Bakersfield/ Community & Society
Published on October 15, 2019
Top Bakersfield news: Sheriff warns of phone scam; new law will require valley fever training; morePhoto: Sam Valdez/Unsplash

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Bakersfield.

Red Door Interiors to close, holding liquidation sale

The owners have been in business since 1977, with different names and locations.

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.

KCSO: Phone scammer claims to be collecting donations for ill members of local church

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says a person is calling unsuspecting people, claiming to be a member of the Sacred Heart Church and asking for donations of gift cards for ill church members who are in need.

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.

Yard House could open in Bakersfield at the end of the year

Yard House is a national chain of sports bar restaurans boasting more than 100 beers on tap at each location.

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.

New law will require construction companies to provide valley fever training

A primary goal of the legislation, Assembly Bill 203, is to reduce the time lost, and medical expenses incurred, when people working outside breathe in invisible spores and end up contracting the airborne fungal disease also known as coccidioidomycosis.

Read the full story on The Bakersfield Californian.

February officer-involved shooting found within department policy

All shots fired by by Detectives Ryan McWilliams and Isaac Aleman were within policy, according to the department’s Critical Incident Review Board. Both detectives have been returned to full duty.

Read the full story on KGET - TV 17 Bakersfield.


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