Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Catholics came together for a morning of faith and community Wednesday. The Kern Catholic Prayer Breakfast began with a mass at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in downtown Bakersfield. Attendees prayed the rosary with Bishop Joseph Brennan. It was followed by breakfast and a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Downtown Bakersfield is expected to see a surge of visitors over the next few days as the CIF high school wrestling championship gets underway at Dignity Health Arena, bringing teams and families from across the state — and a boost for local businesses. Restaurants downtown...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A piece of Bakersfield history has received an artistic makeover. The Standpipe Mural Project is finally complete at Hart Park. These five historic standpipes are the only ones remaining in the park, from almost 100 years ago. They were originally used to flood irrigate the park’s trees...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 35-year-old man was sentenced Thursday for killing his ex’s new boyfriend, court records show. Christopher Tovar received life without parole plus 25 years to life, prosecutors said. He was found guilty last month of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Rudy Herrera, which...

February 26, 2026 – Tulare County Sheriff's Office officials report that just after 12:15 a.m. on February 25, 2026, TCSO Deputies were called to the Big B’s Travel Center on Highway 99 in Delano for an armed robbery. When Deputies arrived, they learned three suspects came into the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who the Public Defender’s Office says was detained on suspicion of theft despite differences between him and the description of the suspect was acquitted Wednesday on felony and misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest. Aaron Lee Murry was found not guilty in a verdict reached “after...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Wasco Police Department will conduct a DUI and driver’s license checkpoint on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, as police step up enforcement aimed at keeping impaired motorists off the road. Officials said the checkpoint will run from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed...

Inside Nikki Beauty Supply & Salon the art of braiding is more than a service. Owner Fausta Adekoba braiding for more than 30 years, her journey began she opened a salon chair.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police and other agencies conducted an enforcement operation on Casa Loma targeting unauthorized street vendors who have been setting up weekly on private property. The operation ended in several citations. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Sunday, February 22,...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. ( ) – Multiple suspects are on the run after robbing a Delano truck stop early Wednesday morning, the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies say, just after 12:15 a.m., they responded to an armed robbery call at Big B’s Travel Center on Highway 99 in Delano.