Californian newspaper moves to Cal Twin Towers in SW Bakersfield
The Bakersfield Californian newspaper has returned to Bakersfield.
High security areas placed on modified program in Kern County prisons
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation placed its high security areas in certain prisons, including two in Kern County, on modified program due to a surge in violence against incarcerated persons and staff. High security areas at Kern Valley State Prison and the...
5 arrested on suspicion of DUI during checkpoint: Bakersfield PD
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Over 600 vehicles were screened and five drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol during a DUI checkpoint Saturday night. Officials with the Bakersfield Police Department said 695 vehicles were screened at the checkpoint in the 300 block of East...
Kern County jury convicts inmate of attempted murder and assault
DELANO, California - A Kern County jury has found William Dee McIntosh, a prison inmate, guilty of attempted murder, two counts of assault by an inmate serving a life sentence, and possession of a weapon. The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Babbanjit Bobby Singh.On September 22, 2022, McIntosh and...
KCSO arrests two for attempted murder in Lost Hills
The Kern County Sheriff's Office said two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Lost HiIls in late February. Deputies from the North Area Substation were dispatched to an assault with a firearm that occurred at the El Toro Market in the 21000 block of Highway 46 in Lost Hills, the KCSO said.
Kern County In Depth: Millions in EBT cash benefits stolen
Millions have been stolen from Kern County EBT cash benefit recipients in 2024.
Vigil held for man found dead in vacant Oleander apartment complex
The story of Carlos Marquez is one of addiction and a family who tried to save him.
Bakersfield PD to resubmit deadly Marketplace shooting investigation findings to District Attorney’s office
It has been four months since a teenager shot and killed another teen at The Marketplace and still no charges have been filed.
Gavin Newsom directs recycling regulators to start over on single-use plastics rules
CalRecycle is crafting rules for a 2022 law to phase out single-use plastic packaging.
‘It’s a piece of history and it belongs to this family’: A Bakersfield Army...
"This person joined a Navy a month after they bombed Pearl Harbor. I want to try to get it back to their family."
