California Prison Officials Seeking Escaped Inmate Felipe Rodriguez
BAKERSFIELD – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for a person who walked away from a Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) facility in Kern County on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. At about 5:25 a.m., officials were alerted that incarcerated person Felipe Rodriguez had...
Coroner identifies man, woman killed in southeast Bakersfield murder-suicide
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man and woman killed in a murder-suicide in southeast Bakersfield Wednesday evening. The woman was identified as Maria Silvia Gonzalez Gandara, 48, of Bakersfield, according to the coroner’s office. The man was identified as Isidro Felix...
Kern County may block vehicle access to these Oildale roads for pedestrian safety
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A request slated to be heard on Tuesday is asking the Kern County Board of Supervisors to approve road closures in Oildale to improve pedestrian safety in the residential areas. The request, submitted by the Kern County Public Works Department, asks to block vehicle access in both ways at...
Kaiser Permanente $2.5 million to combat doctor shortage in Kern County
Kaiser Permanente is investing $2.5 million to bring international doctors to Kern County! How important is healthcare access in your neighborhood?
Kern County community pushes back on CoreCivic detention facility plans
Residents of California City and Kern County gathered Tuesday for an emergency action rally, urging city council members to reject plans for a CoreCivic immigration detention center within city limits. During the scheduled August 12 meeting, the discussion was abruptly canceled after the council failed to meet...
JAIL INTERVIEW: 23ABC speaks to Graciela Bustamante, Stepmother of Genesis Mata
The woman arrested for allegedly torturing an 8-year-old who was found dead in a Bakersfield hotel, spoke with 23ABC from jail about the incident.
Missing autistic teen found: KCSO
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (8:04 PM) Deputies said Corbin Holder has been found. He is no longer listed as missing. ------- The Kern County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in locating 15-year-old Corbin Arndt Holder, who was last seen on August 15, 2025, at approximately 6:45 a.m. He...
Nearly 5000 people sign petition calling for investigation into Kern County CPS
More than 3,000 people have signed the petition demanding an independent investigation into Kern County’s Child Protective Services since Tuesday.
2 charged with murder in homicide at Wasco State Prison
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two inmates at Wasco State Prison have been charged with murder in connection with the death of a third inmate earlier this year. Jose D. Castro and Darnell Rodas are accused of using homemade weapons to attack Angel Carrasco on March 14. Carrasco was taken to a hospital, where he was […]
California Highway Patrol remembers Officer Raymond E. Miller
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Highway Patrol is remembering Officer Raymond E. Miller who died on this day 40 years ago. Officer Raymond E. Miller died while issuing a citation to a big rig driver on the side of Interstate 5 near Bakersfield, according to CHP. A truck-tractor rammed into his patrol car...
