City in California’s Kern County; gateway to the San Joaquin Valley
A bomb-threat incident at a Chase Bank in Bakersfield has ended after a 12-hour standoff. The suspect was killed in an officer-involved shooting with FBI support. All hostages are accounted for and receiving medical checks; area remains closed.
A California farmer has begun giving away 125,000 pounds of nectarines to the community to prevent waste amid a legal dispute with Giumarra Brothers Fruit Co. The move follows a court case over ownership and contract terms related to the Monalise variety, with a trial scheduled for July.