Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — At least one person and a dog died after a crash on Oswell Street Tuesday night. The CHP’s website said it happened on Tuesday, January20, 2026, at around 5:46 p.m., there was a report of a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 900 block of Oswell Street.

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Daniel Betts, co-owner of The Well Comedy Club, spoke with Eyewitness News about the grand opening of its new location in Downtown Bakersfield. Betts is set to celebrate the grand opening with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday afternoon and two shows on Friday and Saturday nights featuring Hans Kim of the Kill Tony show...

A man in Bakersfield, California, is claiming that he was recently a victim of racial profiling at a local grocery store on Union Avenue after a security guard allegedly singled him out for looking “suspicious” and accused him of theft, according to his account. The incident reportedly happened inside a Superior...

UPDATE: The Delano Police Department said the pregnant teen reported missing on Monday has been located. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Delano Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a 16-year-old girl who is eight months pregnant. Mariana Guerra was last seen on Saturday, Jan. 17 in...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office announced an arrest in a murder cold case from 2008, nearly 17 years after a 78-year-old man was found dead inside a North Edwards home. The suspect was identified as a 35-year-old man. KCSO said on November 25, 2008, deputies...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Chalet Basque is set to be closed on Mondays, according to a post on the restaurant’s social media. The new change was put into place starting Jan. 12. According to the restaurant’s social media post, the day will allow the team to recharge, rest and take care of work “behind the […]

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — North Kern State Prison remembered an employee who died after more than 21 years of service with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Collette McPherson, was an analyst at North Kern State Prison, who died in January, according to the CDCR. In a statement on the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The City of Bakersfield is announcing multiple closures set to take place o Highway 99 and Wible Road on Wednesday, January 21 and Thursday, January 22. Southbound Highway 99/Ming Avenue:. A nighttime lane closure is planned for the far right lane of southbound Highway 99...