Bakersfield police will take on vexing 1923 cold case of murdered woman and ‘robust’ toddler

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – “Here sleeps an unknown mother and her infant son,” reads the tombstone, “mysteriously murdered April 18, 1923, and sympathetically buried by residents of Kern County.” ...
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KCSO, Bakersfield PD recognized by state Senate for downtown Bakersfield hostage situation response

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Local law enforcement agencies were recognized at the state level this week for their response to the June hostage situation and bomb threat that occurred in downtown ...

Judge to rule whether SEIU Local 521 can join lawsuit against Bakersfield’s sewer rate increases

The local Service Employees International Union is awaiting a judge's ruling on whether it can join in on a current lawsuit filed against the city of Bakersfield for its five-year sewer rate hike plan ...

Inaugural Houchin ‘Gala to Give’ raises more than $97,000

Houchin Community Blood Bank hosted its first “Gala to Give” last week, in celebration for the organization’s 75th ...