Bakersfield teen announces his bid for governor
With a focus on key state issues, Caleb Pate launches his campaign to connect with voters and build support.
Shafter police investigate alleged inappropriate adult-minor conversation video
SHAFTER, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Shafter Police Department said they are investigating after a video circulated on social media recently that claims to show alleged " inappropriate conversations between an adult and a minor." Officials said they are thankful for residents alerting them to possible crime via social...
Suspect charged with murder of McFarland resident Oscar Oliva.
The McFarland Police Department and the DA's office made an arrest on March 14 in connection with the missing persons case of Oscar Oliva whose case has been cold since 2021.
Bakersfield postal workers to rally against potential cuts, layoffs at USPS
Postal workers will rally Thursday to protest potential cuts or layoffs at the U.S. Postal Service.
Man and woman arrested after probation search reveals sawed-off shotgun, drugs
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two people were arrested in southeast Bakersfield Tuesday when probation officers said they discovered a sawed-off shotgun, drugs, and evidence of drug sales in a home search. The Kern County Probation Department said on March 18, officers assigned to the department's Adult Probation...
Large San Joaquin Valley grower faces a $105 million lawsuit over defaulted loans
John Vidovich is being sued by U.S. National Bank, according to nonprofit news outlet SJV Water
Commentary: California’s Prop. 36 ‘Train Wreck’ Is About to Drive Us Back to Mass...
California’s Proposition 36, passed by voters in 2024, is rapidly becoming the crisis many predicted—a costly, unfunded mandate wrapped in tough-on-crime rhetoric. This week, The Daily Journal published stunning testimony from San Bernardino County Superior Court Presiding Judge Lisa Rogan, who called the situation...
14-year-old Southern California boy beaten unconscious while walking home from school
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was brutally assaulted while walking home from school in San Bernardino County. On March 6, San Bernardino County deputies responded to an assault near the intersection of Sunnyslope Drive and La Buena Tierra Avenue in Twentynine Palms at around 2:18 p.m. The young boy was...
California Man Handed Life Sentence After Killing Two Men for Painting Over His Graffiti
Jamal Jackson was sentenced to life in prison without parole for shooting and killing a crew member who painted over his graffiti art and a bystander.
Why the red tide is rising in California
I’ve lived in the “land of fruits and nuts” for 12 years. My husband and I came to southern California when I was pregnant with our firstborn daughter for a work opportunity. It was a good one: spreading conservatism on the morning radio airwaves! During that time on the radio and my subsequent work in […]
