Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the two people killed in the Highway 99 crash on August 8 as Alexes Napoleon Perez Rivera and Samuel Ignacio Hernandez Cervantes, both 20 years old. The California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a solo-vehicle...

A 47-year-old man who died in a car crash has been identified by the Kern County Coroner's Office.

Child care costs in Bakersfield have reached $700/month for infants while providers continue closing. How are local families coping?

The Bakersfield Recovery Services opens a new housing navigation center for community support, set to serve as a place to bridge the gap between housing insecurity, addiction recovery and more.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department and Kern High School District officials are investigating a non-credible threat made to Frontier High School on Wednesday. In a message sent to parents, officials with the school said there were additional officers on campus before school investigating a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A bicyclist is dead after a crash with a vehicle in southwest Bakersfield Tuesday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Mohawk Street around 6:19 a.m. for the report of a vehicle and bike crash. At the scene, officers found a bicyclist who was pronounced dead at the scene....

CALIFORNIA - We’re keeping an eye on several active fire incidents across the Central Coast and Southern California, with steady progress being made on containment and ongoing support for affected communities, according to the California state website. Gifford Fire – San Luis Obispo & Santa Barbara Counties. At...

Genesis Mata was a student at Leo G. Pauly Elementary School. We reached out to the Bakersfield City School District to see if there are any resources available to students and their families.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of human trafficking was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison after pleading no contest to all charges, according to court records. Keshaun Arturo Brown, 33, pleaded no contest in June to charges of pandering, pimping, human trafficking and possession of a gun and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Santa Maria Police Department tracked down two men that are in custody after a murder investigation led them to the city of Taft. Officials arrested Victoriano Lopez Feliciano, 27, and Gabriel Lopez Feliciano, 32, at 6 p.m. on Sunday in Taft. Police said Victoriano was arrested for...