Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The trial of a woman who was allegedly drunk when she crashed four years ago on Interstate 5, killing two passengers, was postponed Wednesday to late October. Deleah Johnson is now scheduled for trial Oct. 26 on charges including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. On Aug. 27, 2

Our adoptable pet of the week on Wag Wednesday is Shirley! She is an approximately five-year-old Chihuahua looking for her forever family. Adopt her today from Kern County Animal Services.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — 1,530 customers near Stockdale Highway and New Stine Road are without power Wednesday evening, according to PG&E's outage map. The outage was reported at 7 p.m., affecting residents also in the Quailwood area to Stine Road. The cause of the outage is unknown. Power is...

A breach of California Water Service systems in Bakersfield, Visalia and Chico by an Iranian-linked hacking group that surfaced June 11 was limited to a one customer account and an external GPS website, according Cal Water spokeswoman Yvonne Kingman. She wrote in an email that CalWater immediately activated its cyberse

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Three minors were detained on Wednesday morning after Shafter police said several vehicles were damaged in a vandalism incident, and officials are asking for help with the investigation. Officers responded in the early hours of June 24 to the area of Redwood and Mannel avenues...

Residents in one of Bakersfield's oldest communities say a massive illegal dumping site has been growing outside their homes for more than a year, and they worry it's more than just an eyesore.

Hundreds gathered at Bakersfield College on June 17 to commemorate Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the United States. Hosted by the Bakersfield College African American Initiatives, alongside the Kern County Black Chamber of Commerce and the NAACP, the free public event brought together a diverse

The community is rallying around Nikkie Watine after she sustained major injuries to her legs in a hit-and-run boating accident, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver who died after a vehicle entered Lake Isabella on May 23 as 21-year-old Ashot Geboyan of Van Nuys. According to the coroner’s report, Geboyan was operating a vehicle that veered off the roadway and into Lake Isabella near Sierra Way at approximately 6:21 p.m. H

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the woman killed after being struck by a truck on Brundage Lane as 67-year-old Pauline Terrazas of Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department said on June 21, 2026, at around 9:15 p.m., officers were called to the 600...