County real estate document fee hike considered
KERN COUNTY - The county is considering raising some more fees, this time for real estate transactions. It's an effort to combat home sales fraud. If you come to the Hall of Records to file certain...
View ArticleDeputies arrest market shooting suspect
BAKERSFIELD - The man deputies believe shot a store clerk during a robbery Monday is in custody. The Sheriff's Department said they found him at Kern Medical Center suffering from gunshot wounds....
View ArticleShafter girl missing for eight years, reunited with mother
SHAFTER - A daughter reaches up and easily wraps her arms around her mother's shoulders. The last time, she could only reach her hips. Yamile Aguilar was just four years old when she was kidnapped and...
View ArticleSecond suspect under arrest for fatal shooting
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police say Miracle Jackson was arrested Thursday by Las Vegas Police on a warrant. Pending extradition, she will be transported to Bakersfield to face charges of murder,...
View ArticleBakersfield Police looking for registered sex offender, parolee
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Police are looking for parolee and registered sex offender, Charles Edward Bell III, who failed to report to the parole office upon his release from custody and his whereabouts are...
View ArticlePolice need help finding store robber
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with multiple business robberies.The Secret Witness Program is offering a reward up to $5,000.00 for...
View ArticleApartment fire cause investigated, drug manufacturing considered
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- The Bakersfield Fire Department said it's looking into whether the manufacturing of drugs, may be to blame for the explosion and fire that ripped through a northeast Bakersfield...
View ArticleBehind the scenes hero: 911 dispatcher on the line for Bakersfield's biggest...
BAKERSFIELD, CA - When you call 911, there is a calm voice on the other side of the phone, trying to help you during an emergency. As a dispatcher, you may have heard Tracey Halvorson's voice in some...
View ArticleSchool superintendent launches investigation
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- The Kern High School District superintendent has launched an investigation to find out who posted photos of the STAR test on social media. The district and the California Department...
View ArticleLocal veteran remembered
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- It's been less than a month since a World War II veteran passed away.Riley Cannon served as a Navy plane captain until he was severely injured in 1943. However, his daughter feels...
View ArticleElderly man shot to death in northwest Bakersfield home
BAKERSFIELD, CA-- Police say an elderly man was shot to death in his home in northwest Bakersfield.Detectives say the shooter could be his son but no arrests have been made."I just saw her waving her...
View ArticleSheriff's detectives investigating in-custody death
Sheriff's detectives are investigating an in-custody death at the downtown jail.Detectives were called to the facility around 8 a.m. Saturday morning for an apparent suicide.Investigators say the...
View ArticlePedestrian hit and killed by two vehicles
Investigators believe two street racers hit and killed a pedestrian in east Bakersfield. The accident happened just before 9 p.m. Friday night at the intersection of Oswell and Lake Streets. California...
View ArticleTaft theater in trouble
TAFT, CA-- An old movie theater in Taft will fall victim to history if it doesn't modernize enough to play the latest Hollywood movies. Major film studios are slowly phasing out movies released on...
View ArticleSheriff's detectives investigating homicide near Arvin
Sheriff's detectives are investigating a homicide near Arvin.Deputies say crews with the Kern County Fire Department found a body early Sunday morning.Firefighters were putting out a brush fire on the...
View ArticleTragedy at Bakersfield Speedway
Family and friends of a track official for Bakersfield Speedway are mourning his death after a freak accident Saturday night at a racing event.A silence fell over the clay track in Oildale when...
View ArticleTwo inmates walk away from Taft Correctional Institution
TAFT - Two inmates were discovered missing during a head count Saturday at the Taft Correctional Institution. Roger Rogelio Salcedo, 39, was transferred to Taft in May 2012 from the Federal...
View Article"School" sign slip-up
BAKERSFIELD - School is back in session in less than a week for many local kids. But, it might not be the students who need the lessons. Over the weekend, a county roads crew preparing for the new...
View ArticleBakersfield airman killed in training crash
BAKERSFIELD - Family and friends are mourning a Bakersfield airman killed in a helicopter crash in Japan.The flight engineer died when his aircraft went down during a training mission.30-year-old Tech...
View ArticleFriends remember Bakersfield Speedway official
BAKERSFIELD -- Friends are remembering Steve O'Neil, a race official who was killed by an out-of-control race car at the Bakersfield Speedway."I would tell people he is crisp on the outside, but kinda...
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