New California laws for 2013
From MSNBC.com More than 800 new laws will go into effect in 2013 in California.Many of the new laws reflect some of the hot-button issues brought up over the past year, such as Internet privacy,...
View ArticleDemocratic aide: White House, GOP reach deal on fiscal cliff
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic aide says the White House and congressional Republicans have reached an agreement to avert the so-called fiscal cliff.The measure would extend Bush-era tax cuts for...
View ArticleFreeze Warning: How to protect your pets and plants
A freeze warning is in effect until Tuesday morning for parts of Kern County. Forecasters are predicting below freezing temperatures in the outlying parts of the county, including Shafter, Delano,...
View ArticleLocal New Year's Eve resolutions
People all over town did some last-minute New Year's Eve shopping at Costco in northwest Bakersfield.Jodie and Luke Fringer say their New Year's resolution is to help their family."I should probably...
View ArticleLocal traditions for New Year's Eve
Cynthia Toothman and her daughter Stephanie spend New Year's Eve making thin cookies called Pizzelles. It's just one thing on the family's to-do list."We make sure we that we clean the house from top...
View ArticleOfficer-involved shooting leaves man in critical condition
The following is a news release from the Bakersfield Police Department: On Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at approximately 12:05 a.m., the Bakersfield Police Department Communications Center started...
View ArticleBakersfield's first baby of 2013.
An extra special start to 2013 for one local mother who gave birth to a baby boy 30 seconds after midnight.It was the first baby of the new year in Bakersfield.Deontray Eric Blakley, Junior is a...
View ArticleFamily of man in officer-involved shooting say he's brain dead
Gabriel Gurrola can't hold back the tears thinking of his 26-year-old brother Abel Gurrola, who he says police shot just after midnight.“I see my brother died in front of my eyes,” Gurrola said....
View ArticleSpecial election for Ward 1 city council could be on
It's a hefty stack to pour through. Organizers in Ward One gathered 900 more petition signatures than they needed to hold a special election."I believe that they might have a successful petition here...
View ArticleTwo officers on paid leave after New Year's shooting
Minutes after the New Year began, Bakersfield police say they responded to several calls of shots fired near apartments at 720 Terrace Way in south Bakersfield. It's where Gabriel Gurrola lives. He...
View ArticleMan caught on camera setting fire to Kernville gas station
Kern County firefighters are looking for an arsonist and they have dramatic video to help with their search.Early New Year's Day, someone started a fire at the Shell gas station in Kernville and it's...
View Article'Redemption: For Robbing the Dead' screens in Bakersfield
The much anticipated screening of the western movie, 'Redemption: For Robbing the Dead' came to the Valley Plaza Reading Theater.The movie was directed and produced by Bakersfield natives Tom and...
View ArticleIsabella Dam Modification Project
Now that the environmental impact statement is complete, the public getting a good look at the Isabella Dam safety modification project. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers just released the video it...
View ArticleGET Bus driver killed in weekend crash
A long-time Golden Empire Transit bus driver, killed in a car crash, is being remembered by his riders. Ivy Whitmire died Sunday when he ran into a tree along Highway 99. Since then, his loyal riders...
View ArticleFamily donates organs of man shot by police
The family of Abel Gurrola, the man who died after being shot by police New Year's Day, is trying to keep his spirit and memory alive.Gurrola was declared brain dead after he was shot, right after the...
View ArticleTehachapi police officers to sue city
Two Tehachapi police officers are threatening to sue the city they serve, each asking for $1.5 million. The officers claim they are being retaliated against for blowing the whistle on alleged...
View ArticlePush to change how property taxes are collected
Democratic state lawmakers want to change how property taxes are collected via, a decades-old law.Commercial property owners say any change to Proposition 13 would lead to punishing tax increases that...
View ArticleFriends of pilot killed in crash, say she was experienced
Friends in the aviation community say Karen Johnson of Camarillo was a longtime helicopter enthusiast. She died when her chopper went down Wednesday morning.The NTSB arrived at the crash site Thursday...
View ArticleMan arrested after fleeing with stolen vehicle
Another officer-involved shooting investigation is ongoing Friday morning, this time involving the Sheriff's Department.The Sheriff's Department said around 10 o'clock Thursday night, Senior Deputy...
View ArticleNames released in apparent murder-suicide
Thursday night, the coroner released the names of an elderly couple from Shafter who died in what officials say appears to be a murder-suicide.Claudine Saulsbury, 84, and Johnie Saulsbury, 86, were...
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