Fatal shooting at Fastrip caught on surveillance video, reports say
The two men argued, one of the men handing a gun to his brother during an altercation Saturday outside a northeast Bakersfield convenience store, court documents say.
View ArticleSpeedway suits Corona's Gardner
Ronnie Gardner has show he’s pretty good at wheeling a Midget around whatever track he happens to be on at the time.
View ArticleWard 5: Koman drops out of the race
Larry Koman, a Bakersfield businessman who had planned to run for the open Ward 5 seat on the Bakersfield City Council, announced Wednesday he would end his campaign.
View ArticleCSUB men to learn semifinal opponent Thursday
As the top seed in a seven-team bracket, Cal State Bakersfield has the day off at the Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament.
View ArticleThe Battle of Middlebury
At Middlebury College last week, Charles Murray needed a safe space — literally.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Why drop the 'illegal' part?
I often wondered in my narrow view of country music, obscured by growing up in these honky tonks and having that Btown shuffle in my DNA, that I might have a little too much pride in my opinions on the…
View ArticleJogger struck and killed by pickup identified
The coroner's office has released the name of a woman struck and killed by a pickup while jogging in an unmarked crosswalk in southwest Bakersfield.
View ArticleTehachapi child's death ruled a homicide
The death of a 4-month-old Tehachapi boy last month has been ruled a homicide, according to a coroner's release.
View ArticleKCSO: Deputy-involved shooting in Tehachapi violated department policy
A Kern County Sheriff's Office Incident Review Board has determined the use of force by a deputy who shot a Tehachapi man in December violated department policy.
View ArticleVIDEO: BVarsity Live for March 9
Bakersfield High senior Navonte Demison and Frontier senior Elijah Ozuna joined host Trevor Horn in the opening segment.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: Trump just throws tantrums
This is in response to a letter by Phyllis Adams ("Dems must work for good of America," March 6). She called the people who did not fall for the garbage Trump brainwashed his followers with...
View ArticleFive train cars derailed Thursday morning
Five Union Pacific train cars came off the track Thursday morning in the Caliente area.
View ArticleLetter to the editor: We need to all calm down
I think everyone should stop and take a few deep breaths and relax a little and stop going so crazy over every little thing Trump has said. We need to pay more attention to what the government is...
View ArticleLetter to the editor: What we need in our president
We are waiting for the day when the Republican Party comes to its senses. We need a president who can work with other leaders and not against humanity. We need our president to have integrity and not...
View ArticleBARNES: The hunt for the giant Canada goose
I remember bagging my first Canada goose back in 1963.
View ArticleTHE DISH: High Five! Popular burger chain coming to Bakersfield
In-N-Out will face some real competition in late May when Five Guys opens the chain's first Bakersfield store, at 2701 Calloway Drive, Suite 400.
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Ridgeview Vs. Redondo at CIF
Ridgeview of Bakersfield at Redondo in first round of CIF State Division I basketball playoffs Wednesday March 8, 2017.
View ArticleHomemade firework prompted Ridgeview High evacuation, authorities said
Ridgeview High School was evacuated Friday morning after a homemade firework was ignited inside the boys' locker room, authorities said.
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: CSUB at WAC Tournament in Las Vegas, NV
The WAC basketball tournament games were held earlier this week at the Orlean's Arena in Las Vegas, bringing in teams from around the state - including Bakersfield's CSUB Roadrunners.
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