Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The U.S. Marshals are asking the public to held locate a parolee at large. Joseph Gomez, 45, is wanted by Marshals for failing to register as a sex offender. He has a prior criminal record that contains charges such as spousal battery, narcotic possession and 3 counts of rape. Gomez is […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County jury on Thursday found a man guilty of murder in connection with the shooting death of an alleged former East Side Bakers gang member. Rodrigo Lara, 32, faces up to 55 years to life in prison at his sentencing hearing next month. Defense attorney Tony Lidgett said the […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A Bakersfield man, Rodrigo Lara, was convicted on Thursday, August 28, for the murder of 33-year-old Javier Sanchez, according to the Kern County District Attorney's Office. Lara was found guilty of first-degree murder, being a prohibited person in possession of ammunition, conspiracy...

A case once dismissed for lack of evidence has been reopened and resulted in misdemeanor charges—despite the victim's family insisting the same video proof was always available.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 7-year-old girl was found hours after being reported missing when she left Horace Mann School Thursday evening. Two people were arrested after the child was found. On Facebook, the child's mother made a post seeking help in finding her daughter. The Kern County Sheriff's...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A jury trial date has been set in September for the woman accused of leaving her two children in a hot car, with one baby dying. The incident happened on Sunday, June 29, 2025, when officers responded to a report of an unresponsive child in the 10 block of South Real Road.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Chevron and the Los Angeles Children's Hospital announced layoffs through WARN notices sent by Kern and Los Angeles counties. Chevron is set to cut more jobs in Bakersfield, with an additional 75 layoffs anticipated. This follows the company's announcement in May that it would lay off...

Mandy Bega started with Wasco in February and over the last six months has worked to connect the city, providers for those experiencing homelessness or substance abuse, and unhoused residents.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Kern County jury reached a mixed verdict for a man who fought with and choked a deputy, acquitting him of attempted murder but returning guilty verdicts on assault and battery charges. In total, Quane Dupri Sutton was acquitted of attempted murder, grand theft and vandalism, and...

Interview with a BPD official in a news vehicle outfitted with 3 GoPro cameras, ends with an arrest of a suspected DUI driver