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Several cars derailed but not injuries were reported after a train crashed into the back of another train northwest of Tehachapi early Monday morning.
A BNSF Railway train rear-ended a Union Pacific train at 2:30 a.m. southwest of Highway 58 just east of Broome Road in Walong, Union Pacific spokesman Aaron Hunt said. There were no injuries to crew members on either train and no hazardous materials were being carried.
A Union Pacific locomotive derailed but remained upright. Hunt said the locomotive was on the rear of the train and no crew members were in it at the time of the crash.
Four Union Pacific rail cars derailed on their sides, he said. The crash happened on Union Pacific track and an investigation is underway as to the cause.
Hunt said crews are repairing the track and the extent of the damage was unknown as of 10:30 a.m.
At 11:40 p.m. Sunday, deputies patrolling the area of Niles Street and Mount Vernon Avenue in east Bakersfield and tried to stop a car for driving without its headlights on that was weaving between other vehicles.
A 53-year-old man was taken to Kern Medical Center Friday night after he was stabbed in the side during an altercation in Arvin.
Firefighters have the 4,358-acre Grand Fire in Frazier Park about 70 percent contained, according to an update firefighters issued about 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office Coroner Section Saturday released a cause of death for Michael Leon Harris, 21, who died after a shooting last week.
SANTA CLARITA -- As firefighters took on a stubborn 3-day-old wildfire Friday in rough terrain north of Los Angeles, a second and more serious blaze broke out 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes.
SANTA CLARITA -- As firefighters took on the stubborn 3-day-old Grand Fire in rough terrain southeast of Frazier Park, a second blaze broke out Friday evening 30 miles away near Interstate 5, quickly surging to more than 500 acres, briefly threatening an elementary school and leading to the precautionary evacuation of nearly 20 homes.
A fire just south of Bakersfield Friday afternoon briefly threatened structures but was contained by early evening.
John Tello, the attorney for six people who say they were witnesses to the incident between David Sal Silva and law enforcement before Silva's death, said at a 5 p.m. Friday news conference that attorney Daniel Rodriguez will now represent them.
A fire just south of Bakersfield Friday afternoon briefly threatened structures but firefighters were gaining some containment as of Friday evening.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office is asking the public's help in locating Gregory Nichols, a parolee at large and registered sex offender who disabled his GPS monitoring device Thursday.
Bakersfield police are requesting the public's help identifying a suspect wanted for burglary and petty theft.
Bakersfield police have completed an investigation regarding a patient who allegedly sexually assaulted another patient at the Rehabilitation Center of Bakersfield and have submitted a report to the Kern County District Attorney's office for review.
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Sheriff requests FBI inquiry into in-custody death (26)
Responding to what he called a case that “has consumed the media and our community,” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said Tuesday he has asked the FBI to conduct a “parallel” investigation into the death of Bakersfield father of four David Sal Silva, who died May 8 after he was beaten by...
Authorities return cellphones to beating witnesses; video could be released Friday (26)
Two cellphones confiscated last week from witnesses to the in-custody death of David Sal Silva were returned Wednesday to the attorney representing the witnesses.
Lost trust in law enforcement drives protest against brutality (17)
About two dozen protesters stood in front of Kern County Superior Court next to the Liberty Bell Thursday morning to make a statement about police brutality.
The death of a man in custody following a prolonged struggle with Kern County Sheriff's deputies and CHP officers and the subsequent fracas over confiscated witness cellphones have gained international attention and raised concerns here that the incidents could tarnish the county's emerging...
Dad who died during arrest 'begged for his life'; witness videos seized
Blood stains are still visible on the sidewalk at the corner of Flower Street and Palm Drive, where a Bakersfield man struggled with as many as nine officers and later died this week.
Debate erupts over cell phone video of Silva beating by officers. Witness: "I can still hear him."
A war of words erupted Friday over video footage taken of David Sal Silva’s deadly encounter with law enforcement officers.
Sheriff requests FBI inquiry into in-custody death
Responding to what he called a case that “has consumed the media and our community,” Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said Tuesday he has asked the FBI to conduct a “parallel” investigation into the death of Bakersfield father of four David Sal Silva, who died May 8 after he was beaten by deputies.
Deputies' video confiscations come under scrutiny in fatal Bakersfield beating case
The death of Bakersfield father of four David Sal Silva immediately following his apparent beating Wednesday by Kern County law enforcement officers raises questions that have been asked in Bakersfield many times before -- questions about the use of deadly force by police.