GET CEO to receive 'cost of living' raise
The remaining three members on the Golden Empire Transit board voted yesterday to give GET CEO Karen King a raise adding up to nearly $4,100, according to GET Spokesperson Gina Hayden.The raise amounts...
View ArticleJudge sentences woman for stabbing dog
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A judge has sentenced a Bakersfield woman convicted of animal cruelty to spend 9 months in jail. Davina Beasley pleaded no contest to one felony count of animal cruelty back in...
View ArticleGet a free pocket-sized constitution in honor of Constitution Day
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - In recognition of Constitution Day, Congressman Kevin McCarthy's Bakersfield office is giving out free pocket constitutions to the public.“The Constitution is the guiding document...
View ArticleGET has been awarded the Achievement in Financial Reporting certificate
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Golden Empire Transit District was awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United...
View ArticleBC receives $500,000 for construction of a new STEM education center
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Bakersfield College announced today they will receive a $500,000 donation from Aera to establish the Aera STEM Success Center on campus.The investment by the Aera Energy Fund of...
View ArticleBPD asking for community's help finding alleged burglars of Bakersfield...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Police are asking for assistance identifying and finding two suspects wanted for burglary of Bakersfield Californian offices.The Bakersfield Police Department says the...
View ArticleBakersfield Blaze may be sliding into home... at a new Salinas stadium
SALINAS, Calif. - Dogged by the worst attendance in the league and frustrated by Kern County’s failure to replace the oldest stadium in the league, the owners of the Bakersfield Blaze are exploring...
View ArticleShooting leads to SWAT standoff
BAKERSFIELD, CA- A SWAT standoff in south Bakersfield ended with no arrest. Sheriff's deptuies are still looking for a man wanted in connection to a shooting at a trailer park. The shooting happened...
View ArticleStock market closes today at a record high
S&P 500, Dow end at record peaks today.Click here to see the CNBC.com report
View ArticleState health officials: Enterovirus reaches California
SACRAMENTO, CA - State health officials confirm the enterovirus has reached Southern California. State health officials say the 4 enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases are in patients in San Diego (3) and...
View ArticleMcFarland police are asking for help locating a man for exposing himself to a...
MCFARLAND, Calif. - The McFarland Police Department is asking for the communitiy's help in identifying a man who sexually exposed himself to a juvenile on Monday, Sept. 15, near McFarland Middle...
View ArticleSJCH launches new Quest Imaging center in Shafter
SHAFTER, Calif. - Residents in Shafter now have access to expanded medical care after a new center was unveiled on Wednesday.City and hospital officials were on hand to cut the red ribbon and mark the...
View ArticleUnleash Your Love event raises more than $13,000 for the SPCA shelter
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Unleash Your Love event was a success, according to SPCA organizers.There were 17 pet adoptions made and $13,500 raised at the day-long fundaising event. The money will go to...
View ArticleRetiring Shafter principal prepares for new role with district
SHAFTER, Calif. - Shafter high students learned that they will be saying goodbye to their principal as the Kern High School District announced today that Connie Sack will be leaving following the...
View ArticleLocal veteran shares her story of service during WWII
BAKERSFIELD, CA - This weekend, 39 WWII and Korean War veterans will head to Washington, D.C.. to see the memorials built for them as part of the 12th Honor Flight Kern County. Of those veterans, four...
View ArticleDeaths of two women in Rosedale make 14 DUI fatalities this year
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The deaths of two women in Rosedale make 14 DUI fatalities in Kern County this year. There were 15 in all of last year. The problem of drinking and driving doesn't seem to be getting...
View ArticleTeacher to win free Lasik procedure
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A teacher can win a free Lasik procedure thanks to a local eye care provider. According to a news release, Empire Eye and Laser Center is teaming up with Advanced Center for...
View ArticleWoman's body found in Lamont
LAMONT, CA- Sheriff's deputies are investigating a suspicious death in Lamont.Deputies were called out just before 9 p.m. Thursday to the 12000 block of Adobe Road.Deputies said when they arrived they...
View ArticleDozens line up at Valley Plaza for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus launch
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were released today to throngs of dedicated fans across the country. In Bakersfield, Valley Plaza was ground zero for the...
View Article12th Honor Flight Kern County set for take-off
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - World War II and Korean War veterans will be heading to the nation's capital Saturday for the 12th Honor Flight Kern County.The flight, carrying 39 veterans, leave Meadows Field...
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