Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Three people were arrested for suspected DUI during a CHP checkpoint Friday night in Bakersfield. CHP conducted a DUI checkpoint on Friday, December 19, 2025. CHP said during the checkpoint, officers screened 172 vehicles. Field sobriety tests were conducted on four drivers, of whom...

KERN COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — Southbound Interstate 5 at Grapevine is currently closed following a big rig fire. CHP Fort Tejon-Grapevine says high winds in the area were raising concerns about a potential brush fire. Motorists were advised to expect delays and seek alternative routes. As of 7 AM,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two lanes on southbound Interstate 5 south of Grapevine Road have been reopened after a semi truck caught fire early Tuesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol incident page, the semi truck caught fire just after 5 a.m. Travelers should expect delays as crews continue to...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who robbed restaurants and a liquor store over a four-day span, twice pulling a gun on cashiers, was sentenced Monday. Jorge Miguel Calderon received 30 years and four months in prison, prosecutors said. “This pattern of robberies represented a clear and growing threat to the...

Happy Monday, Kern County. We're tracking multiple rain chances this week, plus gusty winds. We stay dry Monday, so not much to slow you down in the early part of this week. Into the day Tuesday, you'll first notice strong winds. A high wind watch is in effect Tuesday afternoon through Thursday (Christmas Day). This...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for a man last seen in east Bakersfield Saturday. Rigoberto Flores, 67, was last seen at 10:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of College Avenue Dec. 20. Flores is described as being 5 feet, 10 inches and 180 pounds with white hair and brown eyes. […]

“If you look at what the attorney general articulated in the charging documents, they articulated a sex crime and then didn’t charge him with that,” Sheriff Donny Youngblood said.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man charged with murder in a deadly knife and hammer attack on South Brown Street has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. The determination was made earlier this month in the case of Michael Ryan Williams, who on Sept. 2 allegedly struck and stabbed the victim multiple times....

Adan Garay helped produce a new movie "Border Hunters" which has been in the top 10 picks for Netflix over the weekend. He tells me attending Arvin High school is where his dreams became reality.

For the first time in over four decades, Golden Empire Gleaners is providing Christmas food baskets to families in Kern County, thanks to a partnership with California Resources Corporation.