Original story | CNN 5/17/16 By Ted Barrett Washington (CNN) In a rebuke to the White House, the Senate approved a bill Tuesday to allow victims and families of the 9/11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged involvement in the terrorist strikes. The bill, which the White House opposes, […]
Kern County Sheriff’s Department claims they apprehended two Bakersfield men on Tuesday May 17, accused of stealing around 10,000 dollars worth of items along with a refrigerator. Apparently the suspects were in possession of stolen goods from a number of residences. The men identified as Miguel Reyes, age 48 and […]
Original story | CNN 5/9/16 by Eliott C. McLaughlin (CNN) A Mexican federal judge has ruled that reputed drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman can be extradited to the United States, according to a Monday news release from the Mexican Federal Court. The decision was in response to a U.S. Department […]
Derek Connell, the man suspected of gunning down his mother and stepfather on April 30th suffers from “all kinds of medical and mental conditions” his attorney Paul Cadman claims. Cadman stated Connell’s service for his country overseas is the cause of his conditions. Connell pleaded not guilty to the two […]
Original | CNN 5/2/16 By Ashley Strickland (CNN)For the first time, researchers have discovered three potentially habitable, Earth-like worlds orbiting an ultracool dwarf star 40 light-years away in another star system, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The ultracool dwarf star, known as TRAPPIST-1, isn’t the kind […]
A Bakersfield man is being held responsible for the murders of his mother and stepfather early Saturday morning. According to police reports, 29-year-old Derek Connell shot and killed his mother and stepfather, Christopher and Kim Higginbotham both aged 48, then preceded to FaceTime their bodies to a relative claiming he […]
Original Story | CNN 4/26/16 By Barbara Star The U.S. has adopted a unique Israeli battlefield tactic in its fight against ISIS: exploding a missile above a building to warn civilians inside that it’s about to be bombed. Israeli forces have widely used the so-called knock-on-the-roof operations in Gaza attacks in […]
On Tuesday April 26, a health inspector ate lunch in the Valley Plaza food court when he received unsettling news from a member of the staff. The malls management advised staff and tenants to avoid the use of water and sinks due to an issue with the plumbing. An immediate […]
Original | CNN 4/18/16 By Ralph Ellis (CNN)Several million earthquakes occur annually, but most are unnoticed because they’re so small, the U.S. Geologic Survey says. But three recent earthquakes — on Thursday and Saturday morning in Japan and Saturday night in Ecuador — have gotten lots of attention because of […]
On Thursday April 21st, a 16 year old male was taken into custody by SWAT officers. The juvenile allegedly had broken into a vehicle that belonged to a KCSO employee at about 5:15 p.m. on Mountain Oak Road to steal a firearm. Officers say he retrieved and the fired the […]