More Bakersfield residents getting flu shots
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The Kern County Public Health Department says more people are getting flu shots, after twelve people were hospitalized last week with a serious strain of the flu.Health officials are...
View ArticleLocal businessman thwarts online thief
BAKERSFIELD, CA - What would you do if your credit card was stolen to buy something online? When it happened to the owner of Bakersfield Plastics, Bill Lever called Bakersfield Police. When Lever...
View ArticleLocal teacher dances into the record books
BAKERSFIELD, CA- In June, we told you about a local teacher whose 49 hours of dancing might land her a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records. The latest edition of the book is out, and that...
View ArticlePolice say alcohol and speed factors in deadly crash
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Bakersfield Police closed the intersection of Ming Avenue and New Stine Road for several hours Friday morning as they investigate a deadly car crash. They say alcohol and speed were...
View ArticleLocal emergency rooms busier than usual
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- With the recent flu outbreak, emergency rooms and urgent care facilities report higher than usual patient intake.This is a busy time of year for healthcare providers, but Memorial...
View ArticlePolice searching for burglary suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help The Bakersfield Police Department identifying and locating a suspect wanted for burglary. Police say between December 26, 2013, at 11:00 p.m. and...
View ArticleUpdate: Missing at-risk woman located
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Deputies say Esther Hewitt has been located. Deputies say she was last seen December 20, 2013 at about 6:00 p.m. at her residence in the 200 block of Moneta Avenue in east...
View ArticleReward offer in shooting case near East Belle Terrace Park
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police are looking for a suspect or suspects in connection with a shooting that took place last month near East Belle Terrace Park. Police say On December 17, 2013, at...
View ArticlePolice searching for stolen train cars from Memorial Hospital
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help identifying and locating a suspect or suspects wanted for burglary as well as unique items taken in the offense. Police say on December 26, 2013,...
View ArticleValley cringes at record-low snowpack
KERN COUNTY, CA - Bad news for Kern County as the state's water crisis continues. State water officials took a survey in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on Friday. Surveyors found the snowpack is at an...
View ArticleBakersfield seeks study to stop crime
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The City of Bakersfield is making moves to stop the overwhelming crime increase. In a weekly memo released Friday, the city said it's working on a study to reduce police response...
View ArticleLong-time county leader retires
BAKERSFIELD, CA - The head of Kern County's Mental Health Department is retiring after a long career with the county. Dr. Jim Waterman has worked for the county for 18 years, serving as the director of...
View ArticleImmgration law may not be enforced by some law enforcement in Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, CA- Governor Jerry Brown signed a law that had immigration advocates celebrating the milestone. But, local law enforcement says not so fast."It's inappropriate for any governor to...
View ArticleYoung woman killed in DUI crash
BAKERSFIELD, CA - A major intersection reopened Friday afternoon, following a deadly DUI crash in southwest Bakersfield.Police say a man who was driving drunk, ran from his car into a neighborhood...
View ArticleBrazilian tourist killed in Wasco car crash
A Brazilian tourist was killed Saturday afternoon, in a two-car accident in Wasco.The California Highway Patrol says five Brazilian tourists in a suburban ran a stop sign at the intersection of McCombs...
View ArticleLaw degree a reality now for immigrants
BAKERSFIELD, CA --A new law signed in California has opened the door for a local immigrant, who for months, put her dreams of becoming an attorney, on hold. Hearing her name last June is something...
View ArticleDeadly shooting in southwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD,CA-- Sheriff's deputies are looking for several people, they believe, shot and killed a Bakersfield man early Sunday morning. Deputies say it started with a fight but ended with gunshots...
View ArticleBody found in Bakersfield alley
Bakersfield police are investigating a suspicious death in southwest Bakersfield.Police say around 9 a.m. Sunday, they received reports of a body in an alley near Actis Street.The man was later...
View ArticleChildren in poverty more likely to have asthma
BAKERSFIELD,CA- Nearly seven million children across the U.S. suffer from asthma."Asthma is a inflammation of bronchial section of the lungs. It's usually in children," said Bakersfield asthma and...
View ArticlePolice searching for burglary suspect
BAKERSFIELD, CA -- Bakersfield Police need your help identifying and locating a suspect wanted for burglary, forgery and ID theft. Police say between November 3 and November 13, 2013, the victim’s...
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