provost, vice president to be new president of Cal Poly Pomona
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Officials at Cal State Bakersfield say a university provost and vice president has been appointed as the new president of Cal Poly Pomona. According to a news release, Dr. Soraya...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to charges associated with telemarketing scam of...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A man plead guilty Wednesday to mail fraud in connection with a telemarketing scam that targeted the elderly in Dinuba, Woodland, Stockton, and Bakersfield.Wladimir Rocha, 35,...
View ArticleTRIP reveals plans for Rosedale and HWY 178
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Thomas Roads Improvement Program provided images at what two local road improvement projects will look like when completed.Janet Wheeler at TRIP provided artist renderings for the...
View ArticleCAPK distributing food to drought-affected Kern County residents
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank will be distributing boxes of pre-packaged food to drought-affected families through September.CAPK says that those eligible to...
View ArticleDBA asking for donations to refurbish the Statue of Liberty mural
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Downtown Business Association is looking for sponsors to refurbish the Statue of Liberty mural downtown. The mural was done through the Arts Council of Kern.The DBA and DBDC...
View ArticleTennessee teacher invents car seat device to prevent future infant death or...
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. - An engineering teacher at a Tennessee high school has invented a solution she hopes will prevent deaths of infnats from being left in a hot car.Susan Quave, who teaches her...
View ArticleFriends remember Stanley Henry
BAKERSFIELD, CA - We're learning more about the man killed in a crash Tuesday morning on Ashe Road at Panama Lane. Stanley Henry, 79, was a father, grandfather and great-grandfather -- who friends say...
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