The state Public Utilities Commission voted Friday to expedite the hiring of a contractor to provide independent testing of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s SmartMeters, the electrical meters that have prompted complaints recently in Bakersfield and elsewhere about unusually high power bills.
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Business owner charged with giving meth to teen
The president of a Bakersfield business is charged with furnishing methamphetamine to a 17-year-old girl who then passed out from an overdose and had to be taken to the hospital.
What recession? Agency CEO gets big raise
With unemployment up, wages falling and even the inflated salaries of CEOs hitting the skids, you might think its a bad time to give the boss a nice fat raise.
People who qualify for concealed weapon permits are generally the good guys, but once in a while they mess up.
A former Kern County sheriff's deputy on death row for killing two prostitutes will come back to Bakersfield for a hearing that could lead to his death penalty being reduced to life without parole.
Q: What is the status with the old Bakers Square on Ming Avenue?
