Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead after a crash on Panama Road, west of Tejon Highway Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said officers responded to the crash at 4:48 a.m. for the report of a crash involving two vehicles. According to CHP, a 68-year-old man was driving a 2001 […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man accused of hitting and killing a 17-year-old girl on Union Avenue last month with a vehicle was arraigned on Wednesday and faces a pending trial date in October. Jeff Ferguson, 67, was arraigned on Wednesday and re-entered a not guilty plea to hit-and-run...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Various homeowners all over town are reporting that their mail is being stolen from neighborhood mailboxes, as police say master mailbox keys are circulating on the black market. In the neighborhoods off Old River Road in southwest Bakersfield, many people are reporting their mail is being

Former Sevita Health caregivers in Bakersfield speak out about staffing and safety concerns at a group home for adults with developmental disabilities.

After Jessica Lewis's four-year-old son came home with bruises and no phone call from the school, she tells 23ABC her journey for justice now calls for cameras inside special education classrooms.

Paying extra to park closer to the front door may sound like something reserved for stadiums, airports or valet parking. But at a mall in Bakersfield, shoppers are now being charged up to $10 a day for preferred parking, raising a familiar question for Coachella Valley shoppers: Could paid parking eventually become mor

As the caregiver of a spouse with irreversible dementia, I neglected to fully understand this advice: You can care for others best when you also care for yourself. When my husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s four years ago, I immediately went into protective mode. All I wanted was to do everything in my power to kee

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Jurors are in deadlock over how to convict Lindsay Clancy — the mother who is accused of killing her three children. We are taking a deeper look at the trial with Criminal Defense Attorney Alekxia Torres Stallings to break down where this trial might go. Watch the full interview in the […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Highway Patrol will be conducting a Holiday Enforcement Period for the Labor Day weekend. The enforcement period will be from Friday, September 4, at 6 p.m. to Monday, September 7, at 11:59 p.m. According to CHP, during the enforcement period, officers statewide will...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Closing arguments were presented Wednesday in the trial of a man charged with murder in a deadly shooting seven years ago in east Bakersfield. 17 News live blogged attorneys’ statements in the trial of Michael Angel Cervantes, 33, who’s accused of killing Bryan Lee Redman following a confro