National Wear Red Day to kick off Heart Month
BAKERSFIELD, CA - You may notice a lot of red around town Thursday. Dozens of local women will be at several intersections in Bakersfield, starting at 6:30 am wearing red to kick off Heart...
View ArticleCounty and city fire departments fighting over money
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Kern County and Bakersfield City Fire Departments are battling over money. The Californian reports the county insists the city is getting overpaid its share of property tax...
View ArticleSchool Marshal Plan bill introduced to state assembly
The controversy over gun control has sparked a new debate - should teachers be armed inside the classroom? Wednesday morning, a California assemblymember introduced a bill to make it happen,...
View ArticleAnnual prayer breakfast breaks attendance records
This year's Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast was bigger than ever. More than 1,200 people attended Thursday morning.Organizers say they nearly ran out of seats at the 33rd annual event. This is the second...
View ArticleBakersfield veteran awarded Silver Star
A Bakersfield veteran has been awarded the military's third highest honor for saving a Marine who was critically wounded in Afghanistan.Sgt. Miguel Madrigal was awarded the Silver Star during a...
View ArticleLocal non-profit wants pet owners to get cats spayed
Pet overpopulation is a problem that affects Kern County and our local shelters.But, a local non-profit is hoping to change that, by asking pet owners to "beat the heat." Critters Without Litters says...
View ArticleLocal business boarded up, but open
It has been nearly a year and a half since a car plowed into Martin's Meats in downtown Bakersfield, and the front window is still boarded up. The family says some potential customers don't realize...
View ArticleDow closes above 14,000
(AP) - The Dow stock market index closed above 14,000 for the first time since before the financial crisis rocked the world economy.Propelled by strong auto sales and optimism about U.S. jobs, the Dow...
View ArticleDiocese relieves Cardinal Mahony of his duties, locals react
Cardinal Roger Mahony, who was once well respected in the local Latino community, has been relieved of all public duties in the L.A. Archdiocese over his mishandling of clergy sex abuse of children...
View ArticleNASA research plane flying over Kern County
It's no secret we live in an area that has some of the nation's worst air pollution. Now, NASA is on a mission over Kern County to provide scientists with more accurate air quality forecasts.You may...
View ArticleLocally grown pistachios to be featured in Super Bowl commercial
Super Bowl Sunday is this weekend. But, if you're not into the game here's something else that might catch your attention. Kern County pistachios will be featured in a Super Bowl commercial. For the...
View ArticleBakersfield College increases security following Honda thefts
Bakersfield College is stepping up its security following a string of car thefts on campus. The majority of those cars have been Hondas.Thursday night, two more cars were stolen, leading Bakersfield...
View ArticleBurglaries increase in Bakersfield, neighborhood watch programs form at...
Burglaries are on the rise in Bakersfield up 15 percent just in the last year but communities are not sitting idle. They're forming neighborhood watch programs at record levels hoping to help police...
View ArticlePreventing sleeping baby deaths
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The coroner has determined that a baby who died last October may have died because he was sleeping in bed with his parents. It's a common practice, but something experts warn...
View ArticleGas prices on the rise
BAKERSFIELD, CA - If you had to fill up your gas tank recently, you've probably noticed the price at the pump is on the rise. Gasoline now costs an average of $3.85 for regular unleaded here in...
View ArticleOfficials: Boy safe, abductor dead after Alabama standoff
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) -A 5-year-old boy held hostage in Alabama by an armed man was safe after a weeklong standoff.The law enforcement official briefed on the situation said Monday that Jim Dykes,...
View ArticleBakersfield gets new police cars
The Bakersfield Police Department has some fancy new rides.Ever since Ford stopped making the tried and true Crown Victoria in 2011, police departments are looking to update their aging fleets.And,...
View ArticleCleaning Bakersfield's roadways
Many are calling it a win win: clean up our local highways and create jobs for clients of the Bakersfield Homeless Center. That is a plan in the works right now, according to City Manager, Alan...
View ArticleBeating breast cancer: Bakersfield radio host shares her story
One of Bakersfield's most popular radio hosts is now a breast cancer survivor. Niki Reyes returned to the airwaves Monday morning for the first time in nearly two months.Reyes is back on Kelly 95.3,...
View ArticleState Senator Michael Rubio proposes food stamp soda ban
If you drink soda, the state could soon try to restrict how some of you pay for it. State Senator Michael Rubio has introduced a bill that would ban people from using food stamps to buy sugary drinks....
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