Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 35-year-old man was arrested after sheriff’s deputies located him driving in southeast Bakersfield. Marc Anthony Gonzales was arrested Nov. 11 after Kern County sheriff’s deputies received reports of false imprisonment that allegedly occurred at about 4 p.m. Gonzales was arrested after...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the 17-year-old girl who died after a crash in northeast Bakersfield in October. Mirian Stephanie Ramirez Masin, 17, of Bakersfield was one of three passengers in a 2020 white Toyota Camry on eastbound Alfred Harrell Highway, east of Fairfax...

While the community celebrates and honors our U.S. veterans, there's often a group that's overlooked; those who serve our country and are later deported. Sharing the story of one veteran.

Bakersfield residents can review and comment on the SOAR public draft through November 15. The plan addresses growth, transportation, and quality of life.

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — The murder trial of a Central Valley woman whose toddler died after being left inside a hot car in southwest Bakersfield has been postponed. A judge on Monday set a date for November 18 for Maya Hernandez, 21, who faces charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter after allegedly leaving...

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — CHP reports that at least one person suffered major injuries in a possible DUI crash on Tuesday morning in the Lamont area. At around 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2025, a grey Ford Ranger pick-up truck and a blue Toyota sedan crashed near the intersection of South Fairfax Road and Buena...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Did you know that your newborn child already has a scholarship in their name? Well, every child born in California after July 1, 2022, automatically has a scholarship account through the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (CalKIDS) Program. Through the CalKIDS...

The Bakersfield location, on 17th Street in the Haberfeld building, primarily assists women trying to find work, now adding men to the mix.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The plan was to rob a “trap house,” a residence where drugs are sold, in East Bakersfield. Adrian Ramos-Brambila said he gave a gun to Anthony Santos, whom he claimed to have met only days earlier. Early Oct. 29, 2024, Ramos-Brambila said, he let Santos out by an apartment on Lincoln […]