Bakersfield

March 09March 09
A new storm threatens more flooding across California, where heavy rain will pound some places still covered in snow
Millions of Californians already hammered by ferocious snowfall were preparing Thursday for a new storm, with torrential rain threatening to cause dangerous flooding and the Weather Prediction Center increasing its excessive rainfall outlook for parts of the state Friday to a level 4 of 4.

Pristine Villarreal
January 03January 03
House adjourns after chaotic day without electing a speaker as McCarthy fails to lock down votes
- National
- Politics
The new House GOP majority is locked in a chaotic once-in-a-century fight to determine who will serve as the next speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary support to win in three rounds of voting on Tuesday. The House is now adjourned until Wednesday at noon as Republicans scramble to find a path forward.

Ceci Partridge
August 21August 21
Proposed Dutch Bros Coffee Location in Indio Moves Forward
- Business
(CNS) – Construction on a proposed Dutch Bros coffee shop in Indio is expected to begin in January, with a grand opening tentatively scheduled for May, a city spokeswoman said Friday. Plans for the proposed drive-thru coffee shop moved forward this week after the Indio City Council voted to sell a one-acre parcel of city-owned […]

Ceci Partridge
February 03February 03
Passengers disarmed gunman in Greyhound bus shooting that left 1 dead, 5 wounded
- Crime
Passengers on a Greyhound bus were able to overcome and disarm the gunman in a shooting that left one person dead and five injured Monday, authorities said. Shortly before 1:30 a.m., a man on the bus opened fire while the bus was in the Grapevine, California, area on Interstate 5, CHP spokesman Steve Loftus said. […]
September 06September 06
Carrots spilled onto highway after big rig crash
- Community
- Entertainment
A semi carrying carrots has crashed south of Bakersfield, causing carrots to spill across Highway 119. The accident happened around 1:30 p.m. at Taft Highway and Buena Vista Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP reported the crash may have involved two other vehicles, which caused the semi to roll over onto the […]
June 17June 17
Woman Found Dead After Dogs Attack in Bakersfield Costco Parking Lot
- Community
- Local
A woman found dead in a Costco parking lot in Bakersfield was attacked by at least three dogs before her death, police said Monday. While the exact cause of death was yet to be determined by the Kern County Coroner’s Office, the woman was attacked by three dogs, including two pit bulls, according to NBC […]
June 03June 03
California Woman Killed in Virginia Beach Shooting Was a ‘Shining Star’
- Entertainment
A Bakersfield woman who was among those killed in the Virginia Beach mass shooting was remembered by family members and co-workers as a shining light who guided others in the right direction. Katherine Nixon, a 42-year-old mother of three, was one of 12 victims shot and killed Friday when a gunman opened fire in a municipal building […]
May 28May 28
CHP: Girl Harassed on Greyhound Bus by Ex-Con
- Crime
- Local
An ex-con suspected of cornering and harassing a 16- year-old girl riding an interstate bus in the Beaumont area was free Tuesday on $5,000 bail. Eric Daniel Prindle, 49, of Bakersfield was arrested and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Monday morning on suspicion of annoying a minor and public drunkenness. He posted […]

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