A police report released Wednesday suggests the 76-year-old woman charged with first-degree murder at Pinewood Glen Retirement Community shot her roommate as part of a "suicide pact."
The Bakersfield Police Department requests the community’s help in identifying a person suspected of fraudulent use of a credit card.
A gas leak Wednesday afternoon in northeast Bakersfield forced neighboring residents to evacuate, the Bakersfield Fire Department reported.
Sixteen-year-old Maddie Pattison never owned a cow before.
A court ruling Wednesday will force the Central Valley's air district to rewrite rules that had exempted local petroleum refineries from a state law requiring that their emissions be monitored and made public.
A bill that would create a program to help farmers find new life for farmland idled by coming groundwater restrictions had its own phoenix moment earlier this month when it was killed and almost simultaneously reborn — this time with money.
A 20-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of attempted murder, among other charges, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.
The Bakersfield Police Department asks the community’s help to locate a 13-year-old boy considered at risk because of his young age.
Kern County could end up paying dearly for an October decision by the Board of Supervisors to withhold a $1.2 million coronavirus contract from a nonprofit group that had voiced support for defunding police.
Andrew Murphy answered a call Friday afternoon hoping to hear welcome news about the imminent arrival of movers hired to transport cherished items from his Texas home to his residence in Northern California. Instead, the moving company told him the van, containing family belongings, was gone.
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking the White House to block an effort by a private prison company from keeping a detention center in San Diego open through an agreement with the city of McFarland.
The Kern High School District has unveiled a dashboard on its website that notifies the public about positive COVID cases on its campuses and worksites, providing a snapshot of the largest district in the county.
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued an air quality alert Tuesday that will remain in effect until smoke from the Windy Fire and KNP Complex Fire in Tulare County dissipates.
They say it always gets hot during the Kern County Fair.
Recent changes to the federal Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program will be the focus on a free, locally produced webinar from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Kern County Public Health on Tuesday reported 446 new cases of COVID-19 and six new deaths from the disease.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting Saturday night in Weedpatch that left one man injured.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect on suspicion of stabbing a man Sunday in Wasco. The 23-year-old victim died Monday afternoon, according to the Kern County coroner's office.Â
A woman was stabbed multiple times early Sunday in Lamont, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Kern government has been informed the state Attorney General's Office is investigating the county's contracting and employment practices.
The Kern Law Enforcement Association says a 45-year-old sheriff's deputy who worked out of Frazier Park has died from COVID-19.
Two school campuses in Lake Isabella that had been shut down because of staffing shortages caused by COVID-19 are scheduled to reopen Tuesday, according to the Kernville Union School District.
Luminaries and speeches abounded at Cal State Bakersfield on Monday afternoon.
Larry Adams was a worldly and witty teacher who had high expectations for his students and even fellow colleagues, but he also gave a lot of himself after hours. The beloved English teacher at Bakersfield High School and Emerson Junior High died Thursday at 79.
A Kern County jury on Monday decided Chevron U.S.A. Inc. owes more than $73 million to its neighbor in the Midway-Sunset Oil Field because of lost production following a fatal sinkhole accident in 2011 near Taft.
Kern County Public Health reported 1,445 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths from the disease over the weekend.
Delano resident Christopher Howard, 33, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to being a felon in possession of a handgun, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a man who was struck and killed by a train last week near the intersection of Baker and Sumner streets.
The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a woman who died after a vehicle she was driving overturned on Highway 119 just north of Highway 43.
The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking the public's assistance identifying a suspect it alleges was involved in a catalytic converter at 1 p.m. August 19 in the 11000 block of Stockdale Highway.
The Bakersfield Police Department say a woman lying down in the roadway was struck by a vehicle Sunday evening in the 3000 block of Brundage Lane.
The Bakersfield Police Department is requesting the public's help in identifying two people suspected of numerous thefts at Valley Plaza mall.
In their first change of leadership in more than 20 years, the Bakersfield Homeless Center and the Alliance Against Family Violence & Sexual Assault are getting a new CEO.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. updated its information on planned public safety power shutoffs Sunday night, saying power could be cut to about 845 Kern County customers on Monday.
Forgotten retail spaces are about to get a lot more attention under one of the city's new economic development strategies.
Four years after a federal appeals court ruled that 30-day vehicle impounds for unlicensed drivers are unconstitutional, some law enforcement agencies across California are still doing them.
Nancy Strom always earned a steady income and paid her bills on time.
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is warning Kern County residents in some of its service areas that power outages could happen beginning Monday because of dry, offshore high winds that could spark wildfires.
Kern's first business accelerator outside metropolitan Bakersfield is scheduled to open next spring in Kernville as the latest outgrowth of the B3K economic prosperity collaboration and one of five of its backers wants to launch along the county's periphery within about three years.
Young Ugandan Sydney Kibuuka watched as a massive plane’s nose tilted upward. The entire flight steadily lifted and flew off into the firmament.Â
The Kern River got a lot of love this National CleanUp Day with two groups picking up trash along different sections of the river on Saturday.
Kern County Fair spokeswoman Chelsey Roberts knows what's new at the fair, knows what's old at the fair and knows that trying to keep fairgoers safe is important in the age of the pandemic.
The Kern County 999 Foundation, which recognizes and honors Kern County’s fallen peace officers who gave their lives serving citizens and provides support to the family members they left behind, will hold its 15th annual Kern County Officer Down Ride on Saturday, Oct. 2.
The California Landlords’ Summit on Homelessness, which aims to address housing shortage solutions, is set for 9:30 a.m. Thursday online.
The Kern County coroner's office has identified the man who was struck by a dump truck on eastbound Highway 178 east of Niles Street on Monday.
The Kern County coroner's office has identified the Bakersfield man who died Sept. 10 in a collision at Chester Avenue and 2nd Street in Bakersfield.
The Kern County coroner's office has identified a man who was found dead in the 10300 block of Habecker Road in Lamont.
The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public's help finding a missing 15-year-old boy who is considered at risk because he has no history of running away.
The Arvin Police Department arrested an 18-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 10-year-old Arvin girl.Â
Several Bakersfield hospital CEOs share a key concern as COVID-19 cases continue to flood their hospitals: How much worse will staffing levels be when the California Department of Public Health’s Sept. 30 deadline for all staff to be vaccinated arrives?
Positive Cases Among Kern Residents: 136,288
Deaths: 1,521
Recovered and Presumed Recovered Residents: 121,841
Number of Negative Tests: 478,137
Number of Pending Tests*: 426
Updated: 9/21/2021. Source: Kern County Public Health Services Department
*As reported by community healthcare providers.
