Bakersfield News

The Kern County Coroner's Office released the identity of the woman killed in a train collision on July 23. According to the coroner's office, Sheila Peterson Evans, 62, of Bakersfield, was killed by a train at a crossing on Tehachapi Boulevard near Lehigh Cement at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23. The coroner's office said the cause ... (more)

Sales of pomegranates have increased in recent years at a pace of 20% annually and total shipments for 2014 are projected to exceed 6 million 25-pound cartons, Tom Tjerandsen, manager of the Sonoma-based Pomegranate Council, said a news release.

Lifeguards assist a person who was in the water when rare summer thunderstorms swept through Southern California.

The BFD said that at around 12:44 a.m. on Sunday, dispatchers were called to 1024 E. Planz Road to a report of a house fire.

I have known for years that July and August are the busiest months for Amtrak California.

Christchurch's Connexionz says its pre-tax profit has improved after good progress on some of its United States contracts.

A fugitive who slipped his GPS monitor and escaped into Mexico was arrested in Tijuana Friday, accused of a violent home invasion in California's Kern County.

Retired drag racer Shirley Shahan -- whose moniker was "The Drag-On-Lady" -- has been inducted into the Mopar Hall of Fame.

Well drilling workers Tommy Hutchinson, left, and Angel Pimentel react to a gush of muddy water as they prepare to drill deeper.

Russ Heimerich of the Department of Consumer Affairs said that the bouncer involved in the beating at Sandrini's bar shouldn't of been issued a license due to the fact that he had a violent felony conviction on his record.

Shiprock's Tse Bit'a'i Middle School teachers Sharon Diassan and Ramsey Felis were seriously injured in a July 8 crash on Calif.

Engineering services firm AECOM may receive more money for its efforts with the Golden Hills Sanitation Company should the Kern County Board of Supervisors approve an item on its consent agenda for the July 29 2 p.m. board meeting in Bakersfield.

A probation search on July 24 resulted in Kern County Sheriff deputies arresting two people and procuring a variety of controlled substances and illegal drug products.

ARB fined Envion for selling indoor air cleaners that did not comply with California law for indoor air cleaning devices.

Excessive Heat Warning issued July 24 at 2:29AM MST expiring July 24 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: La Paz, Maricopa, Pinal, Yuma Excessive Heat Warning issued July 23 at 7:52PM MST expiring July 24 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Maricopa Excessive Heat Warning issued July 23 at 5:52PM MST expiring July 24 at 8:00PM MST in effect for: Pinal Excessive ... (more)

Officers of the California Highway Patrol will work as hosts and waiters with all proceeds from their tips benefiting the Lauren Small Children's Medical Center at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, the only Children's Miracle Network Hospital in Kern County.

"It makes me really mad because I don't know how I'm going to get there. It's pretty far," she said.

Miguel Antonio Ruiz Jaramillo, 67, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to one year in federal prison and was ordered to pay $91,527 in unpaid federal taxes, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The face of Standard Middle School is changing. There are demolition crews on one side of the school, and construction crews on the other.

Tom Stoy, a worker at the E&B oil site in Huntington Beach, walks down a line of pumps in a below-ground room.