Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The City of Bakersfield was awarded more than $14 million in state funding toward the Ramkabir Permanent Housing Project. The project is to address homelessness. The City said a 38-room converted motel will include 15 units reserved specifically for veterans at risk of or experiencing.

BAKERSFIELD Calif. (KGET) — The trial of Rafael Estrada, charged with murder in the stabbing death of his estranged wife, resumed Friday morning. 17 News is live blogging the proceedings. Estrada, 45, stabbed his wife in the neck — in front of two her children — after crashing a family gathering in May of last […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County Animal Services is emphasizing the importance of microchips after a 10-year-old Golden Retriever was reunited with his owner. The reunion happened a day after they were involved in a crash. At the time, his owner was taken to the hospital, and the dog, Zeus, was taken to th

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was shot and killed last weekend in east Bakersfield. Officials identified the victim as 53-year-old Eric Wesley Lancaster of Bakersfield. Lancaster was fatally shot in the 800 block of Crane Street on Saturday, July 18, around 7:2

A new chicken restaurant with an ’80s-inspired vibe is set to open in central Bakersfield on Saturday, offering family-style meals, loaded fries and a grand-opening giveaway that could land customers a free meal. Turning Bird Clucking Family Meals is a new spot in central Bakersfield that is opening to...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Arson investigators are working to determine what sparked an apartment fire in southwest Bakersfield that broke out Friday morning near Belle Terrace and McDonald Way. Bakersfield fire officials said one person suffered a minor injury and was treated at the scene but did not need...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred earlier this year. Police officials are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect who allegedly burglarized a Bakersfield home and stole a Tesla charger plug. The Tesla charging plug was later returned to

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the cause and manner of death for the man who was found dead in an open dirt field. The Kern County Coroner’s Office said on June 20, 2026, at around 3:12 p.m., 48-year-old Geraldo Ramirez of Bakersfield was found dead in a dirt field nor

The State of California announced the creation of 278 new permanent supportive homes in Bakersfield, Contra Costa County, Fresno, and Sacramento, including 103 homes reserved for veterans through $109.6 million in Prop 1-funded Homekey+ awards. In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement, the state said that the investments bu

Cold case investigators from Kern County are seeking information regarding the murder of a Canyon Country woman who was found beheaded in 2011. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in a cold case homicide investigation involving 64-year-old Ada Beth Kaplan Moore. Detectives are seeking