Cinnamon roll drive a huge success
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Thanks to all of your generosity and support, we had another successful "Penny's for Your Thoughts" cinnamon roll drive yesterday morning. All of your efforts go to benefit the...
View ArticleObama makes broadband pitch
(NBC News) President Obama traveled to Cedar Falls, Iowa Thursday to promote increased access to broadband internet service."We're going to clear red tape and foster competition, we're going to help...
View ArticleBike Bakersfield giving away bike lights
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The crew at Bike Bakersfield will be back at it tonight giving out free taillights and headlights around town this evening.The organizations is hosting the fifth installment of...
View ArticleGrant looks to help homeless people of Kern County
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Clinica Sierra Vista was awarded a $1.2 million, three-year grant today from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration today in an effort to better serve the...
View ArticlePizza place grand opening donates proceeds to charity
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A new pizza place is set to open today -- and they're changing things up a bit.Pizza-Rev opened today in southwest Bakersfield. The restaurant allows customers to custom-design...
View ArticleGround breaks on new residential care facility
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Ground has broken on a new residential care facility set to open next year in northeast Bakersfield. Officials say The Pointe at Summit Hills will be a two story, spacious 85-unit...
View ArticleSchlumberger laying off 9,000 employees
HOUSTON, TX - The world's largest oilfield services company, Schlumberger, has just confirmed its laying off 9,000 employees due to tumbling oil prices, but the company will not say yet where those...
View ArticleGET Board looking for at large director
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The board of Directors of Golden Empire Transit is looking for an at-large director. GET officials say applications can be obtained on the GET website at www.getbus.org or at the...
View ArticleBPD looking for K-Mart robbery suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield police are looking to the public to help them locate a suspect wanted for robbery.The incident took place on Nov. around 11:45 a.m. at the K-Mart located at 3600 Wilson...
View ArticleOliver takes plea deal, gets 27 years
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Breaking news in the Taft Union High School shooting case.Two years after the shooting, Bryan Oliver pleaded no contest today to two counts of felony attempted murder without...
View Article'Tree gloves' helping to protect citrus trees
(KSEE) Three California brothers have figured out an innovative way to protect young citrus trees from cold weather. They invented "Tree-Gloves," protective bags capable of creating micro climates.The...
View ArticleNew pesticide rules in effect for California farmers
SACRAMENTO, CA - There are strict new rules taking effect for California farmers who use a pesticide that helps crops grow.Chloropicrin is a fumigant injected into the ground before crops are planted....
View ArticleA "Formal Affair Bridal Event" for those of you who are planning a wedding
BAKERSFIELD, CA.-If you're planning a wedding, then this is the event for you! "A Formal Affair Bridal Event" is happening this weekend at the Rabobank Convention Center. This exclusive bridal event...
View ArticleBPD searching for suspects wanted for shoplifting
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield police is asking the community for assistance in locating three suspects and the suspect vehicle wanted for shoplifting.The incident occurred on Dec. 15, around 5:15 p.m....
View ArticleRelay for Life carnival this weekend
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A big top-style carnival kick-off will be held this Saturday to get ready for the next Relay For Life event.There will be free games and snacks as well as food for sale from Smokey...
View ArticleHearing tonight to discuss fracking
DELANO, CA - An environmental group plans to hold a hearing tonight, centered on the negative effects of the oil extraction process, or hydraulic fracturing.Fracking is the process of drilling and...
View ArticleSupreme Court Agrees to Decide On Gay Marriage
From NBC NewsThe Supreme Court agreed Friday to definitively answer whether the Constitution allows states to ban same-sex marriage, plunging the court directly into one of the nation's biggest legal...
View ArticlePolice looking for items stolen from PG&E utility truck
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police need your help finding some high value tools they say were stolen from a PG&E utility truck and possible suspects. Police say between noon on New Year's Eve and the...
View ArticlePlea deal in TUHS shooting trial
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bryan Oliver's plea bargain for shooting classmate Bowe Cleveland could mean Oliver is released from prison in as little as 13 years. That is the earliest parole possible under the...
View Article'Comfort kits' distributed to some CSUB students today
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Some Cal State Bakersfield students are a little more comfortable tonight after receiving care packages, welcoming them to life in student housing.One hundred students involved with...
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