Fireworks returning to the Bakersfield College skies
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The fireworks will return to the skies above Bakersfield College this Fourth of July. After a four year absence, Vision Corps and Canyon Hills Church is putting on "I Love America -...
View ArticleFireworks return to Bakersfield College for the Fourth of July
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The blasts from the past are in Bakersfield's future for the first time in four years for the Fourth of July. "We didn't get the approval for this year until March the first. So, we...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act could cost Kern County millions
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Kern County will soon be feeling the impacts of the Affordable Care Act. Administrators say a provision mandating insurance be offered for temporary employees could cost the county...
View ArticleHighland High School to honor Derrick Duff at graduation
BAKERSFIELD, CA - As seniors prepare for graduation, Highland High School is using the ceremony to pay tribute to one of its own. Eighteen year old Derrick Duff, jr. was killed in a car crash on the...
View ArticlePolice investigating early morning shooting in southwest Bakersfield
A woman is in the hospital with major injuries after a shooting early Wednesday morning in southwest Bakersfield. Witnesses called police shortly before 6:00 a.m. about a man seen in the 4300 block of...
View ArticleLocal Marine’s rampage leaves three dead, six wounded
Staff and NBC reports The Marine Gulf War veteran killed by police after a shooting spree in Texas once was a Kern County honor student known for his passion about the Second Amendment, guns and the...
View ArticleAnkle monitor law passes Senate
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A proposed bill to put parolees who remove their ankle monitors back in prison has passed the state Senate and is headed to Assembly.Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood and former...
View ArticleCounty considers paying ex-cons to work
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Ex-cons may soon be paid to work for the county. It's a proposal offered by the Parks Department to help with staffing shortages and recidivism. However, some aren't that keen on...
View ArticleContact 17: Family's home tagged with racial comments
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A local family says their home in east Bakersfield was targeted because of their race.Bakersfield police are investigating the case as a possible hate crime. Police say after their...
View ArticleLocal student will compete in National History Day in Maryland
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield girl is celebrating after landing a spot in the National History Day competition in Maryland. Cassidy Porter is a student at Fruitvale Junior High School, and already...
View ArticleWest High's 46th annual graduation commencement program
It was a big night for thousands of local high school students who can now call themselves graduates.It was a sea of green and gold at the Rabobank Convention Center Wednesday evening where more than...
View ArticleDelano Senior Center destroyed by fire
Delano, Ca. -- Kern County is coming together, after Delano's Senior Center was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning. The center was an essential hub, providing food and social interaction for...
View ArticleBakersfield pot shops could be shut down for good
Bakersfield, Ca. -- Pot shops in Bakersfield may soon be shut down for good. The city attorney has drafted a proposed ordinance banning medicinal marijuana shops within city limits. The city already...
View ArticleMother accepts son's high school diploma
Bakersfield, Ca. -- Graduation is a defining moment in a young person's life. Classmates of Derrick Duff Jr. begin a new chapter without their beloved friend.Two months ago, Duff was killed in a car...
View ArticleHepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen berries sold at Costco
The Kern County Public Health Department worked with the CDC and FDA Friday to warn the public of an outbreak of hepatitis A cases believed to be associated with frozen mixed berries purchased at...
View ArticleSouthwest Bakersfield man uses gun to stop burglary
Bakersfield, Ca. -- What would you do if you came home to find three men burglarizing your house? According to Kern County Sheriff's Deputies that's what happened to a man in southwest Bakersfield...
View ArticleDomestic violence cases spike in Kern County
Bakersfield, Ca. -- Two cases of domestic violence in Kern County this week are putting state prison realignment back in the spotlight. AB109 is the law that put prison realignment into effect....
View ArticleDelano seniors directed different facility after fire destroys center
DELANO, CA - Fire destroyed a senior center in Delano Thursday and people who rely on that facility daily have been directed to another location. People who went to the Jefferson Senior Center were...
View ArticleStudents graduate from court and community schools
BAKERSFIELD, CA - Local students from court and community schools celebrated the completion of their high school careers Saturday at Bakersfield High School. More than 200 court and community schools...
View ArticleInmate dies after riot at Wasco State Prison
The following is a news release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Wasco, Ca. — On Monday, June 3, at 9:20 a.m., a riot involving approximately 40 inmates occurred...
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