Tag Archives: Bakersfield

A new coffee shop in Bakersfield offers more than just lattes and blended drinks – it also seeks to raise awareness about human trafficking. In fact, many of the people who work at the Rescue Grounds Coffee Company at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital are victims of human trafficking themselves. It’s all …

Bugs are taking over a neighborhood in Bakersfield, and an empty field next door is to blame. It’s a problem not even local exterminators can get a handle on.

Bakersfield Police rescued a teen girl Wednesday who they say may have been a victim of human trafficking. It started when BPD relieved a call from a person in Fresno who said they were texting with someone who had been kidnapped. According to police the 15-year-old girl was able to …

Shocking surveillance video is sparking outrage across the country. A man is seen chasing a toddler through a Bakersfield store. He catches up to the boy and punches him in the face, knocking the child to the floor. "Oh my goodness. Oh my god," one Fresno grandmother said. "I don’t …

A California father has been arrested after video of him punching a toddler appeared on social media. A warning, the attached video is troubling. The incident happened around 2:30 local time at a convenience store in Bakersfield. In the video you see 23-year-old Justin Whittington chasing the young boy then …