Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — After serving the Bakersfield community for 4 years, Harrington House in southwest Bakersfield announced its closure. On social media, the restaurant shared its gratitude to the community and thanked its team members. The restaurant described the goodbye as “bittersweet,” and are excited fo

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The buddy cop scenario featuring interracial partners has been a mainstay of the movie industry for decades. This approach creates two levels of tension – the actual case and the will-they-won’t-they-kill-each other bickering. What makes the casting of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlber

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It was revealed during a court hearing Friday that prosecutors have waived the death penalty against two men facing murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people at a marijuana dispensary in east Bakersfield. Terrance Thompson, 19, and Darwin Young Jr., 21, now face a maximum penalty

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — New York City is getting ready to celebrate people with Down syndrome. Only 500 people are chosen to have their photo appear on a jumbotron at the heart of Times Square—and one Bakersfield girl is part of this special video. Lauren Holcomb sits with the proud mom and dad Jessica Slaughter [

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a woman accused of stealing items from a car on Real Road. Police said on Monday, August 10th, 2026, at around 10:45 p.m., the suspect allegedly removed personal items from the victim’s...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 13-year-old boy arrested in connection to a deadly shooting in east Bakersfield has been committed to a juvenile detention center for up to 36 weeks after admitting to charges of second-degree murder and assault with a gun, according to prosecutors. Daniel Rios also was placed on probatio

On this day (September 4) in 1963, Noel Haggard was born in Bakersfield, California. The youngest son of Merle Haggard and his first wife, Leona Hobbs, he began performing with his father as a teenager. Since starting his solo career in the late 1990s, he has released one album and charted two singles. He also regularl

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for your help finding an at-risk 11-year-old girl. Aayla Rosales was last seen Thursday night around 7:15 near the 800 block of South Kern Street. Police say she is 4 feet, 6 inches tall, about 90 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. She

Bobert is a 3-year-old French bulldog mix with a big personality who has been at Kern County Animal Services for about a month and is ready for a new home

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A series of deadly crashes in Kern County in recent weeks is putting road safety top of mind as local and regional safety experts urge drivers to stay focused, give themselves room to react and prepare for the unexpected. On Aug. 16, three people were...