Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police said that a passenger died and a driver suffered moderate injuries after their vehicle crashed into a tree in the 2600 block of South H Street just before 5 p.m. Tuesday. At around 4:56 p.m., officers responded to South H Street and Wilson Road...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Students and parents alike at CSU Bakersfield are saying they are frustrated with a graduation gown regalia company because their graduation gear hasn’t arrived as graduation inches closer. Donna Ruiz, a parent of a CSUB student, said soon-to-be graduates are growing frustrated because their gowns are late. She said the graduation […]

When you walk into a place at 6:00 AM and see locals greeting each other like old friends, you know you’ve found something special. 24th Street Cafe has been Bakersfield’s breakfast headquarters since 1987, when third-generation restaurateur Mark Huggs transformed the old Cy’s Coffee Shop into a comfort food paradise.

With oil production declining in California and global tensions affecting supply, some local businesses say they are beginning to feel the impact of rising fuel costs.

We just want justice. My mom passed a few months ago and it's sad that she never got to see justice,"

A Kern County jury convicted Cesar Vasquez of first-degree murder for killing security guard Odulio Rodriguez during a 2022 Oildale tobacco store robbery.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help to find a missing at-risk 12-year-old last seen on Monday afternoon near Mountain Vista Drive and Alondra Drive. The Bakersfield Police Department said Jose Holguin was last seen on Monday, May 4, 2026, at about 4 p.m....

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing at-risk 16-year-old girl who was last seen early Monday morning on N Street. Officials said Aleena Marie Paniagua was last seen on May 4, 2026, at about 7:30 a.m. in the 500 block of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who died after being struck by a vehicle on April 21st as 26-year-old Roshanda Jones of Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at around 9:08 p.m., officers were called out...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A search warrant served in Maricopa led to the seizure of about 50 pounds of copper wire and the arrest of a 68-year-old New Cuyama man, Kern County deputies said. On April 29, 2026, deputies from the Taft substation and detectives with the Rural Crimes Investigation...