Bakersfield CA

Magallanes was initially arrested the night of the shooting, but was released from custody and had been free since.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 2005 Toyota Camry wrecked on Highway 178 early Wednesday morning and left the front end of the car with major damage. At about 2:38 a.m., a single vehicle wrecked in the eastbound lanes of Highway 178, crashing into the rocks, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information page. The...

Calls to Manu’s office were not returned, but his attorney, Angela S. Haskins of Los Angeles, told KGET she would follow up with a statement.

Mothers with Alongside Autism are coming together to petition for safety fences at Bakersfield parks.

Some Bakersfield residents are speaking out, claiming the city should rethinking their proposed sewer rates and say they will only add on to their financial burden.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – One of Bakersfield’s best known business families has lost its patriarch. Galey’s Marine Supply, which opened in 1938, said goodbye this month to 93-year-old owner Don Galey, son of the founder, Otto Galey. Mark Galey, grandson of the founder, said his father died at home peacefully in...

CAMARILLO, Calif. – Two Ventura County Sheriff's deputies are on administrative leave and are facing felony charges after a violent off-duty incident at the El Rey Cantina in Camarillo on March 30, 2025. "An apparent domestic incident occurred wherein a security guard intervened, and subsequently sustained injury,...

The U.S. Embassy in Mexico is offering a $35,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of an escaped inmate who killed a police officer in Mexico. The reward comes after convicted killer Cesar Hernandez gunned down a police commander in Tijuana , who was trying to take him back into custody. He initially...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A convicted child molester who sexually assaulted two underage girls was denied parole on Tuesday, announced the Kern County District Attorney's Office. The Board of Parole Hearings (BPH) found that Ronald Thompson continues to pose a current and unreasonable risk to public safety....

Multistate letter challenges proposed federal rollback that could strip health insurance from millions, shorten enrollment, and raise costs for states and residents. NEW JERSEY - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, alongside the attorneys general of California and Massachusetts, has co-led a coalition of...