Loleta resident Maggie Jean Wortman, 27, accepted a plea offer and pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of voluntary manslaughter for killing her infant son with methamphetamine-laced breast milk.

Andre Emmett hit a jumper with 3.8 seconds left Monday night to lift the Reno Bighorns to a 113-111 win over the Bakersfield Jam at the Reno Events Center.

George Stahl/Special to the Sun The Kern County Board of Supervisors held its annual State of the County Address on the evening of Jan. 25 at the Marriot Hotel in Bakersfield. Board of Supervisors Chairman Zack Scrivner of the 2nd District gave the keynote speech.

George Stahl/Special to the Sun Sergeant Doug Jauch of Bakersfield has been assigned the task of managing the Kern Valley substation in Lake Isabella. Sgt. Jauch (pronounced Yauk) has been at the job since Dec. 31. According to Jauch, he worked in the valley for 5 years before his career with the Sheriff’s Department as a driver with WA Thompson Distributors and his delivery route included the ...

Patti McGarvey/Special to the Sun Life began for David Mitchell in Bakersfield at 8:43 p.m., Feb. 21, 1990; he weighed in at 7 pounds and 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. The joy his mother Holli Mitchell felt at that precise moment was more than magnificent, and over the next 21 years her love developed for her son bigger than any one word can describe. Holli said, “David and I were extremely ...