Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying two people allegedly involved in a forgery investigation. Police said it happened on Thursday, August 27th, 2026, at around 1:20 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. in the 5000 block of California Avenue and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver who died after hitting the tree as 85-year-old Dale Edward Carver of Salem, Oregon. The California Highway Patrol said on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at around 12:02 p.m., officers were called to southbound Highway 99,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Upset following his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving, Alan Henry Gonzalez got hold of the arresting officer’s contact information and began a campaign of harassment and threatening messages, prosecutors say. At trial this week, a Kern County jury returned guilty verdicts on a felony s

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Bakersfield man was arrested a day after allegedly robbing a Ridgecrest Taco Bell and getting struck by an employee. The Ridgecrest Police Department said on September 24, 2026, officers were called to a reported robbery in progress at Taco Bell, 1240 N. China Lake Boulevard.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen near Bakersfield High School. Police said Naveah Love McGill was last seen on September 24, 2026, around 8 a.m., in the 1200 block of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman has died after being found unresponsive in a house fire on the 1300 block of Ralston Street last week. The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the woman as 75-year-old Delcy Elizabeth C. Martinez of Bakersfield. The Kern County Fire Department responded to the house fire on Sept

September 25, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on September 19, 2026, deputies from the Taft, Buttonwillow, and Frazier Park Substations executed a search warrant in the 28100 block of Dustin Acres Road. The warrant was issued as part of an investigation into a criminal threat incident in which

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Thursday night argument inside Valley Plaza Mall in Bakersfield ended with a woman spraying something near the Lush store, sending people running and coughing, according to video obtained by Eyewitness News. The video, which was posted on Instagram and TikTok, shows shoppers fleeing

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Sparkling Image Car Wash oil change and wash that benefits Camp KEEP is set to return to Bakersfield in early October. The event is set for Oct. 2 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and for every full-service car wash or oil change purchased, 50% of the proceeds will donated […]

Construction on the Shafter Recreation and Parks District sports complex has come to a standstill after project costs increased, prompting leaders to pause work and seek additional funding.