Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police seized multiple dangerous dogs on a Kern River bike path. Officials took six dogs were taken to the animal care center after animal control received multiple reports and a man was bitten on the Kern River Bike path between Chester Avenue and about a half mile down.

Traffic Advisory for the Week of 8/17/2026 to 8/21/2026. EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of August 17 – August 21. Work schedules are subject to change due to traffic...

Bakersfield will not name itself a sanctuary city after the city council opted against it last week. The city council directed city staff to stop working on anything related to a sanctuary city policy, as well as any work on holding a TRUTH Act hearing. Driving the news: Several people...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Grapevine Road off-ramp from northbound Interstate 5 is closed after a semi-truck on fire. According to the CHP’s website, the semi-truck was reported to be on fire at around 2:28 p.m. on Grapevine Road. The website said the Grapevine Road off-ramp is closed.

Jorge Luis Martinez was arrested in Mexico in connection with the murder of a police officer's relative, with potential ties to a Stanislaus County case.

Good morning! Temperatures are set to be below 100 for the first time in over two weeks. We stay in this nicer weather pattern through the weekend. Cooler air is pushing into central California, and temperatures are expected to be below seasonal average starting today, on Thursday. Bakersfield's average high...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A day after deadlocking on a murder charge against a man who stabbed his wife in the neck, jurors began hearing testimony from the defendant himself to determine whether he was sane at the time of the killing. The jury in the case against Rafael Estrada on Wednesday returned a number […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Highway Patrol will be conduction and D.U.I. and driver's license checkpoint on August 15 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. in an unincorporated area of Bakersfield. CHP said officers will be looking for signs of alcohol or drug use and will be checking...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Highway Patrol is set to conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint in an unincorporated Bakersfield area on Saturday. The checkpoint is scheduled from 6 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol. DUI checkpoints serve three purposes: deter

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department’s Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI and Driver License Checkpoint on Friday. Officers conducting the checkpoint operation will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment of drivers, BPD said. The department said that conducting DUI checkpoin