Bakersfield NewsLocal news for Bakersfield, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Bear Attack Reported in Central Kern- July 23, 2008 Sheriff's deputies and Department of Fish and Game wardens are headed toward the area of Caliente after a woman was seriously injured there by a bear Tuesday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/bear-attack-reported-in-central-kern?from... Man Accused of Foster Children Molestations in Court- July 22, 2008 A Bakersfield man accused of molesting several underage foster children in Rosedale was in a Kern County courtroom Monday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/man-accused-of-foster-children-molestatio... Cable repairman taken for ride in cherry picker- July 22, 2008 A cable repairman fixing overhead lines in a cherry picker truck got a lift he wasn't expecting.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/cable-repairman-taken-for-ride-in-cherry-... Bakersfield Healthcare Center Fined- July 22, 2008 A Bakersfield convalescent home has been slapped with a stiff fine following the death of a patient.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/bakersfield-healthcare-center-fined?fromr... Bakersfield man's child rape trial overturned- July 21, 2008 A state appeals court has overturned the conviction and sentence of a Bakersfield man accused of raping his 10-year-old daughter.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/bakersfield-mans-child-rape-trial-overtur... Church leaders pledge to fight youth violence- July 21, 2008 Last month, five teenagers allegedly beat and killed 81-year-old Ezequiel Jimenez Perez as he was collecting cans, his hobby, for no apparent reason.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/church-leaders-pledge-to-fight-youth-viol... Supervisors discuss sex offender ordinance- July 20, 2008 Tuesday morning County Supervisors revisited a local law that prevents sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/supervisors-discuss-sex-offender-ordinanc... Appeals court throws out child rape conviction- July 20, 2008 A state appeals court has thrown out the conviction of a Bakersfield man found guilty last year of raping a 10-year-old girl.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/appeals-court-throws-out-child-rape-convi... Police checkpoint results in dozens of citations, arrests- July 20, 2008 The Bakersfield Police Department screened 1,063 vehicles at a DUIdriver's license checkpoint from 6 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday, according to a release from the department.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/police-checkpoint-results-in-dozens-of-ci... Bakersfield man pleads to flashing chopper- July 19, 2008 A Bakersfield man has pleaded guilty to flashing a laser beam at a Kern County sheriff's helicopter.http://www.topix.net/city/bakersfield-ca/2008/07/bakersfield-man-pleads-to-flashing-choppe... |