Bakersfield PD searching for missing man last seen on Ming Avenue
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help to find a missing 61-year-old man last seen Monday afternoon. Stokley Molineaux was last seen at around 1 p.m. on June 22, in the 2700 block of Ming Avenue, according to police. Officials described Molineaux as a bald man
Resentencing denied for man convicted of Bakersfield police officer’s death
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The man convicted in the 2015 death of Bakersfield police officer David Nelson will continue to serve a life term in prison, his petition for resentencing denied Wednesday after the court found the evidence clearly established he was the driver and acted with implied malice in the high-spee
Body Recovered from Kern River
BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A body was recovered from the Kern River near Hart Park during an ongoing search for a person reported missing. The incident began Monday morning around 11:30 when emergency crews responded to reports of three people in distress in the river. Two were rescued, one remained missing.
BPD seek help finding at-risk missing 12-year-old
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl who is considered at risk. The Bakersfield Police Department said Honesty Buchanan was last seen on June 23, 2026, at 8 p.m. in the 7100 block of Prism Way, near Stine Road and Berkshire Road.
Coroner ID’s woman killed by Amtrak train in Port Costa
Just 18 years old; possibly same girl as went missing in Bakersfield last year. On May 4, 2026, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff Coroner’s Division requested the public’s assistance in trying to identify a person, who despite multiple efforts, could not be identified. After notifying...
Coroner identifies body found in east Bakersfield canal as 26-year-old man
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the body found in the canal near Lake Street as 26-year-old Martin Jeu Plascencia of Bakersfield. The coroner’s report said on June 13, 2026, at around 3:44 p.m., Plascencia was found dead in the canal near the...
Edwards Air Force Base to hold memorial service for B-52 crash victims on June...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Edwards Air Force Base announced that a memorial service will be held on June 29 to honor and remember the lives of those lost in the B-52 crash. The memorial service will be held on June 29 at 6:30 p.m. in Hangar 1623 at the...
Man who kidnapped, raped woman from In-Shape parking lot sentenced to life in prison
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Found guilty of abducting a woman from a Bakersfield gym parking lot at gunpoint, forcing her to withdraw money at an ATM then raping her in an orange orchard, Vincent DeLeon was sentenced Wednesday to a total prison term of 139 years to life, plus 90 years. 17 News live blogged […]
Shadow Ridge apartments murder suspect held to answer, pleads not guilty: Records
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man accused of killing 30-year-old Yolanda Rojo in northeast Bakersfield in March will face trial after a judge found there is enough evidence to proceed, according to Kern County court records. Victor Farias was held to answer on charges of murder, child cruelty and...
Bakersfield school renamed Helen Chavez Elementary
Bakersfield's Cesar Chavez Elementary is now Helen Chavez Elementary after a unanimous school board vote. Following a New York Times investigation into sexual assault allegations.
