Purple Heart reunited with WWII recipient's family
From the side of the road in Bakersfield to east Texas, a lost Purple Heart found by local veterans has finally been returned. Tuesday a duo from Kern County personally delivered the medal to the...
View ArticleReal Heroes: Law enforcement hero
As Senior Deputy Paul Hinkle headed to work on January 6, 2012, he had no idea the danger he would face that day."I turned my radio on and I could hear there was a pursuit in the desert." Deputy...
View ArticleBeginning Phases of Isabella Dam project underway
LAKE ISABELLA, CA - The beginning phases to repair the Lake Isabella Dam are underway, in an effort to avoid a potential disaster. The Army Corps of Engineers began planning work on the area after it...
View ArticleReal Heroes: Animal rescue hero
At least three days a week, this is where you'll find Carol Parks, playing with and caring for the hundreds of dogs at the Kern County Animal Shelter. "It doesn't matter the size, the color or breed,...
View ArticleBuckaroos reunion at Crystal Palace
Terry Christoffersen retired from The Buckaroos last year, but was back at the Crystal Palace Wednesday night. He played electric guitar, pedal steel and banjo for Buck Owens for 25 years, and came...
View ArticleMobile home fire in south Bakersfield
Firefighters tear into a burning mobile home on South Union Avenue. It's too much to take for the woman who called this place home for the last 6 years. In the red jacket, she cries, not wanting to...
View ArticleArizona plane crash has roots in Kern County
WIKIEUP, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a woman is dead and a man and teenage boy seriously injured after a small plane made an emergency landing near Wikieup in northwestern Arizona.Mohave County...
View ArticleTehachapi celebrates ground breaking for new hospital
For more than a decade, residents in Tehachapi have pushed for a new hospital, hoping to replace the current facility they say is old and overcrowded.But, now they have something to look forward to,...
View ArticleCampus Park residents: New neighbor terrorizes street
From a quiet cul de sac to a place police now frequent, a southwest Bakersfield neighborhood said they are living in fear as large parties rage outside their doors. But the woman throwing the parties...
View ArticleMaster Songwriter Series seminar and concert
Every hit song starts with one thing - a songwriter. American Sound Recording Studio is bringing professionals and amateurs together to create some beautiful music in Bakersfield. This weekend, about...
View ArticleReal Heroes: Community partner hero
They are there for you in your time of need. Hall Ambulance paramedics and EMT's respond to emergency calls every day. But, their work isn't limited to medical care. The nearly 400 employees of Hall...
View ArticleLead may help solve girl's disappearance
Detectives say they received a tip last month that someone posted in the online community 4chan about the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl named Yamileth.Investigators checked their records and...
View ArticlePolice looking for suspect's vehicle in deadly shooting of teen
Bakersfield Police say there have been no arrests, five days after a teenager was shot and killed in south Bakersfield. Fourteen-year-old Luis Angel Garcia Pacheco was shot around midnight on March 25...
View ArticleWorshipers gather for Good Friday
Many Christians took time out of their day to celebrate Good Friday, a day they believe Jesus was crucified.From Bakersfield, to the Holy Land, worshipers gathered to observe the death of Jesus Christ....
View ArticleFrom homeless to hopeful: Jobs give couple new lives
From living on the streets to loving life, a homeless couple says the Bakersfield Homeless Center's jobs program has turned their life around. With more job opportunities to clean littered highways on...
View ArticlePolice chase in southeast Bakersfield ends in fatal accident
The California Highway Patrol says a high speed chase ended in tragedy Friday night after a fleeing SUV hit a parked trailer ejecting and killing the 26-year-old passenger.It all happened on Oswell...
View ArticleLocal Teen dies in crash during Spring Break
A local family is mourning the loss of their son, 18-year-old Derrick Duff, following a crash on Highway 101 Saturday morning. Duff was a student at Highland High School and on the basketball team.The...
View ArticleFull body scanners to go in Kern County jails
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Officials say prison realignment is changing the atmosphere of our jails as inmates that once would be housed in prisons are now staying in county facilities. They say they're seeing...
View ArticleState proposal would cut county's health care "safety net" budget
Local health care and union leaders are asking state lawmakers not to pull a health care safety net from under them. A proposal being considered would take county money currently used to pay for...
View ArticleReal Heroes: Health Care hero
This weekend, the Kern chapter of the American Red Cross will honor ten people or groups in our community.These 'real heroes' have done extraordinary things, while expecting nothing in return, like...
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