Bakersfield CA

You might think getting in the mood for a late-autumn celebration like Halloween would be the furthest thing from anyone’s mind on a 108-degree mid-August day, but business was brisk at the newest Spirit Halloween store in northwest Bakersfield.

Kern County residents gathered at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to debate Prop. 39, a measure that would require voter ID at the polls, or a form of it for mail-in ballots.

The Taft Planning Commission gave the go-ahead for the New Hope Temple to build a new 15,000 square foot church facility on the western edge of the city. The church was granted conditional use permit to build the new church on Aug. 5. The church has been looking for a...

All westbound lanes are closed at 24th and Oak Streets due to a traffic collision involving a pedestrian on Monday morning, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

Video shows what is believed to be the last helicopter water pickup on Thursday night before the crash that killed Miles Elliott.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Inovia Pharmacy was broken into for the second time in three weeks in Bakersfield. Yesser Haykal, a pharmacist at Inovia Pharmacy, said the first incident happened when the suspected burglar went through the door and a gate. During the second incident, the alleged suspect first...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A burglar was caught on video after cutting a hole into the wall while breaking into Inovia Pharmacy Thursday. This is the second time in three weeks that Inovia Pharmacy has been broken into. The burglar first broke into the business next door, then somehow cut a hole through the wall […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl. Police said Samantha Flores was last seen on August 7, 2026, at around 11 p.m., in the 5600 block of Greenhorn Mountain Court, near Silver Creek Park. She...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Expect delays if planning to travel to Kern County from Southern California after three lanes are closed due to a semi-truck catching on fire on northbound Interstate 5 near Smokey Bear Road. According to the CHP’s website, on Monday, August 10, 2026, at around 11:27...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead Monday after being struck by multiple vehicles on 24th Street, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Police said officers were dispatched to the 24th Street bridge over the Kern River just after 5:30 a.m. to a man lying in the roadway. Officers found the man in the [