Arts & Theater BCT makes case for '12 Angry Jurors' BY STEFANI DIAS sdias@bakersfield.com May 13, 2026 The classic legal drama "12 Angry Jurors" heads to Bakersfield Community Theatre this week.
News Grandmother, judge grapple with aftermath at woman's sentencing for son's death in hot vehicle BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Mar 5, 2026 The conclusion was foregone: For the death of her young son inside a hot vehicle last summer, Maya Hernandez had already agreed to be sentence…
+2 News Mother takes plea deal in child's hot car death BY PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com Feb 11, 2026 Maya Hernandez, the mother who left her two infant children unattended in a car on a hot summer day, leading to the death of one of them, plea…
News Judge declares mistrial in child's hot car death after jury hangs on murder count BY PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com Dec 18, 2025 A judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of Maya Hernandez, the 20-year-old charged with leaving her two children in a car on a hot da…
News Jury deliberations begin in child's hot car death BY PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com Dec 16, 2025 Jurors began their deliberations Tuesday in the case of Maya Hernandez, the 20-year-old Visalia woman charged with second-degree murder after …
News Kern County Superior court accepting applications to serve on grand jury The Bakersfield Californian Dec 6, 2025 Kern County Superior Court is accepting applications through March 13 from qualified citizens interested in being nominated to serve on the Ke…
News City may challenge former fire captain's discrimination ruling By PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com Nov 14, 2025 The city of Bakersfield may challenge a $700,000 judgment in a discrimination case filed against the city and the Bakersfield Fire Department.
News DA: Man found guilty of assaulting officers with semi-automatic firearm The Bakersfield Californian Sep 29, 2025 A defendant faces up to 73 years in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 11 following his conviction on multiple counts including assaulting Baker…
News 2 Kern Valley State Prison inmates convicted in assault of prisoner who used a cane The Bakersfield Californian Jul 10, 2025 Two Kern Valley State Prison inmates have been convicted by a Kern County jury of assault with a deadly weapon by a life prisoner on an inmate…
+2 News Low teacher salaries, lax security at Lakeside among issues raised in grand jury report BY STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com May 6, 2025 The Lakeside Union School District in southwest Bakersfield was hammered pretty hard in a report released this week by the Kern County grand jury.
