Bakersfield CA

While most teens were going to school, having fun and being regular teenagers, Yoali Rodriguez was gearing up for the battle of her life.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Wasco man was arrested after he was accused of operating as an unlicensed recycler, recycled over 3,200 pounds of copper wire, and was found with stolen copper wire. KCSO said the investigation came due to a significant increase in copper wire thefts from agricultural equipment...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly committed grand theft at a Howard’s Mini Mart last year. Police are describing the suspect as a man with short brown hair and a short beard wearing a black Vans shirt. Anyone with information on the suspect or this...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died after being struck by a train near Highway 58 as 35-year-old Oscar Martinez of Bakersfield. The report said on March 20, 2026, at around 7 a.m., Martinez was struck by a train near...

The Bakersfield Police Department has released video of a man throwing a chunk of concrete not once, but twice at Luigi's Restaurant and Delicatessen in December of last year.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver who died after running a stop sign and hitting a semi-truck on Bear Mountain Boulevard in January as 21-year-old Nathaniel Xzavier Onsurez. The California Highway Patrol said on January 7, 2026, at around 9:12 a.m.,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the motorcyclist killed after a vehicle unsafely crossed a solid white line on the Ming Avenue on-ramp to Highway 99/58 and was struck by multiple vehicles as 39-year-old Manuel Hernandez Jr. of Shafter. The California Highway Patrol...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A truck driver accused of knocking a man unconscious then threatening to shoot people who followed him to his vehicle was found not guilty of all charges. A Kern County jury on Thursday acquitted Marcus Ivey of four felonies — including assault with a deadly weapon — and misdemeanor...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A vegetation fire that reportedly began around 3:30 p.m. has closed Cottonwood Road and East Pacheco Road to traffic, according to the CHP website. It's unknown how many acres have burned at this time. Kern County Fire personnel are on scene. The cause of the fire...

Good morning and a happy Friday, Kern County. We're in the home stretch of March, and our temperatures have been consistently above average for the second half of the month. Temperatures stay warm Friday and through the weekend, but changes are coming. Bakersfield will be in the mid-to-upper-80s Friday through Monday.