Feds recover $170,000 in wages after finding construction company denied 74 workers OT pay
A Bakersfield welding and construction company has been ordered to pay back wages to workers who a federal investigation found were denied overtime pay....
Coroner identifies body found near Lamont
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - A man whose body was found last week off South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard has been identified. The...
BCSD And Stay Focused To Host Free Community Event To Honor MLK And His...
Saturday, February 10th is planned to be a big day for Kern County in celebration and honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. named...
BPD investigates brief standoff in SW Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a brief standoff in southwest Bakersfield Tuesday afternoon. According to police, officers were called...
Liquor and a gun: Reports detail teen’s shooting
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) - Twice within a week, a pistol owned by Gregory Wisniewski accidentally fired while teens played with it, according to statements...
CDCR report shows Kern’s high rate of repeat offenders released from prison
Kern County had California's highest rate of people committing crimes again within three years of being released from prison in the 2018-19 fiscal year,...
BPD searches for missing teenage boy
Bakersfield police are looking for a teenage boy who went missing at about 3 p.m. Monday in the 2300 block of K Street. The...
Hall Ambulance honor top EMT, paramedic and other employees
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/FOX58) - Hall Ambulance honored its top employees Tuesday during the annual Founder's Day Awards. Antony Pena was presented as EMT of...
Downtown roads closed for storm drain maintenance
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Several streets in downtown Bakersfield are closed for roadwork this week. The closures like the one on 21st...
Woman struck, killed by vehicle on SB Hwy 99
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield woman was struck and killed by vehicle on southbound Highway 99, south of Olive Drive early Tuesday...
