Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — In just a few years, students won’t have to trek down Interstate 58 to access Bakersfield-grade college degrees or work opportunities — they can get it right in Tehachapi. Phase one of the new Cerro Coso Community College campus construction includes 19,320 square feet of instructional spac

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A two-year prison term was handed down Tuesday in connection with a hit-and-run crash in 2024 that killed a woman walking on Ming Avenue. Eliezer Camacena-Martinez, 28, pleaded no contest in June to hit-and-run causing death, according to court records. Kern County District Attorney’s Offic

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a woman wanted for allegedly punching a vehicle. According to police, the incident happened Aug. 21 at around 7:20 p.m. Police said the woman punched a vehicle that was parked in the 2600 block of Call

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County coroner’s office has completed a postmortem exam and confirmed that the man who was found in a house fire in June died of smoke inhalation and thermal burns. Emergency personnel were dispatched to a residence on the 1000 block of Royal Way after receiving reports of a fire [

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County jury has found the man who set a car on fire in McFarland guilty of arson and automobile insurance fraud. The District Attorney’s Office said Daniel Montes was convicted after he drove a Jeep Gladiator from the Hard Rock Casino to a rural area near McFarland in December […]

BAKERSFIELD. Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is warning the community not to share personal information with two individuals. Police said the two individuals — Gianfranco Lopez Butron, 29, and Jean Pierre Jara Lopez, 33 — have recently been seen at several vehicle collisions in the area, interviewing

A Bakersfield parent is seeking answers after her 4-year-old special-needs son came home from school with unexplained injuries.

A $1.8 million investment will bring safety upgrades to crosswalks in Oildale and East Bakersfield, including flashing beacons and ADA-compliant ramps.

Kern County has just 0.9 attorneys per 1,000 residents. California is weighing a rule to let trained non-attorneys fill the gap.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Nearly two years after a water crisis left hundreds of homes in an east Bakersfield neighborhood without running water, residents are being told changes are underway that could shape the future of their water service. Following a meeting last week, residents learned the original water.