Bakersfield CA

The Kern County Fair is back with new viral treats, exciting attractions, and a hometown rescue dog named Zelda stealing the show.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A total of five drivers were arrested on suspicion of DUI during a DUI checkpoint and patrols in Bakersfield. The DUI checkpoint was located in the 10700 block of Brimhall Road on Saturday, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Officers also conducted DUI patrols in the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A vehicle appeared to have struck the side of an apartment complex in southwest Bakersfield on Tuesday evening, leaving damage, according to an Eyewitness News crew. The aftermath of the damage to a wooden fence and building was seen just after 8 p.m. in the area...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Not guilty pleas were entered Wednesday on behalf of a man charged with first-degree murder in connection with a deadly shooting in Taft. Nahaman Bucato, 34, is also charged with assault with a gun and is eligible for the death penalty. He’s being held without bail. Deputies were...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 37-year-old man and a male juvenile were arrested on Saturday for allegedly firing guns in their street in Lamont, said the Kern County Sheriff's Office. On September 13, 2025, at around 2:30 a.m., Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies said they responded to reports of gunfire...

Unemployment rates for African Americans in Kern County have surged higher than the state average. Barrington Lewis, owner of Barrington's Jamaican Kitchen, reopens and shares his struggles.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Despite ongoing fears of immigration enforcement, Kern County's largest Hispanic Heritage celebration, "El Grito de Dolores," took place in downtown Bakersfield. This marks the 14th annual celebration in Kern County of Mexico's independence from Spain and coincides with the start of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 23-year-old man from Tulare was arrested early Wednesday morning after a dramatic series of events that included evading police, crashing his car, and running across Highway 99 in McFarland before he was tased and apprehended. The McFarland Police Department responded to a call at...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man whose newborn son was found buried in a southwest Bakersfield backyard in 2018 accepted a plea deal Wednesday, resolving a case that horrified the community and resulted in a murder conviction for the baby’s grandmother. Bakhshinderpal Singh Mann pleaded no contest to an accessory...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Highway 178 has been closed at the mouth of the canyon through Borel Road daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. since last Friday, reopening briefly on Sunday before resuming closures on Monday. The closure is due to repairs on power lines downed along the...