Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bear Valley Community Services District said on Sunday, August 31, a group will be filming scenes for a private video project in Bear Valley throughout the day, with actors portraying as hunters carrying unloaded guns. Bear Valley CSD said starting at 4 p.m., the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Tino Ibach, a Stevie Wonder impersonator, has been found incompetent to stand trial for the second time after being accused of inappropriately contacting a young girl in Bakersfield. On June 30, Ibach allegedly grabbed a 3-year-old at a Stockdale Highway gas station before being...

The service was filled with images of unicorns, which family members say, Genesis loved dearly.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — On August 29, 2025, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Office Metropolitan Patrol Division conducted a proactive enforcement operation targeting individuals loitering and trespassing in areas with repeated complaints from local businesses and residents. The operation was carried...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a unique gallery to honor and remember the American soldiers, still listed as missing in action was held in downtown Bakersfield. The non-profit, “Missing in Action Remembered” is opening a memorial gallery at the “Portrait of a Warrior Gallery” in downtown...

BAKERSFIELD — As the long weekend approaches, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is urging drivers to prioritize safety and avoid impaired driving. Officer DC Williams demonstrated the use of "fatal vision goggles" to simulate the effects of being twice the legal alcohol limit, which is 0.08 percent. The goggles,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Highway Patrol has issued an alert for a missing elderly person who was last seen driving in Barstow. Milton Coleman, 88, was last seen Aug. 26, at 7 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Coleman was believed to be driving a 2005 gold Honda Pilot in the Barstow...

Retired Model Railroader Managing Editor Jim Kelly remains active in honing his N scale skills and craftsmanship. The result has been the fourth incarnation of his Tehachapi Pass layout. Set in 1985, both the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and Southern Pacific traverse the 2% grade between Bakersfield and Tehachapi,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — California State University, Bakersfield, has unveiled a state-of-the-art simulation lab designed to enhance the education of students in its highly regarded nursing and family nurse practitioner programs. The new facility aims to prepare students better to address the severe shortage...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Meet this week’s Pet of the Week, Niko! Niko is a 4-year-old Siberian Husky mix who has been in the shelter since 2024. Brian McLaughlin with the Bakersfield SPCA said that Niko is a needy dog. Attention and a fence are necessary or he will explore the whole neighborhood. Those at […]