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Bakersfield athlete killed in bicycle race
A Bakersfield mother of two who took up competitive cycling nine months ago after an injury ended her marathoning career died Sunday while competing in a bicycle race outside Yosemite National Park.
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Prostitution sting nets 15 arrests
A prostitution sting netted 15 arrests Wednesday. Three female Bakersfield Police officers and one female investigator for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) pretended to be prostitutes at a motel located near three ABC licensed establishments, according to an ABC news release.
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Armed man shot and killed by police in northwest Bakersfield apartment
A Bakersfield police officer shot and killed a man who was armed with a gun in a northwest Bakersfield apartment Monday morning.
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Sisters arrested for theft with five children in tow
Two sisters were arrested on suspicion of breaking into a business with five children in tow Saturday night.
Bits and pieces from one of Kern's news geeks.