Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing man last seen on Chester Avenue earlier in July. Moses Green, 42, was last seen Monday, July 6, in the 2100 block of Chester Avenue. He is considered at-risk due to a mental health condition, according

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Former Kern County District Attorney Ed Jagels was charged Monday with driving under the influence in connection to his arrest in June. The two misdemeanor DUI counts come with special allegations of driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.15% or more. Jagels is scheduled for arraignment

Bakersfield, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) — CHP officers are looking for the driver and vehicle responsible for hitting and killing a pedestrian on Di Giorgio Road late Sunday night. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at around 11:58 p.m., officers were called to the intersection of Di Giorgio Road and

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A driver was arrested for suspected DUI by CHP after being reported for reckless driving, while officers also found children in the vehicle who had gone without food since 6 a.m. and were cared for until family arrived. The California Highway Patrol said on July...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One person died in a collision with a big rig early Monday on Highway 99 north of Famoso Road, according to coroner’s officials. Tristen Scott Moore was the driver of a vehicle that collided with a big rig at about 12:36 a.m. on northbound Highway 99. Moore, 23, was declared dead […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 38-year-old woman died after a crash on the northbound Highway 99 to westbound Highway 58 transition Monday morning. The Bakersfield Police Department said on July 27th, 2026, at around 9:56 a.m., officers were called to the Westside Parkway near the Highway 99 interchange regarding

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people are dead after a crash on Highway 33, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said the crash happened July 24 at 4 p.m. on Highway 33 at Elkhorn Grade Road. A 23-year-old man was driving a 2005 Honda Civic in the northbound lane when he collided with a […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified an elderly woman who died from her injuries almost a month after a residential fire as 87-year-old Marcia Sue Karlene Smith. The coroner’s report said that on June 22, 2026, at around 12:39 p.m., Smith was in...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A lucky winner took home Hard Rock Casino Tejon’s biggest jackpot to date Saturday. The winner, a resident of Glendale, placed a $125 wager at the Dragon Link slot machine, according to casino officials. The winning total was $1,241,553.68.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A woman was rescued after falling into the Kern River Saturday afternoon in the Kern Canyon. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at around 3:50 p.m., a KCSO Park Ranger was flagged down by a person on Highway 178 near mile marker 15 in the Kern River Canyo