Bakersfield news

• KCSO: Death of in-custody worker, an accident

  10-01-2015 23:32
  
  An investigation launched by local law enforcement into the death of a railroad worker who became unresponsive while in-custody of police back in September of 2014 and who later died at a local hospital, found that the man's death was an accident.
  
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• One person dead in mobile home fire in Bodfish

  10-01-2015 22:17
  
  A person is dead after a mobile home caught fire early Saturday morning in Bodfish near Lake Isabella, Captain Tyler Townsend with the Kern County Fire Department said.
  
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• One dead, two hurt in robbery shooting at ranch

  10-01-2015 21:48
  
  One man is dead and two others are hurt following a shooting at a ranch in Buena Vista Boulevard near Lamont, said Paul Leonard with the Kern County Sheriff's Office. 
  
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• Teens battle bots for knowledge

  10-01-2015 21:17
  
  Bakersfield in the Streets robotics competition Saturday gave high schoolers the opportunity to battle their self made robots for a chance to go to the state competition.
  
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• Obama plans to make community college free

  10-01-2015 08:35
  
  President Barack Obama is proposing a plan to offer community college education tuition free to anyone willing to work for it.
  
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• A ride along with Magdalene Hope

  10-01-2015 08:33
  
  The night started with laughs and prayers, but quickly got serious when we drove up and down Union avenue. There we saw a vast number of prostitutes lining the open doors at motels. Pastor Doug Bennett, along with the members of Magdalene Hope, do not see these girls as criminals- they see them as victims. That's why they're out two Fridays a month, raising awareness. Magdalene hope goes out to hand out backpacks full of toiletries, food, and most importantly contact information, so if the
  
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• Bad air puts damper on warm winter weather

  10-01-2015 04:02
  
  Eyewitness News Meteorologist Miles Muzio explains the danger of PM2.5. The mixture of tiny particles and liquid droplets in the air can get in your lungs and move into the bloodstream. PM2.5 also has been linked to serious health issues, such as heart disease and even strokes.
  
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• Deadly listeria outbreak linked to local apple packing plant

  10-01-2015 03:51
  
  Bidart Bros., based in Bakersfield, has recalled all of its Granny Smith and Gala apple shipments from its Shafter facility this past year.
  
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• US coverage of violence in France opens debate

  10-01-2015 03:41
  
  One issue is whether news outlets in the U.S. should show the cartoons from the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
  
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• 5 Kern County nonprofits get big help from grants program

  10-01-2015 03:40
  
  Five local nonprofit organizations received grants totaling to $268,071 on Friday, provided by Mercy and Memorial Hospitals Dignity Health Community Grants Programs.
  
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• Boron Bobcats are Super Bowl bound

  10-01-2015 03:26
  
  The NFL made it public Friday morning on national television that the Bobcats are the winners of the league’s "Together We Make Football" contest. Hall of Fame running back Marcus Allen, among many others, tweeted about it.
  
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• President discusses proposal for free tuition

  10-01-2015 03:14
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - President Obama announced Friday a plan to help students continue their education after high school. The president says America's College Promise will make two years of community college free for students who are willing to work for it.
  
  The White House estimates nine-million students nationally would benefit from the proposal.
  
  East Bakersfield High School senior Mariah Robles said, "My plans for after high school is to go to a junior college and then transfer o
  
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• Local businessman appointed to Ex-Im committee

  10-01-2015 02:54
  
  Why would a conservative local businessman work his tail off to save an 80-year-old government program formed during Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal?
  
  The answer is simple, says Don Nelson, president of Bakersfield-based ProGauge Technologies. Because it's good for business.
  
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• SOUND OFF: Good news to report: Our top 10 uplifting stories

  10-01-2015 02:41
  
  Reader: Why not a summary of the 10 most upbeat local stories in 2014? (After all, The Californian published several year-end stories in that vein, including capsulations of local prominent deaths as well as most noteworthy government, politics and crime news.)
  
  -- John Pryor
  
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• Action Line: Tax time good time for a professional

  10-01-2015 02:31
  
  Dear Action Line, It's tax time. Until now I have done my own returns but my financial life has changed quite a bit in the last year: I got married and bought a house.
  
  I've always done my own taxes and have never been audited. Now, I'm thinking that I need to find a professional tax preparer this year to make sure I get the maximum deductions.
  
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• Workers' comp case traps Alabama nurse in Bakersfield for 3 years

  10-01-2015 02:30
  
  Alabama nurse Althea Hart didn't anticipate she'd still be in Bakersfield three years after agreeing to work here in 2011 under a 13-week contract with optional renewals.
  In that time five of her relatives have died, her husband had a heart attack and three of her five grandchildren are growing up without their MawMaw.
  
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• Coroner rules baby's death a homicide

  10-01-2015 01:59
  
  The coroner's office on Friday afternoon released additional information on why a 3-month-old girl died.
  
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• County suing five more pot shops

  10-01-2015 01:59
  
  BAKERSFIELD, CA - The county is suing five more pot shops in an effort to shut them down. The lawsuits were filed Monday against Genuine Empathy, Greenery Lounge, Organic Caregivers Center, Medical Alternative Supply House Corporation, and Platinum Wellness.
  
  The lawsuits state the businesses are not allowed to distribute marijuana from the property. Businesses must also remove all advertisements and inform customers they are closed.
  
  The county says all the pot shops ha
  
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• Police: Suspect sought after stolen items found for sale on Facebook

  10-01-2015 01:25
  
  A man is being sought by police after stolen items were found for sale on Facebook.
  
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• Funeral services for Jan. 10

  10-01-2015 01:17
  
  Services scheduled
  
  Martha Sue Griffin, 75, Bakersfield, Dec. 25. Private visitation; service 10 a.m. Jan. 10, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; interment at Historic Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care, 3312 Niles St.
  
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• Bakersfield apple packer makes total recall; fruit may be linked to Listera deaths

  10-01-2015 00:44
  
  Bakersfield-based Bidart Bros. is doing a total call of all of its Granny Smith and Gala apples still available in the marketplace after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed that two strains of Listeria monocytogenes were found at the apple processing facility.
  They are believed to be the same strains associated with the outbreak.
  
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• Cosby ticket-buyer to Fox: I want my money back

  10-01-2015 00:43
  
  As of Friday, the Feb. 12 Bill Cosby show will go on at the Fox Theater in Bakersfield, but it'll have to go on without Lyn Kalar, stuck with an $80 ticket she can't get refunded but refuses to use.
  
  "I want my money back whether he comes to town or not," said Kalar, 68, a longtime fan of the comedian until recent weeks, when allegations began to emerge that he had drugged and sexually a
  
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• 1 killed as small plane crashes on Los Angeles street

  10-01-2015 00:29
  
  A small plane crashed Friday in a Los Angeles intersection just south of Van Nuys Airport, killing the one person aboard, authorities said.
  
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• Caltrans responds to Highway 65 gravel issue

  10-01-2015 00:19
  
  A Caltrans project that began in October meant to extend the life of the asphalt on Highway 65, north of Merle Haggard Drive, didn't turn out as planned.
  
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