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A man was shot and killed by an off-duty Kern County Sheriff's deputy after attempting to steal the deputy's personal vehicle on northbound Highway 99 north of White Lane on Sunday morning, KCSO said.

I'm 68 y/o, not in bad shape, but not excellent, have historical issues. I live in CA (central valley). Bottom line: I'm not convinced I'll contract COVID, but I do believe I won't survive it if I do. This has me getting my life in order, in my case, a herculean effort to get it done before possible contraction. Need to brush up my will, personal finances, administration..........then there are physical assets, misc. deals I'm working on. It's a huge job and I must get it done quickly. Lastly, I'm going to show my daughter how to give FR updates...

An assistant police chief for the Bakersfield Police Department has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and placed on administrative leave, according to a BPD news release. Evan Demestihas surrendered himself to the Taft City Jail Wednesday. He was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic assault.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The renaming of a street may be the road to change. Cottonwood Road in southeast Bakersfield will now be named South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. "There's a lot of energy and a lot of excitement," community leader and ShePower organizer, Arleana Waller said. Waller grew up on Cottonwood Road. She believes the new name will change the areas negative reputation.

A person died in a fall at the Amazon fulfillment center construction site in Oildale on Saturday. The Kern County Fire Department said firefighters were called out to the center, which is being built across from the Meadow Fields Airport near Merle Haggard Drive, Saturday afternoon after getting a report of a fatal fall at the site.

Six people were killed in southeast Bakersfield Wednesday evening in what Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood described as a "mass shooting."

Three Central Valley elected officials have added their names to a petition urging Gov. Jerry Brown to end oil and gas production in California — a move that, if successful, would heavily impact Kern's economy and county property tax revenues...........

In her diverse and thriving career, Katherine Legge has raced GT cars, IndyCars, and IMSA sports cars. She’s competed in the Indianapolis 500 and stood on the podium in the Rolex 24 At Daytona. And this weekend the popular and talented Brit will make her NASCAR debut in the Xfinity Series’ Rock n Roll Tequila 170 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Saturday, 3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

CBS news poll of SOTU watchers; Currently 75% approve, 25% disapprove.

A man in Toledo, Ohio, learned a lesson in handgun safety over the weekend when his weapon discharged while he was climbing out of his car, shooting him in the penis. WTOL-TV reports that police responded to a call after someone heard Murad Hamedallah screaming that he had been shot. They found him on the ground outside the car near a trash can, and they found a bullet hole in the driver's seat of his car. Paramedics found matching holes in his penis and thigh.

Christmas weekend in Chicago has already seen more gun violence than it did during the entire Christmas weekend last year. Nine men were killed and at least 24 other people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening, according to Chicago Police. Last year, a total of 30 people were shot in Chicago over the holiday weekend, leaving six dead.

Jimmie Johnson has a new nickname: Seven-Time. The 41-year-old driver captured his seventh Sprint Cup championship -- and his first in three years -- by winning the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson joins Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt as a seven-time premier series champion, the most by any driver. It is Johnson's first title since 2013, and his first with this current Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup format that began in 2014.

Two fatal shootings over the holiday weekend marked the 13th and 14th homicides by gunfire in the Bakersfield area within the past two months, There have been at least 29 shootings resulting in injury or death in Bakersfield since April 1,

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A senior police officer accused of tickling the corpse of a man killed in an officer-involved shooting is no longer employed with the Bakersfield Police Department.

BAKERSFIELD, CA. - Bakersfield Police arrested two suspects, one of whom they said shot at officers early this morning in southeast Bakersfield. BPD said the officers were parked near Cottonwood and East Planz Road just after 1 a.m. Saturday morning when 20-year-old Rodimiro Portillo Jr. allegedly shot at them. The police officers in the car fired back, then chased the car. BPD arrested Portillo and the driver, 21-year-old Janely Cervantes. Police said Cervantes' 3-year-old child was also in the car. Portillo was arrested for assault with a firearm on a peace officer, child endangerment, and possession of stolen property. Cervantes...

BAKERSFIELD, CA -- As far as jobs are concerned, it could be the first tangible fallout from legislation to beef up oilfield fracking regulations in California. Baker Hughes Incorporated announced Thursday afternoon it will release or redeploy 110 workers in its western region due to what it called "declining market needs." Rick Pierruci, the company's managing director for the western region says the reduction in force is largely due to the recent passing of California Senate Bill 4, which further regulates hydraulic fracturing operations, causing a slow-down of related activity for the oil and gas industry. Bottom line, the oil...

You may not know it living in the oil fields of Kern County but half of California's crude comes from overseas. But two proposed projects plan to lessen the state's dependence on foreign sources possibly lowering gas prices statewide. Most of the oil that goes to our refineries comes through the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and the Bay Area by ship. This foreign oil comes from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Russia and Ecuador. If these projects become operational, we'll still need some of that foreign oil but far less than before. If you sit and watch the trains through...

What are the major differences between Medicaid, Medicare? Which covers more? Since Obamacare thrusts so many into Medicaid, and has raised income limits, can a retiree chose Medicaid over Medicare? Can I assume a person who retires early (at 62) and can't get Medicare until 66, can get Medicaid?

The MXT135 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System has a range of roughly 7,800 feet - and is to be deployed in Afghanistan soon. I would call it the "Equalizer." Some call it the "Punisher".