Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Just before Kern County firefighters entered the smoke-filled mobile home Saturday morning, they were told by neighbors there may be a person trapped inside. But after checking every corner of the home, firefighters found there was no one there — except two tiny and frightened dogs taking...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Four drivers were arrested after allegedly racing on Bakersfield roads in April. The Bakersfield Police Department said on April13,2025, around 5:30p.m., a motor officer monitoring traffic on Stockdale Highway near California Avenue spotted two cars allegedly engaged in illegal...

One year after her disappearance, Ana Lorena Ochoa Torres’s family is still searching for answers in Bakersfield. With Mother’s Day near, they’re urging the public to come forward.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 51-year-old man who has twice been sentenced to prison for injuring people while driving drunk was arrested over the weekend in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash on the Westside Parkway, police said. Tomice Lee Fryman Jr. is being held on more than $500,000 bail and is due in...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — In the early hours of Wednesday, April 30, a vehicle veered off Highway 58, just east of the San Luis Obispo and Kern County line, plunging approximately 50-60 feet down an embankment and landing on its roof. The Kern County Fire Department's Emergency Communications Center received...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Harvick may hail from Bakersfield, California, but on Friday, he earned a permanent place in Texas motorsports history with his induction into the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame ahead of the Würth 400 race weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The 2014 NASCAR Cup...

Buttonwillow, CA (May 3, 2025) – A collision involving two minivans on the southbound lanes of I-5 near Hageman Road resulted in injuries on Friday evening, May 2. According to reports from the California Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at around 7:00 p.m. when a silver Toyota minivan and a Chrysler minivan...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 16-year-old girl. BPD said Johnaye Allen was last seen on May 3, 2025, in the 6000 block of White Lane around 1:13 p.m. Allen is considered at-risk due to...

For decades, farmworker communities across California have demanded the right to know beforehand what, when and where hazardous agricultural pesticides will be applied. They have wanted to be able to take safety precautions against exposure to pesticides drifting from fields. For years, these communities have called...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department (BPD) said a suspect has been arrested during a suspicious death investigation. BPD officers reported to the eastbound lanes of Westside Parkway near the Mohawk St. off-ramp regarding suspicious circumstances around 6:23 a.m. on Saturday, May 3. When...