Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Highway 43. Coroner officials said Andrian Ariza Nucup, 36, of San Bernardino was the driver of a vehicle that veered off the roadway on Interstate 5 and collided with a retaining

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the motorcyclist killed after a vehicle turned left into his path on Pond Road as 21-year-old Gilbert Pena Galarza Jr. of Earlimart. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at around 9:12 p.m., officers...

With school meals unavailable during summer break, Delano community sites are stepping in to provide free meals and support families who might be facing food insecurity.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's help finding a suspect in a grand theft investigation. Police said the suspect enterted the victim's backyard in the 4700 block of Winners Circle, where he removed the pool equipment. The suspect is described as a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying three men accused of an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven on Union Avenue. On Wednesday, May 27, three men entered the 7-Eleven at 1900 Union Ave. One suspect guarded the front door while the other two pointed a

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the community to help identify a suspect and a vehicle related to a burglary at a church that occurred in May. On Sunday, May 17, the suspect — unknown at this time if there were more than one — broke into a seatrain belonging to […]

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...