Yearly Archives: 2017

10 photos we love from Bakersfield’s weekend, April 29-30

10 photos we love from Bakersfield’s weekend, April 29-30

If you search around Instagram, you’re going to find some spectacular works by local photographers and this weekend we found plenty. Here are our 10 favorites from the weekend of April 29-30. This fine #nightshot was originally posted by: @dougkessler2.0 A post shared by Jordan Marshall (@_nightography_) on May 1, 2017 at 5:50am PDT A…Continue Reading

BPD investigating prescription drug theft at Bakersfield Rite Aid

BPD investigating prescription drug theft at Bakersfield Rite Aid

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying and locating two suspects wanted for shoplifting. At 8:46 p.m. on  April 19,  two suspects entered the Rite Aid located at 3225 Panama Lane, and walked directly to the pharmacy. Both suspects jumped over the pharmacy counter and took several items of prescription medication…Continue Reading

BPD searching for missing teen girl

BPD searching for missing teen girl

The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile considered at risk due to a medical condition. Marlena Perez, 17, was last seen on April 29 at approximately 4:30 p.m., walking in the 4000 block of South Real Road. Perez is described as a: Hispanic female, 17 years of…Continue Reading

CSUB professor assesses Trump’s first 100 days in office

CSUB professor assesses Trump’s first 100 days in office

Judging a president on their first 100 days has been the standard of performance for decades, but in recent weeks President Donald Trump has pushed back against the measurement. During the April 27 episode of “The Richard Beene Show,” Cal State University Bakersfield political science professor Jeanine Kraybill put the “first 100 days” into further…Continue Reading

Catching up with Garces Principal Myka Peck

Catching up with Garces Principal Myka Peck

Myka Peck believes her job is a calling. As the principal of Kern County’s only Catholic high school, there’s a pretty good chance that she’s correct. “This is where God wants me to be,” Peck told Lisa Kimble Edmontson, who was a guest host of a recent episode of “The Richard Beene Show.” While Peck…Continue Reading

Police searching for men who robbed Bakersfield Kohl’s at gunpoint

Police searching for men who robbed Bakersfield Kohl’s at gunpoint

Bakersfield Police are investigating a brazen armed robbery of a southwest Bakersfield Kohl’s store on April 26. Police said three men walked into the Gosford Road store at 9:59 p.m. with the first suspect brandishing a firearm and ordering the store’s staff and customers to get on the ground. The second and third suspects broke…Continue Reading

Dr. Raj Patel on prostate cancer screenings

Dr. Raj Patel on prostate cancer screenings

During a segment on the April 28 “The Richard Beene Show,” Dr. Raj Patel discusses the dangers of prostate cancer, and when is the best time to get tested. Patel said the testing and treatments standards have begun to change in the battle against prostate cancer, including caring for elderly men diagnosed with the disease.…Continue Reading

A gala ribbon cutting for Bank of the Sierra

A gala ribbon cutting for Bank of the Sierra

With a ribbon cutting on Friday, Bank of the Sierra formally opened a new branch on California Avenue — it’s fourth location Bakersfield. “We really treat each location as part of the community,” said Bank of the Sierra president Kevin McPhail. “We don’t want to be a big nameless, faceless bank.” The new bank, located…Continue Reading

Phoenix man killed in airplane crash near Tehachapi

Phoenix man killed in airplane crash near Tehachapi

A 75-year-old Phoenix man was killed Thursday when the plane he was piloting crashed near Tehachapi. The Kern County Coroner’s office said Gilbert Thomas Gutierrez, 75, was found dead at the scene of the crash in the 22800 block of Broome Road, near the historic Tehachapi Loop rail line. The coroner’s office said it would…Continue Reading

KHSD announces its 2017 graduation schedule

KHSD announces its 2017 graduation schedule

The Kern High School District announces its 2017 graduation schedule:  SCHOOL  DATE  TIME  LOCATION Arvin High Friday, June 2 7 p.m. Barle Stadium Bakersfield Adult Friday, June 2 7 p.m. Harvey Auditorium Bakersfield High Friday, June 2 7 p.m. Bakersfield College Memorial Stadium Centennial High Thursday, June 1 7:30 p.m. Golden Hawk Stadium Continuation High…Continue Reading

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Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to Christina Scrivner, Opens Up About Scrivner Case

Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to Christina Scrivner, Opens Up About Scrivner Case

CEO of the Open Door Network & Advocate to Christina Scrivner & her children, Lauren Skidmore sits down with Ralph Bailey to discuss the latest on the case against former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner & whats next for his family as this case continues to get delayed. KERN Radio · Lauren Skidmore, Advocate to…

Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes historian Nick Ragone to the broadcast as he & Ralph discuss one of America’s most historical moments, the storming of the beaches of Normandy, France in World War 2. KERN Radio · Ralph & Ragone Discuss 81st Anniversary of D-Day

Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine

The Ralph Bailey Show welcomes Congressman Vince Fong to the show as they discuss the Congress’s decision to vote in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill & the Congressman give his thoughts on Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine. KERN Radio · Congressman Fong Talks Big Beautiful Bill & Ukraine