Bakersfield CA

It was an amazing sight -- crawdads coming out of the Kern River bed and venturing into parking lots and streets along the Truxtun Extension.

Bakersfield tax preparer Victor Cruz sentenced to 18 months for helping file 500+ fraudulent tax returns claiming $25 million in refunds.

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. After a three‑year restoration following a 2022 closure, Woolworth’s Luncheonette is back at 1400 19th Street—the nation’s last operating Woolworth’s lunch counter. A free block‑party on October 25, 2025 marked the grand reopening, drawing crowds for...

Kimberly Gardiner Tull sues Bakersfield for $20,000+ after child sex crime charges were dropped due to lack of evidence, citing PTSD and career damage.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield man accused of stabbing his neighbor to death while she got her mail has a trial date scheduled next month. Derrick Tyrone Williams, 50, on Monday had a trial date set for Dec. 29, according to court records. He’s charged with first-degree murder and faces a life term in […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Highway 178 through the Kern River Canyon is closed Monday night due to fallen rocks on the roadway. The California Highway Patrol reported the incident at around 7:45 p.m. on its Traffic Incident Information Page. Both westbound and eastbound lanes are closed, CHP said. Caltrans has...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Snow and ice conditions have prompted delays for school districts in Kern County Tuesday, Nov. 18. The following school districts are delayed by two hours: Golden Valley High School is closed and will resume classes Wednesday, Nov. 19 due to a power outage, according to Alertline. It is...

Charitable giving is about people: People in need, and people with the hearts to respond to that need. Monday’s event at the intersection of L and 22nd streets celebrated those people but it recognized the power of place as well.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Heavy rain on Saturday led to mudslides that temporarily closed parts of Highway 58, evoking memories of a more severe shutdown a decade ago. Conditions have since improved, and the highway was clear by Monday. California Highway Patrol (CHP) Mojave Officer Aaron Maurer reported that...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The trial of an accused drunken driver who hit multiple spectators at the 2023 Bakersfield Christmas Parade has been postponed to December. The trial of Alan Booth, 74, has been postponed numerous times. The latest delay — to Dec. 8 — was due to the medical unavailability of his attorney,...