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Manuel Robles allegedly killed his wife with AR-15 after teen son tried to intervene. He pleaded not guilty to murder and child cruelty.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Westbound Highway 58 is now down to one lane Thursday morning due to a semi truck collision, according to the California Highway Patrol’s traffic incident page. CHP said one of the semi trucks was carrying an unknown chemical. Traffic is being diverted off of Highway 58 and onto General...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who died in a two-vehicle collision in McFarland on Thanksgiving Day. Jose Drusso Ferron, 60, of McFarland was a driver struck by another vehicle at around 1 p.m. Nov. 27 at the intersection of Kendrea Street and Elmo Highway, according to...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Individually, the items were innocuous enough. Propane tanks, paper towels, thermometers, shelving racks, heavy-duty storage containers. But taken as a whole, detectives saw the makings of a methamphetamine lab. Factoring into their suspicions was the man they saw purchasing the items....

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The attorney representing the teen charged in the deadly shooting at The Marketplace said about 1,500 pieces of evidence and nearly 1,000 pages of reports have been accrued in the case. A substantial amount of time is needed to gather and review that evidence, the attorney representing...

The City of Bakersfield donated a van to help Critters Without Litters expand feral cat spay and neuter services with mobile trapping operations.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A new report by the Bakersfield Monitoring Team found the Bakersfield Police Department has made improvements in its overall approach to managing and investigating complaints filed against officers, but there is more work to be done. The city of Bakersfield, the police department and the...

California continues to face worsening budget shortfalls. A deficit once projected at $13 billion for next year has also grown, now estimated to reach nearly $18 billion.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man killed after an off-road vehicle crash in late November. Andres Ramirez, 22, of Arvin, was killed in the wreck, according to coroner officials. Ramirez was in the passenger seat of an off-road vehicle that veered off the roadway and...

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. After a long wait, Mr. Tempo has quietly begun service in northwest Bakersfield, taking over the former Famous Dave’s at 7777 Rosedale Highway in front of Lowe’s. The high‑energy Mexican‑American concept is now seating guests — a turn that many locals have...