Bakersfield CA

Our holiday week storm brought widespread rain to our communities, especially on Wednesday. Bakersfield set a new single-day rainfall record on Wednesday, receiving 0.97" of rain. Preliminary rainfall reports show around 4 inches of rain fell near Frazier Park between Tuesday night and Wednesday. Thanks to the heavy...

Highway 178 is again experiencing problems from rockfall, according to a new traffic hazard report issued late Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol reported a traffic hazard on eastbound Highway 178 near the mouth of the Kern River Canyon at approximately 10:25 a.m. Friday. Incident logs show a unit was...

Blade Avenue in northeast Bakersfield is typically a quiet, close-knit street on Christmas Day, that sense of peace was shattered after gunfire left two people dead according to the BPD.

Organizers join Good Morning Kern County on 23ABC Friday morning to talk about this year's event at the MLK Center

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — If making “Anaconda” was to be compared to a marathon, director Tom Gormican would have taken a seat at about mile 10. He starts relatively strong, but each scene of the movie slows down so much it comes to a not-soon-enough halt long before the closing credits. Need proof? One of […]

Buying a home for the first time can be a daunting thought, especially as the cost of homes rises. When looking for a home, it can be helpful to understand what the current housing market looks like and what is available to first-time buyers. Fernando Contreras, a Kern County realtor...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — After gunning down another resident at a house in east Bakersfield, Cezar Torres Campos told his girlfriend they’d been targeted by a cartel then brought her and their children to the roof. There, he yelled to the neighborhood that he was a good person. He also made other, peculiar,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — California Highway Patrol (CHP) announced the results of the 2025 Christmas Holiday Enforcement Period on Friday. CHP officers conducted 5,450 enforcement actions, issued 2,744 citations, and made 297 DUI arrests to enhance roadway safety. Speeding remained a major concern, with 1,385...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A deputy shot a dog after a pack was chasing people in east Bakersfield. Deputies were dispatched to the area of California and Chamberlain avenues around 12:34 p.m. for the report of a pack of dogs chasing people. Prior to deputy arrival a person was bit by one of the dogs, […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge has been sentenced in connection with a crash that killed a pedestrian crossing East California Avenue outside a crosswalk. Timothy Suniga entered the no contest plea last week and was sentenced to 25 days in jail with...