• Survey: US gas prices fall 27 cents per gallon

    Survey: US gas prices fall 27 cents per gallon
    The average price of regular gasoline nationwide has dropped 27 cents a gallon in the past three weeks, to $2.20.
  • South Gate police kill gunman during confrontation

    South Gate police kill gunman during confrontation
    Police in a Los Angeles suburb have shot and killed a gunman they say tried to carjack a driver at a fast-food restaurant.

    The man died at the scene shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday in South Gate.
  • 5 injured near club where Chris Brown performing

    5 injured near club where Chris Brown performing
    Police say a shooting has injured five people near a club where Grammy-winner Chris Brown was performing in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Packers rally to beat Cowboys 26-21

    Packers rally to beat Cowboys 26-21
    Green Bay rallied from an 8-point deficit as Aaron Rodgers threw for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to beat Dallas 26-21 Sunday in an NFC divisional-round playoff.

    The Packers (13-4), helped immensely by a video reversal with 4:06 remaining, went undefeated at Lambeau Field this season. They head to Seattle for the NFC title game. The Seahawks (13-4) beat Green Bay in the season opener 36-16.
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  • Two Tuskegee Airmen die in Los Angeles at 91

    Two Tuskegee Airmen die in Los Angeles at 91
    Two members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen have died in Los Angeles.

    Relatives say Clarence E. Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey, both 91, died last Monday in their Los Angeles homes.
  • Tehachapi woman not under influence during wreck

    Tehachapi woman not under influence during wreck
    An investigation has revealed no evidence that 48-year-old Patricia Williams, a driver involved in a fatal accident near Tehachapi last summer, was under the influence of alcohol or drugs during the time of the crash.
  • Political uproar over oil permitting resurfaces

    Political uproar over oil permitting resurfaces
    Kern County politicians are preparing for "war" with federal and state oil regulators over a permitting slowdown whose roots reach to a 2011 backlog that led Gov. Jerry Brown to oust two top Sacramento officials.

    At issue then and now is increased scrutiny of oil producers' applications to dispose of wastewater by injecting it deep underground, an activity considered integral to Kern's
  • Bakersfield has an R2D2!

    Bakersfield has an R2D2!
    Many recognize the famous bot from the Star Wars movies, but for the man who built him, he sees a different side.
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  • Select California DMV Offices Open on Saturday

    Select California DMV Offices Open on Saturday
    The DMV is flooded with undocumented citizens applying for driver's licenses.
  • Jaclyn Kvasnicka's name released after accident

    Jaclyn Kvasnicka's name released after accident
    Bakersfield coroners have released the name of a victim that died in a double traffic fatality that occurred on Aug. 30 of last year.  
  • Local woman celebrates 100th birthday

    Local woman celebrates 100th birthday
    BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Bakersfield woman is celebrating her 100th birthday Saturday.

    Lenor Freeland says the secret to a long life is staying active.

    Freeland was born January 4, 1915 in New Mexico. She moved to Bakersfield during World War II when her husband got a job working for the railroad.

    Freeland has four kids and eight grandkids who helped her celebrate.
  • Kern County Fire captain honored

    Kern County Fire captain honored
    BAKERSFIELD, CA - A Kern County Fire captain took the ice at the Condors game Saturday night as he was honored for his efforts during a fire.

    Captain Moses Neal is being called a hero after he saved someone from a burning apartment in northwest Bakersfield a few days before Christmas.

    Fire officials say his quick thinking and instinct to act saved the man's life.
  • Two years since TUHS shooting

    Two years since TUHS shooting
    TAFT, CA - The Taft Union High School shooting happened two years ago Saturday. That fateful day was a Thursday, and before school started, staff completed training on what to do in case of an emergency.

    Investigators say the then 16-year-old Bryan Oliver came to school with a 12 gauge shotgun, a pocket full of shells, and went straight to his first period science class where he shot classmate Bowe Cleveland in the chest. Teacher Ryan Heber and campus supervisor Kim Fields talked Oli
  • Cause of in-custody death released

    Cause of in-custody death released
    BAKERSFIELD, CA - New information in the death of a rail worker back in September.

    The coroner's office determined Carson Peter-Contesse's death was accidental.

    Police say the 18-year-old died while in their custody after getting into a fight with co-workers.

