Body found in recycling bin now identified
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - The identity of a man found in a recycling bin in south Bakersfield this weekend, has been identified.Efren Ramon Estrada, 34, was found deceased in a blue recycling bin at South H...
View ArticleValley Air District urges decrease in driving to maintain ozone levels
Valley Air District officials are asking San Joaquin residents to reduce driving and other emission-producing activities this week in wake of unseasonably high temperatures, which they say may lead to...
View ArticlePolice seeking suspect for alleged Heritage Park sexual assault
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police are asking for help identifying a suspect wanted for sexual assault.The assault occurred in the early morning of Oct. 2 at Heritage Park, The Bakersfield Police Department...
View ArticlePolice seeking suspect for Valley Plaza Game Stop burglary
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police are asking for help identifying and locating a suspect wanted for burglarizing the Valley Plaza Game Stop store Oct. 3.The suspect reportedly broke into a glass display case...
View ArticleGerald Brent Harris sentenced for murder of Dante Breeding
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The man convicted of second degree murder in September for the June, 2013 shooting of a man he found with his wife was sentenced Monday.Gerald Harris, 52, was sentenced to 40 years...
View ArticleJoe Biden visits Bakersfield
Vice President Joe Biden will come to Bakersfield tomorrow. He will attend a "Rally for the Valley" in support of democratic congressional candidate Amanda Renteria at California State University...
View ArticleWasco clown sightings result of a photo project
WASCO, CA. - Social media has taken an interest in a clown in Wasco who has been posting pictures of himself at local establishments, causing a stir with locals and comentors following the trend.An...
View ArticleTwo found shot at recycling center, one dead
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Bakersfield Police have reported that two people were found shot inside a recycling center located at 407 E. 18th street.At 7:39 a.m. Bakersfield police responded to a call at the...
View ArticleVice President Biden visits CSUB
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Approximately 2,790 people turned up to see Vice President Joe Biden in Bakersfield today. Biden was rallying support at California State University, Bakersfield for two democratic...
View ArticleSettlement agreement reached with two oil firms
FRESNO, CA. - The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board has reached separate agreements with Occidental of Elk Hills (OXY) and VIntage Production (Vintage) California for administrative...
View ArticleBC closed until 6 pm due to water line rupture
Bakersfield College Panorama Campus Closed Until 6 p.m. TodayBakersfield College's Panorama Campus, located in northeast Bakersfield, is closed until 6 p.m. today due to a water main break. Due to the...
View ArticleCAPK offering help to drought affected families
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Families affected by the drought can look forward to supplemental food boxes provided by CAPK Food Bank.Emergency Pre-Packaged Food Boxes will be distributed to needy families who...
View ArticleArvin residents welcome new spray-park
ARVIN, CA - The city of Arvin celebrated its new spray park Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.The spray-park is located at Smothermon Park, in the 800 block of Walnut Drive. It utilizes an...
View ArticleSheriff's deputies placed on leave after one shoots gun outside Golden West...
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Two off-duty Sheriff's deputies were placed on administrative leave after allegedly for discharging a personal firearm in the Golden West Casino parking lot Sept. 29.Deputies Robert...
View ArticleDodgers eliminated from playoffs
From NBC Southern California:Clayton Kershaw was working a shut out before giving up a three-run home run in the seventh inning, and it would be all the St. Louis Cardinals needed to knock the Los...
View ArticleNew 3D scans more efficient in detecting breast cancer
Only one center in Kern County has 3D imaging technology called Tomosynthesis, which recent studies have shown to detect 40 percent more cancers than usual two dimension scans. Quest imaging is that...
View ArticleShooting threat via Yik Yak post has Liberty on alert
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Parents and students at Liberty High School are on edge today after a shooting threat posted on a social media app.Many students were being picked up from the campus this morning by...
View ArticlePrincipal Partners Day informs parents of student programs
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Hundreds of local business, government and educational leaders toured bakersfield high school this morning as part of Principal Partners' Day.The half-day event was held at 20 local...
View ArticleInmate found unresponsive at Lerdo now identified
BAKERSFIELD, CA. - An inmate at Lerdo Jail who was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead has been identified.Christopher Earl Pettenger, 34, was taken to Kern Medical Center after apparently...
View ArticleDeputies find explosive device at Kern Valley Hospital
BAKERSFIELD, CA - An explosive device was found at Kern Valley Hospital in Mountain Mesa Wednesday, which the Kern County Sheriff's Office says was brought in by a hospital employee.Kern County...
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