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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The third and what’s expected to be final day has begun in the preliminary hearing for three men accused of stealing a Dodge Hellcat that belonged to a woman who was fatally shot after locating the car through an Apple AirTag. The hearing for David Tyrone Thompson, Giovanni Garcia-Viscarra

CALIENTE — Firefighters were battling a fast-moving vegetation fire Thursday afternoon near Caliente that had grown to approximately 50 acres and was threatening structures, according to reports from the scene. The Walker Fire was reported shortly after 1:19 p.m. near Caliente Bodfish Road and Walser Road. By 1:28 p.m.

Traffic Advisory for the Week of 6/8/2026 to 6/12/2026. EASTERN KERN, INYO, and MONO COUNTIES – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announces the following project work and traffic impacts for the week of June 8 – June 12. Work schedules are subject to change due to traffic...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two people were arrested, with one for evading and allegedly assaulting an officer, and over 100 citations were made during a joint operation in southwest Bakersfield Thursday morning. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Thursday, June 4th, 2026, between 8 a.m. and noon, officers

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — TEMPS CLIMBING 'TIL THE WEEKEND. It's definitely summer-like, and those daily readings could get even hotter before the week concludes. Triple digits were reached across some of our desert communities Wednesday, and mid 90s dominated the South Valley. Over the next two days, highs coul

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A minor was recently arrested by probation officers on Niles Street after a loaded semi-automatic handgun was discovered in their bedroom, according to officials. Officers from the Youth Supervision Division conducted a home visit for a minor on juvenile probation in the 1300 block of.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man on a motorized bicycle was struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday night in central Bakersfield after he went against a red light, said Bakersfield police. The driver cooperated with law enforcement. On June 3, 2026, at around 7:59 p.m., officers were called...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead Thursday after being struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in east Bakersfield. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened just after midnight after a 39-year-old male was riding his bike on southbound Weedpatch Highway, just south of Eucalyptus Drive.

Water contractors can expect to pay between 1% to 3% more for the energy it takes to bring supplies down the state through California’s largest project thanks to just one renewable energy project that came online recently in Kern County – the Pastoria Solar Project. And that’s just...