    His cause of death was determined to be cardiopulmonary arrest. The coroner says Peter-Contesse was under the influence of cocaine and methamphetamine.
  • Deadly shooting near Arvin

    Deadly shooting near Arvin
    ARVIN, CA - Detectives are investigating a shooting during near Arvin that left one man dead and two others in the hospital.

    Deputies responded to a call of a robbery around 10:30 p.m.Friday on Buena Vista Boulevard near Di Gorgio Elementary School.

    Sheriff's officials say three men were shot during the robbery -- including a 35-year-old man who died. His identity has not been released.

    Anyone with information is urged to call the sheriff's department 861-3110 or to remain
  • Sky the limit for annual kite festival

    Sky the limit for annual kite festival
    Shards of color danced on pink strings against the slate-gray sky of southwest Bakersfield Saturday to honor the return of spring to India.

    Small triangle kites in pink, blue, marigold and metallic silver danced over Windermere Park, riding on whispers of wind.
  • Competition all about the bots

    Competition all about the bots
    The buzz of moving metal robots equipped with levers, hooks, lights, gears and wheels were heard Saturday as students competed at the Streets of Bakersfield Robotics Extravaganza.

    About 50 teams, made up of more than 300 students, attended the VEX Robotics Competition at the Kern County Fairgrounds.
  • Man who robbed Chevron at gun point arrested

    Man who robbed Chevron at gun point arrested
    A man suspected of robbing a Chevron gas station at gun point off Highway 43 and Lerdo Highway was arrested Saturday afternoon, according to a public information officer with the Shafter Police Department.
  • Friends, family gather to remember Steve Swenson

    Friends, family gather to remember Steve Swenson
    BAKERSFIELD, CA - Friends, family and members of the journalism community are remembering today the life of long-time Californian reporter Steve Swensen.
    Loved ones gathered at St. John's Lutheran Church to say farewell and re-live the many fond memories.     Swenson died of cancer on Jan. 1.     He beat throat cancer in 2007, and planned on beating it again when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2012.
    "Steve was a great guy. Steve was one of thos
  • LOIS HENRY: It's good to be a water lawyer, especially now

    LOIS HENRY: It's good to be a water lawyer, especially now
    I thought it'd be interesting to study up on groundwater rights.

    Yes, I know how weird that sounds. But I had a reason.
  • Local students compete in Robotics Competition

    Local students compete in Robotics Competition
    BAKERSFIELD, CA - It was and action filled day at the Bakersfield Robotics Extravaganza VEX Robotics Competition. Students from 16 schools around the region are competing today with robots they programmed and built.The competition also had a special celebrity guest, one of the most famous robots of all time, R2-D2.

    The Bakersfield Robotics Extravaganza is only in it's third year and drew a crowd of more than 600 participants and spectators.
    Tom Henderson and his wife brought robotics t
  • Bakersfield VEX Robotics Competition

    It was and action filled day at the Bakersfield Robotics Extravaganza VEX Robotics Competition. Students from 16 schools around the region are competing today with robots they programmed and built.The competition also had a special celebrity guest, one of the most famous robots of all time, R2-D2.

    The Bakersfield Robotics Extravaganza is only in it's third year and drew a crowd of more than 600 participants and spectators.
    Tom Henderson and his wife brought robotics to Kern school. Hen
  • Short on inspectors, city may add staff

    It's 10 days before the Bakersfield City Council will get a mid-year update on the city's $620.7 million budget, but city officials have been weighing one request for weeks: hiring more building and public works staff.
    It's not an easy decision, and the council could have a tough time saying yes, because along with two consecutive quarters of growth in sales tax revenue, this year's budget cycle has brought
  • 9-year-old creates art and smiles

    9-year-old creates art and smiles
    A heartwarming story about a very talented young girl from Bakersfield who possesses a special gift, one that's making waves in the art community, and making a difference to the ones she loves most.
  • Funeral services for Jan. 11

    Funeral services for Jan. 11
    Services scheduled

    Frank Robert Buttke, 61, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Visitation 3-8:30 p.m with rosary at 7 p.m. Jan. 16, Erickson & Brown Funeral Home; funeral 11 a.m. Jan. 17, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Taft. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, Taft.

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