Bakersfield CA

Orlie's Shoe Drive hosts 2nd annual gala March 20 at Luigi's Event Center. The Bakersfield charity has provided over 10,000 shoes to local children.

(FOX40.COM) — A Bakersfield man has been sentenced to five years for manufacturing methamphetamine and possessing 50 pounds of dynamite — explosives he kept hidden in an underground cave. Matthew Henry Jacober, 44, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of explosives and for manufacturing crystal...

Bakersfield police cleared a large encampment along the railroad corridor, offering resources to those displaced while addressing safety and community concerns.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a man accused of stealing a bicycle. Police said on February 1, 2026, the victim was in the 13000 block of Rosedale Highway when the suspect showed a knife at the victim and stole his bicycle.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (6:17 PM) All driving restrictions have been lifted, said officials. ---------- All vehicles in Bear Valley Springs are required to use four-wheel drive and/or chains due to snow and ice on upper roads, according to the Bear Valley Community Services District. The announcement...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — An investigation is underway after the Kern High School District was made aware of social media threats to Del Oro High School and Golden Valley High School. The Kern High School District said they were made aware of social media threats directed at Del Oro...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Superior Court judge has denied a defense motion to postpone trial on a lawsuit — one that could potentially cost the city millions of dollars — alleging a Bakersfield police officer acted with negligence when his vehicle blew past a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle, killing...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Not much of Bakersfield’s century-old Japanese Buddhist church is left, but what remains will be preserved – and just in time. The temple, which dates back to about 1910, was due to be demolished any day. The city had already signed off on it. Kern County Museum Executive Director Mike...

If Santa Clarita residents logged onto social media on Tuesday morning, they may have seen reports of a school shooting at Golden Valley High School. However, it was at the high school with the same name in Bakersfield. Debbie Dunn, director of communication and community engagement at the William S....

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a driver killed after a solo-vehicle rollover crash at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park as 28-year-old Carlos Emilio Ramirez Jr. The report said on February 15, 2026, at around 10:24 a.m., Ramirez Jr. was driving when he was...