Investigations

Investigations Dirty photo makes mess of local Golden Corral's reputation? Dirty photo makes mess of local Golden Corral's reputation? (Video)
By Tom Murphy, Eyewitness News Published: Apr 8, 2013 at 5:48 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:05 PM PDT
It's a photo that might ruin your appetite, but it hasn't quite ruined business at one local restaurant. The image shows a kitchen with a mountain of dirty dishes and food on the floor. The picture comes from a complaint in early March at the Golden Corral buffet restaurant in southwest Bakersfield.
Investigations Online search turns up long lost grandmother Online search turns up long lost grandmother (Video)
By Anthony Bailey, Eyewitness News Published: Apr 2, 2013 at 11:13 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 2, 2013 at 11:48 AM PDT
Desa Harper recalls spending the better part of her life searching for her grandmother, a woman she'd heard about but never met. She and other family members exhausted the traditional search methods of using birth, marriage and death records. Then, Harper opted to try a service she saw on a commercial, Ancestry.com.
Investigations Water rescue for northwest Bakersfield neighborhood Water rescue for northwest Bakersfield neighborhood (Video)
By Carol Ferguson, Eyewitness News Published: Apr 1, 2013 at 9:54 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 12:57 PM PDT
Neighbors in a northwest Bakersfield area ended up with no water over the weekend, but a nearby water company is coming to the rescue. The Seventh Standard Mutual Water Co. serves 22 homes, and their system went down. But, Oildale Mutual Water Co. hooked up some emergency supplies first thing Monday.
Investigations Sweepstakes cafes face more scrutiny Sweepstakes cafes face more scrutiny (Video)
By Carol Ferguson, Eyewitness News Published: Mar 28, 2013 at 10:42 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM PDT
City officials are the latest to raise issues over the new, so-called "sweepstakes" cafes. The police chief says the businesses are on his radar, and at least one City Council member wants a good, hard look at them.
Investigations Noisy trucks irk rural neighbors Noisy trucks irk rural neighbors (Video)
By Carol Ferguson, Eyewitness News Published: Mar 26, 2013 at 6:00 AM PDT Last Updated: Mar 26, 2013 at 11:31 AM PDT
Neighbors in an area south of Bakersfield say a trucking operation has moved in, and they want it stopped. The man with the trucks has applied for a county conditional use permit, and at least one nearby homeowner hopes he won't get it.
Investigations Neighbors cry foul over noisy nuisance Neighbors cry foul over noisy nuisance (Video)
By Carol Ferguson, Eyewitness News Published: Mar 22, 2013 at 10:40 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 12:46 PM PDT
A northeast Bakersfield neighborhood has suffered for about a year with a noisy nuisance. The situation has made life miserable for residents near College Avenue and Fairfax Road. It turns out the culprit is a squatter -- of sorts.