Bakersfield CA

Situated at the southern end of California's Central Valley, Bakersfield is close to beautiful and varied campgrounds in every direction. The Sierra Nevada begins just to the east and stretches north, while the Transverse Ranges run along the south. The surrounding landscape offers alpine environments, rushing rivers,

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man on mandatory supervision was arrested after probation officers found suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia during a home visit in Oildale on June 17, said authorities. Officers assigned to the Kern County Probation Department’s Adult AB-109 Division, Mandatory Supervis

A bicyclist was shot Tuesday in Bakersfield's Oleander neighborhood and was in critical condition Wednesday morning.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man and a pickup truck believed to be connected to a burglary at a church property in southwest Bakersfield. Officials said the burglary happened Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the Church of God, located...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Delano man was arrested recently after a loaded gun, suspected methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia were found in a home search, said the Kern County Probation Department. Youth Placement Supervision Unit officers conducted a home visit in the 1000 block of Albany Street in Delano

July 1, 2026 – DELANO, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death of an incarcerated person at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) as a homicide. On June 28, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m., staff conducting a planned count noticed incarcerated person Tyrin...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating an attempted homicide after a bicyclist was shot Tuesday afternoon. According to BPD, the shooting happened just before 5:45 p.m. on Forrest Street, near H Street. Officers said the suspect fled the scene and there is no additional informat

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The old Rite Aid store located at Rosedale Highway and Allen Road is set to become a new Goodwill. Crews were spotted Monday morning hanging new Goodwill signage on the front of the building. This is directly across the street from a much smaller Goodwill location. Rite Aid officially close

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County coroner has identified a person who was found dead in a Bakersfield swimming pool on Tuesday. The coroner identified the person as 71-year-old Sarwa Ama Aldoori of Bakersfield. Aldoori was found deceased in a residential swimming pool in the 1400 block of Pineglen Drive on J

On July 1, the Kern County Farm Bureau submitted a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, requesting that a State of Emergency be declared related to the spread of invasive golden mussels in California. The letter also called for immediate permitting and financial assistance to support prevention, monitoring, mitigation, era