Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Wasco Police Department is investigating an early morning fatal shooting on Lewis Court. The shooting was reported at about 12:09 a.m. Monday in the 800 block of Lewis Court, according to the Wasco Police Department. When officers arrived at the scene, they found one person suffering gu

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old. BPD said Annalee Marie Perez was last seen on Thursday, Sept. 24, around 10:45 a.m. when she was dropped off at Bakersfield High School. Law enforcement is considering Perez to be at risk be

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The trial of a man charged with murder in the shooting death of a security guard outside a Bakersfield bar was postponed Monday to late October. Jorge Esteban Garcia is now scheduled for trial Oct. 28, according to court records. Garcia, 27, is accused of shooting Joseph Anthony Reynaga out

Gilberto Barron, 26, was sentenced to seven years and 10 months in federal prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar real estate fraud scheme involving fake identities and money laundering.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — It has been over 15 months since a man from Hanford was found shot dead north of Lamont. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is now asking for any information related to the homicide. Fernando Espino Nava, 69, was found dead at around 7 p.m. June 8, 2025, according to officials. He […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Four people are dead after a fiery crash Monday afternoon along Highway 58 in east Bakersfield, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP said an unknown driver was driving a Hyundai Tucson eastbound on Highway 58, just east of Edison Road at an unknown rate of speed when another unkn

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Three people died, and one person was hospitalized following a head-on crash on Taft Highway Saturday night. The California Highway Patrol said on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at around 7:41 p.m., officers were called to a report of a three-vehicle traffic crash on Taft Highway, near

Gov. Newsom signed 4 new DUI laws targeting repeat offenders, including felony charges and 6-year license revocations.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — The Tejon Indian Tribe brought its annual "Honoring Our Ancestors" Pow Wow back to Cal State Bakersfield for the first time since 2019, celebrating Native American culture, tradition, and community. A grand entry of dancers marked the return of the tradition to CSUB as tribal...

"These are our chronically homeless individuals who’ve been on the streets for an extended period of time."