Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man who attacked his wife with a pair of scissors while she held their 1-year-old infant has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison, according to the Kern County Superior Court website. Wildson Tol Morales was convicted last month on charges...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle along Weedpatch Highway early Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. The collision happened at Weedpatch Highway and Kernita Road just before 6 a.m., according to CHP’s Traffic Incident Information Page. Weedpatch...

The Kern County Library Wilson branch reopened to public after a major renovation project.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is making a stop in Bakersfield on Saturday, March 22. The truck will be stationed at Valley Plaza Mall, near Forever 21, facing the Target and the food court entrance from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. This year marks two...

No guns were found on or near Lewis, although a handgun was recovered behind a utility pole near where one of his passengers was seen after the shooting, according to the KCSO.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman was sentenced to a year in jail Thursday for a vehicle crash last year that resulted in injuries and in which she drove with a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit, according to court records. Daisy Gonzalez pleaded no contest in January to two felony...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two men have been arrested in connection with a deadly stabbing that occurred in January on Pioneer Drive, sheriff’s officials said. Larry Edward Chavez, 42, and Matthew Troy Chavez, 35, were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder and are being held without bail. They’re due in court...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Community advocates and leaders rallied outside Rep. David Valadao’s Bakersfield office Wednesday, to protest potential cuts to federal entitlement programs like Medicaid and Medicare. Attendees included Dolores Huerta and other members of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, as well as...

BAKERSFIELD, CA — A motorist and passenger have both been arrested in connection with a law enforcement pursuit and officer-involved shooting in early February. According to a press release by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a report of a stolen vehicle late on the night of Sunday, Feb. 4,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a Delano man who was found dead in McFarland on Tuesday. Jose Luis Garcia, 55, was found dead in the 3000 block of Peterson Road in McFarland on Tuesday, March 18. Sheriff’s deputies say Garcia was located at about 9:46 a.m., and he was […]