Bakersfield CA

The state of CA is paving the way to write the wrongs of slavery. Governor Newsom plans to create an agency that will be a one-stop-shop for descendants of slaves to receive their reparations.

Join Bakersfield's free "Halloweentown" event Friday, Oct. 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Silver Creek Community Center for spooky family fun

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 38-year-old man who revved his engine in a neighborhood ended up shooting another person Sunday night after leaving his house in McFarland, according to police. Fernando Cisneros, 38, was placed under arrest on Oct. 19 for alleged attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has warned the community of phone and text message scams that claim to be members of KCSO. The scammers will use things such as fake warrants, missed jury duty and court issues to get the victim to pay an amount of money. They will ask for […]

Kern County Sheriffs deputies are searching for a domestic violence suspect. Deputies responded Sunday to the 2300 block of Center Street in east Bakersfield where the suspect managed to escape with an armed accomplice. Authorities say the men eluded deputies by taking off in a car. One of the guys...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 52-year-old man was arrested in southeast Bakersfield on Monday on suspicion of drug trafficking and gun violations. Multiple law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at a residence in southeast Bakersfield. The residence belonged to Mario Flores, 52. At the resident officers...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — One of the two men accused of chasing three sisters, resulting in the death of two, has been newly charged with two counts of second-degree murder on Tuesday. Kern County Superior Court Judge Tiffany Organ-Bowles granted the prosecution’s motion to amend the complaint. Defense attorney...

A new report shows all 47 child deaths in Kern County last year were preventable, with motor vehicle crashes, drownings, and suicides as leading causes.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One arrest was made and nearly 40 citations were issued while CHP patrolled Highway 58, between Bakersfield and Tehachapi, early Tuesday morning. The California Highway Patrol said early this morning, the CHP Mojave Area partnered with the CHP Bakersfield and worked along Highway 58...

Bakersfield police need help identifying two men in their 40s suspected of burglarizing a storage unit on Truxtun Avenue between August and September.