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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a woman accused of throwing an object at a parked car on Panama Lane, near Wible Road. Police said on Tuesday, August 11th, 2026, at around 2:25 a.m., the woman allegedly threw...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man was found guilty of second-degree murder for the deadly 2019 shooting in east Bakersfield. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said on September 4, 2026, a jury found Michael Angel Cervantes guilty of second-degree murder for the shooting death of 59-year-old Bryan Redman.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Last week the Bakersfield Police Department led an operation aimed at addressing quality of life complaints in the downtown area. In partnership with the department’s Impact Unit, the BPD operation focused on people camping illegally or trespassing on property in downtown Bakersfield. The I

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The clock is ticking to get Anabell Correa to trial. Correa, accused of driving drunk in a crash that killed a married couple, needs to stand trial before Oct. 8 — the date on which a prosecution witness becomes medically unavailable. The defense is cutting it close. Correa’s attorney reque

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified an 18-year-old Richgrove man as the victim of Saturday’s McFarland shooting. Agustin Mata Rodriguez was shot in the 300 block of 8th Street on Sept. 5, according to the coroner’s office. Officials with the McFarland Police Department said the shoo

A Bakersfield mother is demanding answers after her 4-year-old autistic and nonverbal son returned from school with bruises, knots and a swollen… The post ‘I’m Supposed to Protect Him’: Mother Demands Answers After 4-Year-Old Autistic Son Returns From School With Injuries appeared first on Shine My Crown .

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the three people killed in a crash on Copus Road as 43-year-old Jacobo Yesca Paz, 54-year-old Pablo Galindo Quiahua, and 35-year-old Raul Velasco Torres, all of Taft. The California Highway Patrol said on August 28, 2026, at...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office released body-worn camera footage of a deputy shooting and wounding a man armed with a sword in Rosamond in August, and the events leading up to the incident. The video released on Tuesday was edited and produced by KCSO. It leaves out certain details throug

A driver was found dead inside a burning vehicle in a Bakersfield hotel parking lot Tuesday morning after crashing into parked cars.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The city of Delano is asking for the City Council’s approval to apply for a state grant that would help fund its domestic violence shelter operations, according to the meeting agenda for Tuesday. The Permanent Local Housing Allocation program, administered by the state’s Department of Housi