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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in finding a missing at-risk 30-year-old woman. Police said Alysia Norman, 30, was last seen in the 3900 block of Dos Lagos Drive in southwest Bakersfield on Aug. 6. She is considered at-risk due to a mental health c

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are seeking a man for questioning about a break-in and burglary earlier this month, in which a homeowner reportedly lost $135,000. At around 12:40 p.m. on August 3rd, 2026, suspects broke into a home in the 2300 block of Cobern Street, just south...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A threat involving Sing Lum Elementary School was deemed noncredible by Bakersfield police after an investigation, allowing the school to resume normal operations. The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District said on Wednesday, August 19, in the afternoon, the school district was made

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash on Highway 58 near Fairfax Road that may have been caused by debris on the roadway Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported on westbound lanes of Highway 58 just east of Fairfax Road at around 11:33 a.m., according to the Califo

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died after being struck by a train in Delano as 47-year-old Alejandro Delgado Rodriguez. The report said on Wednesday, August 19, at around 11:29 p.m., Rodriguez was struck by a train in the 300...

Bakersfield's Flock cameras logged 850K plate reads in 30 days. Residents are demanding answers about who can access that data and why. Here's what we found.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 66-year-old man was arrested on drug and weapons charges as part of an investigation aimed at addressing narcotics activity and ongoing public safety concerns at Panama Lane shopping centers. The Bakersfield Police Department said that over the last several months, the department has

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who died over two weeks after suffering from environmental heat exposure as 59-year-old Joseph Raymond Johnson of California City. The report said on July 7, 2026, Johnson suffered from environmental heat exposure in California City

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Wible Road, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Officials with BPD said at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to the 2000 block of Wible Road for reports of a male suffering fatal injuries. The investigation revealed th

Newly released data show guns sold at a Bakersfield retailer have been linked to more crime than weapons sold by any other dealer in any major California city.