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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Fair will open its gates early Thursday, October 1, for Special Friends Day, offering a quieter fair experience for people with special needs and their caregivers. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Fairgoers with special needs and their caregivers will...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — As thousands of visitors make their way through the Kern County Fair, safety checks are happening behind the scenes before carnival rides open each day. Butler Amusements, the fair’s carnival provider, begins by mapping where rides and attractions will be placed before setup begins, ac

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KERN COUNTY, CA — “A lengthy narcotics investigation was concluded with the execution of several search warrants in the Delano and Bakersfield area. As a result of the investigation, approximately 102.8 pounds of methamphetamine, 576.47 lbs. of methamphetamine in solution, 7- firearms, several thousands of dollars in U

Nearly two decades after his teenage son was shot and killed, Wesley Davis Jr. is continuing to turn his grief into a call for support, as the community prepares to gather for the 19th annual Walk for Peace in Bakersfield. The walk honors Wendale Davis, who was killed in 2006,...

Kern County District Attorney Press Release Re: Alan Henry Gonzalez Convicted of Stalking CHP Officer. After being arrested for DUI in 2022, Alan Henry Gonzalez sought out and obtained the personal information of the California Highway Patrol officer involved in his arrest. He subsequently began repeatedly contacting t

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Last week, jurors heard grisly details and viewed chilling surveillance video that captured the screams of Yolanda Rojo as she was fatally stabbed in the east Bakersfield apartment where she lived with her two young children. Trial resumes Monday in the trial of her alleged killer, Victor F

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Wasco Police Department is investigating an early morning fatal shooting on Lewis Court. The shooting was reported at about 12:09 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of Lewis Court, according to the Wasco Police Department. When officers arrived at the scene, they found one person suffering gu

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old. BPD said Annalee Marie Perez was last seen on Thursday, Sept. 24, around 10:45 a.m. when she was dropped off at Bakersfield High School. Law enforcement is considering Perez to be at risk be

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The trial of a man charged with murder in the shooting death of a security guard outside a Bakersfield bar was postponed Monday to late October. Jorge Esteban Garcia is now scheduled for trial Oct. 28, according to court records. Garcia, 27, is accused of shooting Joseph Anthony Reynaga out