Bakersfield CA

A major streetscape project planned for southeast Bakersfield aims to make the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard corridor safer for pedestrians and cyclists while adding hundreds of trees and other environmental improvements. The project, which will stretch from California Avenue to Brundage Lane, is part of the...

If nostalgia drag racing has a spiritual home, it’s the legendary quarter-mile at Famoso Dragstrip. And on Sunday, the tradition continued as nitro thunder and old-school horsepower crowned champions at the 68th March Meet, one of the most iconic events in drag racing. Leading the nitro charge was Tyler...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of making threats to a school in McFarland. Officials with the McFarland Police Department said they became aware of a 13-year-old boy making threats to “shoot up,” a school in McFarland on March 10. The boy was identified and arrested,...

A motorcyclist died Sunday in Bakersfield after losing control on Mt. Vernon Ave. Speed is believed to be a factor. Investigation ongoing.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A plea deal has been reached in connection with the death of a 78-year-old man who died months after being punched in the head. Larcellus Scott, 42, on Friday pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and faces 18 years in prison, according to prosecutors and court records. A murder...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl. Police said Zoie Pope was last seen on March 9, 2026, at around 9:15 a.m., in the 7700 block of Prism Way, near Stine Road. Zoie is described...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A supportive remark from a family member to a woman in custody sparked a courthouse altercation Monday, resulting in the arrest of one person and another getting escorted from the building. It happened immediately after a hearing in Department 15 during which Anabell Correa, accused of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A person allegedly stole a John Deere front loader and hit an apartment building on Hughes Lane, injuring a woman inside. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, March 7, 2026, at around 7:37 a.m., officers were called to a crash involving a John Deere front loader hitting a...

The City Lights shopping center hasn’t even broken ground over the old abandoned footprint of East Hills Mall, but northeast Bakersfield appears to be unanimous in its excited anticipation. At least that’s what we found in our mini-survey.

One proposal, Assembly Bill 1605, would allow judges to place a “no alcohol sale” designation on the driver’s licenses or state IDs of people convicted of certain DUI offenses.