KBAK - News http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news RSS Feed for KBAK - News en-us Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:24:30 GMT Border Patrol struggles to keep newly hired agents http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27554889.html The U.S. Border Patrol's struggle to keep new hires has become more evident as the agency comes close to meeting President Bush's target of 18,000 agents by the end of the year, up from 12,000 two years ago and double the number from eight years ago. Human remains from storage shed those of boy, girl http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27532909.html Body parts found Aug. 19 in a storage shed in east Bakersfield were those of a boy and girl between ages 11 and 13, the Kern County Coroner's Office announced Wednesday. Both appear to be either Caucasian or Hispanic. Police investigating toddler's death http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27516849.html An autopsy is being performed Wednesday in Kern County on a toddler who died Tuesday. According to family sources, 2-year-old Kayli Bearden's father left the girl with his girlfriend Sunday while he went to the store. When he came back, Kayli was blue and unresponsive. Prosecutors drop death penalty bid for California City man http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27560529.html Prosecutors dropped their bid for the death penalty Wednesday in the case against Phillip Ellison of California City. Ellison was arrested in March and charged with the murder of his 14-year-old niece, Jamesha Terry. Calif. to tie auto insurance to miles driven http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27547219.html State Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner on Wednesday announced a plan that will give drivers the option of paying for their automobile insurance based on the miles they drive. That would encourage motorists to drive less — saving fuel and cutting emissions. President to sign bill named for Central Valley soldiers http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27542604.html The legislation, which will ensure benefits for troops honorably discharged as sole survivors, is named in honor of California's Hubbard brothers. Congressmen Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Devin Nunes (R-Tulare) will attend the White House signing of the Hubbard Act. Schwarzenegger could be no-show at GOP convention http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27540944.html Shackled by the mundane business of state government, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is vowing to remain in California if lawmakers fail to reach agreement on a state budget, now two months overdue. Woman finds missing grandson's body in car trunk http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27439884.html The decomposing body of a 25-year-old man found Tuesday in the trunk of a car in northeast Bakersfield was identified as Elliott Roe. The man's body was discovered by his grandmother. The death is being investigated as a possible murder. $150M marijuana garden found in hills south of Hemet http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27540754.html A sheriff's helicopter patrol guided Riverside deputies to a $150 million marijuana garden in remote hills south of Hemet. An encampment was first spotted in the trees Monday, then the helicopter crew noticed the pot growing in the Red Mountain region east of Temecula. Overwhelmed Riverside courts dump criminal cases http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/27540004.html Twenty-five criminal cases have been dismissed by the overwhelmed Riverside County courts this month because there are no judges to hear them.