Deadly hit and run accident on Union Avenue
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police are looking for the driver in a deadly hit-and-run accident involving a pedestrian. It happened Saturday just after 5 p.m. on Union Avenue near the Truxtun overpass, an area...
View ArticleBridal event features dozens of vendors at Rabobank
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Brides-to-be were out today looking to make their perfect wedding a reality.More than 90 vendors filled the Rabobank Convention Center this afternoonfor "A Formal Affair Bridal...
View ArticleBPD searching for driver in deadly hit and run crash
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The coroner's office has identified the pedestrian who was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Union Avenue Jan. 17.The victim has been identified as 58-year-old Kenneth Ray Foster....
View ArticleLate night crash leaves hundreds without power
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash into a utility pole that blocked traffic on Stockdale Highway and left hundreds of homes without power. CHP...
View ArticleTwo men arrested following officer involved shooting in Delano
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Police in Delano are investigating an officer involved shooting following a pursuit Monday morning. Police say Benito Lopez, 33, was shot after pointing a rifle towards the officer....
View ArticleBaker Hughes to cut 7,000 jobs
Oilfield service company Baker Hughes plans to cut 7,000 jobs as drilling activity slows following a steep drop in crude oil prices.Baker Hughes made the announcement during a conference call Tuesday...
View ArticleSenior living community receives recognition
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield senior living community has recently received national recognition by a group committed to helping older adults. Rosewood was named an official certified center for...
View ArticleBakersfield man pleads guilty to shining laser at helicopter
FRESNO, CA - A Bakersfield man pleaded guilty Tuesday to aiming a laser pointer at a Kern County Sheriff's helicopter while it was flying 500 feet above the ground. Federal prosecutors say as a...
View ArticleBakersfield College chosen for four-year degree program
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Bakersfield College has been named as a test site for the state’s new program to offer four-year college degrees at community colleges, the Kern Community College District will...
View ArticleBar Association names new president
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Kern County Bar Association has a new president for 2015. Seth O'Dell was a deputy district attorney for Kern County and is a partner at Swanson O'Dell. He has practiced law in...
View ArticleJury convicts man for domestic violence murder
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield man faces 15 years to life in prison for the beating death of his wife in October 2013. Jorge Aceves-Cortez was found guilty Tuesday of second degree murder for the...
View ArticleBakersfield College to offer a four-year degree program.
Just one month after Bakersfield College applied for the four-year degree program, came word it will happen.Students will be able to get a degree in industrial automation, a field that teaches students...
View ArticleMiddle school student recovering after stabbing
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A 13-year old boy is recovering today after being stabbed by a 12-year old during an after school fight near Sierra Middle School.The stabbing happened around 3:30 p.m. on Jan 20., a...
View ArticleMerle Haggard visits his childhood home
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Local country legend Merle Haggard went back to his roots today, and visited his childhood home in Oildale -- an old railroad boxcar.It's the first time he's returned since the early...
View ArticleHead-on collision on highway leaves one dead
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A man involved in a head-on crash overnight on Weedpatch Highway, has died. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. on Jan. 20. According to witnesses, the driver of the car was...
View ArticleCommunity searching for missing teen
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The family of a missing Bakersfield 13-year-old girl is pleading for her safe return.Jennifer Arrellano reported her daughter Ashley missing on Jan. 19 to the Kern County Sheriff's...
View ArticleBPD looking for suspicious suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA - BPD is warning the community regarding a suspicious subject.According to BPD, a suspicious subject entered an unlocked residence in the 100 block of Gorrill Street and made contact...
View ArticleMan faces 15-year sentence for murdering his wife
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield man was convicted on Tuesday, Jan. 20 for the beating death of his wife.Prosecutors said Jorge Aceves-Cortez killed Maria Cortez in October 2013 in front of their...
View ArticleVets wanted for new volunteer program
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A new program by Optimal Hospice Care is currently recruiting military veterans from all branches of service to participate in the Vet to Vet Volunteer Program.Volunteers involved...
View ArticleChild support payments can now be made at MoneyGram locations
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Kern County Department of Child Support Services is offering parents alternative routes to conveniently make child support payments.MoneyGram locations throughout California can...
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