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Bakersfield students receive free laptops and backpacks at back-to-school event
Through emPOWERment Dess Perkins Foundation, 200 Bakersfield students received free laptops, a backpack filled with school supplies, and a box of food to prepare for the new school year.
Man charged with 1997 rape has trial postponed to September
After recently being assigned a new defense attorney, the man suspected of raping Cari Anderson in 1997 has his hearing delayed to September. Michael Fontes, 49, was charged with rape by force, attempted murder, kidnapping to commit robbery and aggravated mayhem. In September 2023, a hung jury led to a mistrial.
Dozens of ladders used to get migrants over wall discovered in dumpster near border
One migrant advocate who asked her name not be used, said the ladders symbolize a waste of money, in reference to the $15 billion used to build 30-foot-tall sections of the border wall along the southern border.
‘Fringe of the Woods Festival’ set for Aug. 9-11
Returning for a fourth year, the “Fringe of the Woods Festival” will again be held Aug. 9-11 at the Mile High Theater in Lake of the Woods/Frazier Park. Every evening of the festival begins with “Father’s Day,” an original play written and directed by theater owner Peter Kjenaas. The play, featuring local actors as well as seasoned professionals, is the story of what happens when the patriarch of the family shows up after an 11-year trip to the corner store.
Man receives probation for 1 year for 2023 crash that killed man in Shafter
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man involved in a crash in Shafter that killed 21-year-old Luis Andree Gallegos Prito in August 2023 was given probation for one year by a Kern County judge, according to court filings. Edwin Sanchez pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter charges on Tuesday, per...
Man who molested 2 teens resentenced to life term
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County man who molested two teenagers was resentenced to a life term in prison Wednesday after it was determined he was initially given too much time. Miguel Castillo Jr., 45, was resentenced to 15 years to life, plus 13 years. He was previously serving 25 years to life, plus […]
Newsom issues executive order to remove homeless encampments in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in the state. Newsom's order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order makes clear that the decision to remove the encampments remains in the hands of local authorities.The guidance comes after a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this summer allowing cities to enforce bans on sleeping outside in public spaces. The case was the most significant on the...
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