Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Last week, jurors heard emotional testimony from the children of Taylor Estrada, whose throat was slit by her estranged husband in May of last year. On Tuesday, deputies involved in the pursuit that ended in the husband’s arrest took the stand, testifying how the defendant blew through seve

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 29-year-old man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Arvin back in 2019. The Arvin Police Department said on April 16, 2019, around 10:52 p.m., officers were called to a shots-fired call in the 200 block of Meyer Street. When officers...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press conference that the 1978 Jane Doe has been identified as 15-year-old Michelle Louise Collier of Fresno. In June 1978, a tractor operator found human remains while cultivating a grape vineyard in South Wheeler Ridge Road...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — An investigation into diesel and copper wire thefts from farms in the Old River area led to the arrest of two men after deputies allegedly found stolen property during a search warrant. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on July 9, 2026, detectives from the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking the public’s help in searching for a woman wanted in an identity theft investigation. According to police, the woman wanted in the investigation used someone else’s identity to rent a U-Haul then later abandoned it. Police said this took place Apr

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) California’s slow vote counting has long drawn scrutiny, and new data is adding to the debate over voting by mail. The Associated Press reported that nearly 150,000 California voters had their mail-in ballots rejected. In Kern County, just over 97% of ballots were accepted. Of the...

A group of Tulare County firefighters from Farmersville departed Tuesday to assist crews battling the Fish Fire in Kern County, which has burned over 4,600 acres.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man on felony probation was arrested after officials found a firearm, stolen vehicle and burglary tools at a California City home, according to the Kern County Probation Department. On July 24, officers with the Adult Probation Services Division conducted a home call in the 21000 block of

Arvin Union School District heads into the new school year with updated rules on cell phones, bathrooms and student IDs.

Cooling a home is becoming more than a comfort issue.