Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified an elderly man who died after being found with stab wounds in a mountainous area in Tehachapi as 83-year-old Norman E. Higginbotham. The report said Higginbotham was found on June 13, 2025, at around 9:49 p.m., in...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people were arrested in Delano June 27 after police found a firearm and drugs in their vehicle, according to the Delano Police Department. On June 27, Delano police officers conducted an operation in the city targeting drug and gang activity, officials said. At around 6:45 p.m.,...

"There's a lot I would want to say to them. They would be beautiful little girls but they're not here," said an aunt to one of the victims.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The long-awaited arrival of Pollo Campero has finally come to Bakersfield, with the popular fried chicken chain opening its first location in the city this morning. Eager customers lined up hours before the restaurant's doors opened, hoping to snag a coveted "golden ticket." The first...

Police reports detail the gut-wrenching account of the horrific death of the one-year-old boy strapped in his car seat with a temperature of 107 degrees.

Emergency crews have been called to an area north of Hart Park for a report of an aircraft that went down Thursday morning.

Sitting quietly along a shady street in Bakersfield sits a culinary gem that locals have been keeping to themselves for far too long – the 24th Street Cafe, home to a tri-tip omelet so magnificent it might just haunt your dreams. This unassuming ivy-covered eatery doesn’t look like much...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Highway Patrol will have a statewide Holiday Enforcement Period (HEP) for the Independence Day holiday. The enforcement period will begin at 6:01 p.m. Thursday, July 3, and continue through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 6. CHP officers will focus on looking for impaired,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Fire Department is reminding residents that if their fireworks do not bear the California State Marshal's Safe and Sane seal, they are considered illegal. Officials added the following:. All fireworks are prohibited in Kern County mountain communities. Do not call...

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