Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Deputies found more than 40 bullet casings at the scene of an alleged gang-related shooting on Knotts Street that killed one man and wounded another, according to a warrant obtained by 17 News. Arthur Deray Ward, 30, was shot April 13 just west of North Baker Street and pronounced dead at […]

Good morning and happy Wednesday, Kern County. After a busy day yesterday with several passing showers, our rain chances dry up for Wednesday. The storm brought around 0.06" of rain to Bakersfield through Tuesday, though more severe weather was observed up north near Fresno. Rain chances are not in the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Former band coach, Salvador Fabian, and Kern High School District are being sued by a “Jane Doe” who alleges she suffered months of grooming and sexual abuse by Fabian at Del Oro High School in Bakersfield. According to a release, the complaint names...

Taft and the oil industry got a lot of love from three speakers at the annual State of the City Luncheon April 16 at, fittingly, Oildorado headquarters. But the state of California was scorned. Mayor Dave Noerr, Kern County Supervisor (and candidate for state assembly) David Couch and oil producer...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County Employers Training Resource is offering job seekers some tips on how to nail difficult questions they might encounter during interviews. Marco Paredes joined Eyewitness News Mornings to share more details. Parades says the S.T.A.R method helps job seekers provide structured answers to questions...

A Bakersfield family is pleading for answers after a hit-and-run driver struck a teen on an electric bike, leaving him with severe injuries.

Kern County is enforcing a new ordinance to shut down businesses selling synthetic drugs like kratom, citing severe addiction and health risks.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died in a crash in Rosamond as 62-year-old Manuel Milton Rand. The CHP’s website said on April 15, 2026, at around 2:45 p.m., there was a report of a van that hydroplaned into an open field and rolled on West Rosamond Boulevard, near 170th Street W.

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — Governor Gavin Newsom marked Earth Day Wednesday with the announcement of three new California State Parks in the Central Valley, while also drawing a firm line on one of the state’s most debated policy questions, the gas tax. Speaking alongside First Partner Jennifer...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A woman is dead after a crash in south Bakersfield Tuesday night. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at around 9:08 p.m., officers were called out to reports of a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian in the 1500 block of Feliz Drive.