Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man accused of setting a fire that damaged the Kern County Veterans Memorial will be sent to a mental health hospital after being found not competent to stand trial. Prosecutors say Oscar Ibarra, 40, had a hearing Tuesday and was ordered committed to a hospital for two years. He was...

Kern County supervisors are considering sweeping changes to the county’s oil and gas zoning ordinance — a move that could streamline the permitting process for up to 2,697 new wells each year.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office Rural Crime Investigators Unit arrested 3 people in connection with running an illegal recycling center. On June 25, officers were dispatched to a residence in the 3000 block of Belle Terrace in which a search warrant was served. Upon their arrival,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who repeatedly stole from a Rite Aid store in Bakersfield — pepper-spraying an employee in the face on one occasion — was sentenced to a life term in prison Thursday as a third-strike offender. Jonathan Goodrich, 45, was sentenced to 100 years to life in prison, according to court […]

Hard Rock will interview applicants for supervisor and manager positions during the event at the BC Arvin Education Center, in advance of job postings for hundreds of other positions in July

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man in Bakersfield was arrested on Wednesday after probation officers found several illegal drugs at his home on Mills Drive, according to the Kern County Probation Department. Probation officers conducted a home call in the 7600 block of Mills Drive and found about 60.7 grams of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A 41-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon following a standoff with police in east Bakersfield. Alejandro Leon faces charges related to allegedly assaulting a family member. The incident unfolded just before 3 p.m. when officers responded to the 2900 block of Baylor Street...

Video captured a wild scene in Bakersfield as a man who made his way onto a freight train tossed packages from the moving vehicle.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The historic Woolworth’s building, reopening as early as August 15, is going to have a lot of music, as its basement stage suggests. Home to Moneywise Wealth Management, it’s also going to have a lot of financial activity. It will also, however, have food…burgers, fries, everything you...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Jamie Foxx’s comedy show at The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater was postponed. It was scheduled for June 28. “Due to circumstances beyond The Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater's control, the Jamie Foxx show scheduled for June 28th has been postponed. We are working with the event...