Bakersfield CA

LOS ANGELES - One single California city ranked among the top 5 in Niche's 2025 "Best Places to Live" ranking - is it where you live?. Santa Monica's City Center secured the #5 spot on the list, jumping a whopping 399 positions from the previous year, according to Niche. Santa...

In the sprawling culinary landscape of California, where trendy food halls and Michelin-starred restaurants often steal the spotlight, a humble blue building in Sacramento is quietly serving up what might be the state’s most extraordinary fried chicken. Tori’s Place isn’t trying to impress you with its exterior –...

PASO ROBLES — On Monday, March 24 the Paso Robles Police Department responded to a traffic collision at the intersection of State Route 46 East and Golden Hill Road. The crash involved a 2020 Ford Truck and a 2015 Jeep. The Ford driver sustained head and neck pain and...

Over St. Patrick's Day weekend, a young couple was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver. Now local attorneys and advocates are asking for support in petitioning for stricter DUI sentences.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man died in a collision involving three vehicles on March 19 when a car rear-ended his vehicle, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Officers responded to a report of a collision in the area of Wilson Road and Hughes Lane at 7:23 a.m. on March 19, Bakersfield Police Sgt. Eric...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield woman accused of attempting to shoot an arrow at a police officer during an assault investigation was sentenced Tuesday to 270 days in jail, according to court records. Sandy Lynn Ramirez in January made an “open plea” — when a defendant enters no contest pleas to all counts...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Police on Monday found a man dead with an apparent gunshot wound in an area of the Kern riverbed east of the Chester Avenue bridge. The body was found at about 9:45 a.m. after officers responded to a call of an “unknown situation,” according to a Bakersfield Police Department release....

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, marks 19 years since the passing of KUZZ founder and County Music legend Buck Owens. Buck died in his sleep of an apparent heart attack at his ranch just north of Bakersfield on March 25, 2006, just hours after performing at the Crystal Palace. He was...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — On Tuesday, emotions were high as those who knew Max and Desiree Mooney planned a gathering in remembrance. Max and Desiree Mooney were 30-years-old before the fatal crash ended their lives on Stockdale Highway and Coffee Road. High school sweethearts, they graduated from Highland High...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (4 P.M.): The woman accused of driving under the influence in a crash that left two people dead on Stockdale Highway pled not guilty in court. Charges were filed for the woman on March 25. The driver, Anabell Aleyna Correa, is facing a total...