Jan 27, 2012 at 4:26 PM
Eric Foster, who also goes by the last name of Luna, appeared Friday in Kern County court for the first time to face accusations that he beat his live-in girlfriend's child to death.
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Jan 27, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Fire Fighter Appreciation Night is Tuesday, January 3Ist. The Exchange Club of Kern Valley started this program five year ago as a way to honor the men and women who protect lives and property in the area. There will be honors and awards given out that night and you are invited to...more attend.
This takes place at Paradise Cove Restaurant, I0700 Highway I78. DInner is $22 per person. No host cocktails start at 6:00 and dinner is at 7:00. Call Elaine Roach for reservations at (760) 379-7050.
Jan 27, 2012 at 5:18 PM
The Kern River Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Breakfast is coming up Sunday, January 29th. The event runs from 9:00 am to noon at the VFW Hall, 28II Nugget Avenue. For more information, call (760) 379-3877.
Jan 27, 2012 at 5:10 PM
Another arrest warrant was recently issued in an ongoing torture investigation.
In September, a man was allegedly lured into a home on the 200 block of Truxtun Avenue. There, six suspects allegedly bound, gagged and assaulted the victim, who hasn't been publicly...more identified.
Police didn't give a motive for the attack. He was allegedly lured into the home by a woman with whom he had a prior relationship.
Four arrests have been made over the course of the investigation, but police are still looking for two men: 25-year-old Julio Cesar Ramirez and 34-year-old Felix Robert Martin.
Ramirez was named as a suspect in September. Martin was publicly named as a suspect Friday.
Anyone with information on either man's whereabouts is asked to call police at (661) 327-7111.
Jan 27, 2012 at 5:08 PM
Another arrest warrant was recently issued in an ongoing torture investigation.
Jan 27, 2012 at 4:46 PM
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A busy highway in Yosemite National Park is set to reopen, just a week after house-size boulders crashed down on it during last week's storm.
Jan 27, 2012 at 4:48 PM
California prison officials have sent layoff notices to 545 employees, including 140 guards, as the inmate population declines to comply with a federal court order.
Jan 27, 2012 at 4:45 PM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's voter-approved standards for revoking parole violate parolees' rights to legal representation and tips the scale toward sending them back to prison, a federal judge ruled.
Jan 27, 2012 at 11:17 AM
A Taft mother is moved by the death of 3-year-old Trinity Monique Hanna and starts a campaign in her honor.
Jan 27, 2012 at 2:55 PM
Jan 27, 2012 at 2:52 PM
Eyewitness News viewer Autumn Marie lives at the top of Bear Valley and shared these recent nature photos. Enjoy!
Jan 27, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Story by Eyewitness News producer Tamara Christian
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The U.S. Forest Service has completed a nationwide inventory and review of recreation fees in what the agency calls "High Impact Recreation Areas."
If changes are implemented, the public could see a substantial...more reduction in where fees are required in national forests. However, the final decisions are being left to local managers, so whether there will be actual change on the grounds is uncertain.
Locally, the Lake Isabella "High Impact Recreation Area" could be eliminated. The $10 a day use fee would be dropped, and fees would be charged only for developed campgrounds.
Jan 27, 2012 at 2:03 PM
Delano High School running back Zach Perigo has been named to the ESPN/Cal-Hi Sports All-State second team for medium-sized schools, according to The Bakersfield Californian.
Jan 27, 2012 at 2:02 PM
Facebook could file regulatory papers as early as Wednesday for its highly anticipated initial public offering of stock, according to a newspaper report.