Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — As children across Kern County begin summer break, some families may be eligible for additional grocery assistance through California's Summer EBT program, also known as SUN Bucks. The federal program provides a one-time $120 benefit for each eligible child to help families purchase gro

The County Administrative Center will be closed for the rest of the day, but is expected to reopen for normal business hours on Friday, according to a press release sent out by the county. Both courthouses have resumed operations.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Twenty-eight years ago, Derrick Luque was shot and killed while walking home from Rexland Acres Park with his girlfriend as they pushed their child in a stroller. Last week, the state Board of Parole Hearings decided his killer should be set free. Against the wishes of the District Attorney

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who shot an acquaintance eight times and left him for dead in a field in the east Bakersfield area was sentenced Wednesday to a life term in prison. The victim survived. Rogelio Alvarez, 61, received 32 years to life, prosecutors said. He was found guilty last year of attempted […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department will hold a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, June 12, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. within the city limits. Officers will be looking for drivers with signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Other officers will be checking for...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman was arrested after a suspected DUI crash involving a Kern County Sheriff’s Office transport vehicle early Thursday morning. Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department were dispatched to the area of Chester Avenue and 24th Street at about 2:55 a.m. Thursday for the report of a c

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl. Police said Angelina Flores was last seen on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, at around 2:30 a.m. in the 2400 block of Blade Avenue, near Bakersfield College. Angelina is...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office announced that a body was recovered from the Kern River. KCSO said the body was recovered from the river on Thursday, June 11, by Search and Rescue. Family of the missing man said on social media that the body...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Animal Care Center will be offering free dog tags and microchips throughout the month of June for Bakersfield city residents. The center said that pet owners do not have to be adopting a dog to be eligible for a free tag or microchip. They said dogs do not have […]

Kern County Superintendent of Schools John G. Mendiburu publicly recognized the efforts of first responders and provided an update on the support being offered to those affected.