Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Twenty-one people were arrested in a three-day retail theft operation held by the Bakersfield Police Department. BPD said the operation was conducted Aug. 4 through 6 with multiple retailers including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Target, Ross, Dollar Tree, Macy’s and JCPenney. Besides the arrests

Bakersfield officials push for downtown inclusion in the new federal Opportunity Zone program ahead of a U.S. Treasury decision.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The officers with the Bakersfield Police Department involved in a deadly shooting in December 2022 will not face criminal charges, according to the California Attorney General’s Office. The shooting was reported on Dec. 20, 2022, in the area of Madison Street and East Belle Terrace. Officia

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County supervisors took up a wide range of issues at their meeting on Tuesday, including a request from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office to buy a new armored vehicle for its SWAT team. The sheriff’s office is asking the county to spend more...

Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced a nearly $239 million investment to quickly bring 20 shovel-ready affordable rental housing developments with 1,700 homes to California residents. August 12, 2026 - SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced a nearly $239 million investment to help bring 20 constr

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help to find a man who has been missing since early July. Pedro Calderon, 51, was last seen in Bakersfield on July 2, 2026. He is described as 6' 1" tall, 220 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

A Tehachapi school district administrator was arrested for allegedly failing to report child abuse complaints about a former PE teacher.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A mobile home in Bodfish caught fire recently, prompting Kern County Fire and U.S. Forest Service crews to extinguish the flames before they spread to nearby vegetation. Kern County Fire officials said Battalion 7 crews responded to a structure fire in the Kellen Way area...

Three Kern County minors, boys ages 16, 13 and 12, have been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a 53-year-old man, officials said. The incident occurred July 18 in the 800 block of Crane Street in Bakersfield, according to a news release from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Responding deputies arrived at t

The Crystal Palace, once Kern County’s most popular tourist attraction, has been closed for a year now, listed for sale for $7 million. After more than 13 months on the market, the Buck Owens family finally opted to shutter the famous venue last Aug. 12, on what would have been Owens’ 96th birthday. Has anything change