Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Flock Safety cameras are being cited more frequently in Bakersfield Police Department press releases, and the technology has now been included in the investigation into the two shootings at the station that led to an arrest last night. From identifying vehicles to helping police find missing...

Gas stations, grocery stores, and businesses across the region went dark as utilities cut power to reduce wildfire risk during gusty winds and dry conditions.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office and its high intensity drug trafficking task force helped execute a search warrant that resulted in the arrest of three people and the seizure of meth. Law enforcement executed the warrant in the desert area south of Highway 138 and 180th Street West in Lancaster, officials […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A portion of Zerker Road is set to completely close for around two weeks for pavement reconstruction, according to the city of Bakersfield. The closure will affect Zerker Road between Snow and 7th Standard roads from Monday, Oct. 19 through Sunday, Nov. 1, officials said Friday. Eastbound and westbound traffic on […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman accused of vandalizing the Kern County Veterans Memorial and Department of Human Services Building has been committed to a state psychiatric hospital for the maximum term of two years, according to prosecutors. Marina Leanne Smith, 33, was ordered committed to a mental hospital during a hearing Thursday in Superior […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An 18-year-old man who was wounded in a shooting that occurred as he allegedly fled a deputy in northwest Bakersfield was charged with attempted murder and other crimes, court records show. Logan Reyes was arraigned Friday afternoon and is being held on $500,000 bail. Not guilty pleas were entered on his […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A narcotics investigation ended with three people arrested and over 1,800 pounds of meth seized from a search warrant in Lancaster. KCSO said a large scale methamphetamine conversion lab was dismantled. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said a narcotics investigation into a Kern County–based Drug...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An arrest was made Thursday after two shootings at KBAK-TV’s studios, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Police said that on Oct. 9 and Oct. 13, officers responded to reports of shots fired at the station. Officers located multiple bullet strikes to the building and recovered 11 .40-caliber shell casings from […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — With El Niño raising the possibility of a wetter-than-normal winter, the city of Bakersfield is getting its water infrastructure ready for the potential of heavy rain and higher flows on the Kern River, even as officials acknowledge some areas could still face flooding challenges. Kern...

Strong winds and low humidity have prompted Public Safety Power Shutoffs from PG&E and Southern California Edison