Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of killing his adult son during a drunken fight over an electric bill was sentenced Thursday to more than two decades in prison. Prosecutors said Jose Guadalupe Preciado was sentenced to 21 years — the term agreed upon when he pleaded no contest last month to voluntary...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — One of two suspects accused of setting a 62-year-old woman on fire and killing her appeared in a Kern County courtroom for an arraignment on Wednesday. Daniel Graham and Misha Allen are accused of killing Roxana Jo Kelley in August 2025 on State Road. Court documents...

Victor Farias pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of 30-year-old Yolanda Rojo in a domestic violence-related assault in northeast Bakersfield.

Yaquelin Acosta, a first-generation student from a small farming town, beat steep odds to earn acceptance into Yale University.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A Bakersfield man was arrested on Tuesday following a probation search of his Oildale home, which revealed suspected methamphetamine and cash, said Kern County probation officials. On March 31, 2026, the department's Post Release Community Supervision (PRCS) Unit contacted Mark Black,...

The Cesar Chavez mural in Downtown Bakersfield was defaced with spray paint following allegations of sexual misconduct against the labor leader.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (4 P.M.): The Albertsons on Brundage Lane reopened. Kern County Public Health said the store was closed temporarily Wednesday night by our Environmental Health Emergency Response Team solely due to a loss of power. An official with Public Health said it was not a...

April 1, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Saturday, March 28, 2026, deputies assigned to the Lamont. Substation contacted RODRIGO GARCIA (20 years old) of Lamont, and JUAN CACHU (43) of Lamont, in the 7700 block of Buena Vista Boulevard. GARCIA was riding a stolen motorcycle and pulling a...

Financial support for the controversial Delta Conveyance Project has been eroding among Kern County agricultural water districts over the past year and lost another significant chunk when the Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District opted recently to cut its contribution by nearly 97% – from $4.6 million down to...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The city of Shafter is looking to buy and upfit three new police patrol vehicles to better respond to the city’s growing needs for traffic enforcement, according to the Shafter City Council agenda for Tuesday. The model would be Ford F-150 patrol responder trucks. If approved, these would...