Suspect arraigned in 2014 cold case homicide
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The suspect in the 2014 beating death of a man whose body was found outside the downtown Bakersfield courthouse was arraigned Monday on a charge of first-degree murder. A plea of not guilty was entered by a deputy public defender on behalf of 47-year-old Jeremy Daniel Cruzen. He remains...
Coroner identifies two teens killed in Arvin shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the two men shot and killed in Arvin as 19-year-old Jesus Amezcua Martinez and 18-year-old Alexander Gonsalez. The Arvin Police Department said on Saturday, May 10, at around 4:30 a.m., officers were called to multiple reports of...
Bakersfield police arrest 4 drivers for alleged DUI at checkpoint, impound 25 vehicles
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department arrested four drivers for allegedly driving under the influence, cited 33 drivers, and impounded 25 vehicles in a DUI and license checkpoint last Friday, said officials. BPD's Traffic Unit held the checkpoint in the 1400 block of Union Avenue from 6...
Man charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in Wallace Rd crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Tulare man is facing multiple felony charges in connection with an alleged drunken driving crash east of Delano that killed a passenger in his car. Fidel Habana Vargas, 35, pleaded not guilty on Friday at the Delano courthouse to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and two...
Bakersfield man pleads guilty to laser strikes on Kern County Sheriff’s Office helicopter
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Bakersfield man pleaded guilty to aiming a laser at an aircraft several times in September 2024. The DOJ said 23-year-old Brett Curtis Hair of Bakersfield pleaded guilty today to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at a Kern County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.
As Water dries up, solar moves in across the Central Valley
AB 1156, a bill designed to help Central Valley farmers navigate water challenges and embrace clean energy solutions.
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood endorses Chad Bianco for California governor
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood has endorsed Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco’s campaign for California governor, according to a press release from Bianco’s office. Bianco announced his run for the 2026 gubernatorial race in February. He has served as the sheriff for Riverside...
Blessing Corner hosts annual Mother’s Day Celebration with gifts, food
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Blessing Corner Outreach Church held its annual Mother’s Day Celebration by providing gifts for moms in the community on Sunday. The event took place at 11 a.m. May 11 at The Blessing Corner Outreach Church located at 101 Union Avenue. The gifts included gift baskets, household items,...
‘Super Moms’ of Bakersfield recognized at 2nd annual Mother’s Day Run
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Hundreds gathered to run, walk and cheer from the sidelines in honor of Bakersfield moms at the second annual Mother’s Day Run 5K on Sunday. The race began at 8 a.m. May 11 at The Park at River Walk. The race was a chip-timed 5K, a non-timed 2K and a virtual […]
Tory Lanez stabbed in Tehachapi prison, rushed to Bakersfield hospital, TMZ reports
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — TMZ is reporting Tory Lanez was stabbed at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi. TMZ reports he was rushed by ambulance to a hospital in Bakersfield. Lanez, also known as Daystar Peterson, was received from Los Angeles County on September 19, 2023. On August 8,...
