Gauchos Bounce Back from Game One to Split Doubleheader
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Softball team returned to Campus Diamond and split its doubleheader with Cal State Bakersfield to begin the series. The Gauchos dropped the first game before bouncing back in game two. GAME ONE: ROADRUNNERS 6, GAUCHOS 5. UC Santa Barbara opened the...
San Mateo: Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrests, Ammunition Charge
Two men were arrested on drug and weapons-related charges after a traffic stop evening of Thursday in San Mateo, police said. An officer stopped a vehicle around 9:51 p.m. near South Norfolk Street and Fashion Island Boulevard for a suspended registration violation, according to San Mateo police. Article continues...
Wasco Man Operating as an Unlicensed Recycler was Arrested with 175 Pounds of Stolen...
March 28, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that due to a significant increase in copper wire thefts from agricultural equipment around Kern County, detectives with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Rural Crimes Investigation Unit (RCIU) initiated an investigation and identified 50-year-old AGUSTIN...
Jury convicts men who shot state trooper at traffic stop nearly two years later
After a five-day jury trial, the two men who shot State Trooper Adam Cothron two years ago at a traffic stop have been convicted. According to a statement from the District Attorney Bryant Dunaway, Putnam County jury convicted Timothy Laquan Davis, Jr. and Braze Roland Rucker of Attempted First Degree Murder of a law...
📢 CAPK Seeks East Kern Board Member — Apply by April 17
Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) is looking for a new board member to represent the East Kern Low-Income Sector. Applicants must be 18 or older, live in East Kern, and either identify as a low-income resident or represent the low-income community.
Delano Branch Library Re-Opens Offering More Resources for Readers
On March 26, the Delano Branch Library held its Grand Re-Opening, which aimed to offer more space and resources to better serve its residents. For the residents of Delano, the Delano Branch Library, established in 1912, has been a staple, fostering generations of memories. It was first owned by the...
🏥 Multiple Kern County Healthcare Jobs – Up to $125K+
Kern County’s healthcare scene is buzzing with opportunities this month — from flexible caregiving roles to high‑paying medical contracts. Here are a few worth checking out:
Winds increase and rain chance arrives Tuesday as temps near average
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — High pressure slowly moving across Texas means the warmth will start to move away as well, but not before another warm afternoon with temperatures well above average for our area on Sunday. Then the changes await: a trough of low pressure will relieve the ridge...
Contributor: Preserving the best parts of César Chávez’s legacy
One summer day in 1988, before the sun rose, my parents packed my three younger sisters and me into our beige Chevy station wagon. We drove from Oxnard to Delano, Calif., to stand in support of what would become César Chávez’s final fast. I remember the brutal heat, the crowded tent, the feeling we were part of...
Kern County deputies investigating East Bakersfield apartment shooting
The Kern County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in East Bakersfield that left a man hospitalized Saturday night.
