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Pedestrian killed by train in east Bakersfield identified: Coroner
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who was struck by a train and pronounced dead later at Kern Medical has been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office. James Tilton Ruff, a 63-year-old man from Bakersfield, was struck by a train on May 2, and later died after being transported to the hospital. The incident […]
Police search for missing runaway teen last seen SW Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police are asking for the community’s help in locating a runaway missing teen boy who was last seen near Gosford Road. Police say Swen Guzman, 15, was last seen May 18, around 4:35 a.m., in the 3000 block of Pecangrove Drive. He is considered at-risk due to being his first time […]
One killed in Highway 1 accident
– On Sunday at approximately 3:20 p.m., a 20-year-old unidentified driver was traveling in a Honda Civic northbound in the northbound lane of Highway 1, north of Burton Dr., in Cambria, at an unknown rate of speed. Also traveling in the Civic was 19-year-old Isabel Farrar of Flagstaff Arizona. 56-year-old...
Kern County Sheriff’s ask for public assistance in locating missing woman
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help locating a missing woman last seen May 6th. According to KCSO, Ana Barbosa, 53, was last seen wearing a tan sweater, black leggings and black Nike Shoes. She is at-risk due to being her first time missing. She stands five […]
Downtown swings to The Sound of Bakersfield
Downtown Bakersfield hummed with life Sunday during an inaugural festival featuring live music and a variety of vendors selling hot food and cool drinks. Hosted by the Downtown Business Association, The Sound of Bakersfield drew crowds to two separate stages along Wall Street Alley on both sides of Eye Street.
Coroner ID’s motorcyclists who died in Kern River Canyon crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two motorists who fatally crashed on Highway 178 last Sunday have been identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office. Julie Robin Oshea, 75, and George Peter MacQueen, 77, were both pronounced dead on scene May 12, after the motorcycle they were riding went down an embankment in the Kern River Canyon, […]
BPD seeks missing teens
Bakersfield police are looking for two teens who went missing in separate incidents Friday and Saturday. Miel Gonzalez was last seen at 9:25 p.m. Friday in the 6200 block of Whitley Court, the Bakersfield Police Department reported in a news release. She was described as 17 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall and 120 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes, wearing a black shirt and blue pants with a butterfly print.
CityServe hits accounting, construction setbacks
Growing pains appear to have set in at CityServe Network, the Bakersfield-based nonprofit whose leadership blames quick expansion for a series of missteps that recently attracted unfavorable attention. As reported on social media last week, auditors for the faith-based organization flagged half a dozen accounting-related shortcomings last fall. The post...
Starting off the week with winds throughout Kern
Temperatures continue to drop, bringing more seasonally average temperatures on Monday. Monday’s high temperatures range up to 87° in the desert and as low as 65° in the mountains. Both the Kern River Valley and the Valley will be in the 80s. Bakersfield will be the 80s...
Who says the west is the best? Community celebrates 7th annual East Bakersfield Festival
A slight break in the city’s heat wave made for fair conditions Saturday at Jefferson Park, where organizers hosted the annual East Bakersfield Festival. Since it began in 2015, the festival has been a yearly “love letter to the community,” said Natasha Felkins, who co-chairs the East Bakersfield Festival committee. And that letter reads: “That we see you, we recognize that things are challenging right now,” Felkins said. “So here’s something in your community that you can make a good day and some positive memories out of.”
Families fly fish, cool down at Kern River Parkway Festival
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The City of Bakersfield increased Kern River flows near the Park at River Walk Saturday for the Kern River Parkway Festival. Many came to the festival to play in the water, but the mission is to support the river that brings life to our County. In the desert, it’s more precious […]
Disabled Latino Forum raises awareness of systemic barriers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Latino community came together to empower individuals with disabilities at the Disabled Latino Forum Saturday. The ralley kicked off at the Westchester in Downtown Bakersfield from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The event’s goal was to raise awareness and empower people with disabilities to claim their rights with an […]
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