Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred earlier this month and is requesting the public’s help in identifying the suspect. Law enforcement is seeking information on a suspect who forced entry into through a glass door to Teeth and Gums Dental in the 4000

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Fair announced the dates of the rodeos and monster truck at the Grandstand Arena. The rodeos are set to take over the arena on the following dates and times: To purchase tickets for a PRCA Rodeo, click here. To purchase tickets for a Fiesta del Charro Rodeo, click […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – About 10 weeks after a man walked into the Chase Bank building in downtown Bakersfield and took nearly a dozen people hostage saying he had a bomb strapped to his chest, officials have totaled how much the incident cost the city’s police department.  The bomb threat and hostage situation th

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community's help identifying a suspect wanted for burglary at a dental office in southwest Bakersfield. Police said it happened on Sunday, August 2, at 5:20 a.m. at Teeth and Gums Dental on Panama Lane. Bakersfield police said...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man found guilty of murder in a shooting over a stolen motorcycle that killed a woman in Oildale received a life term in prison Friday during a hearing at which the victim’s adult daughter spoke of her loss. Luis Villachana was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life plus 49 […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who was found mentally incompetent to stand trial in the stabbing death of an acquaintance has been committed to a state hospital. A judge on Thursday ordered Jerome Andreas Jr. sent to a facility where doctors will attempt to restore him to competency. If they’re successful, criminal

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — At least one person died after a vehicle crashed into a pole on Sandrini Road Friday morning. The CHP’s website said on Friday, August 14, 2026, at around 10:46 a.m., a crash involving a vehicle hitting a pole was reported at 4234 Sandrini Road, about five miles east of Highway 99. The

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (5 P.M.): CHP said the number two and three lanes will be closed due to heavy smoke. There is a report of a fire along eastbound Highway 58 near Comanche Drive Friday afternoon. According to the CHP’s website, the fire was reported at 3:48...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Blue Oak Coffee announced Thursday they would be closing its doors after more than a decade in business. The owners said they opened 11 years ago with nothing more than a coffee roaster, an espresso machine, a few chairs and tables and a dream. Since then they’ve poured thousands of cups […

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Three men were convicted of first-degree murder on Thursday in an attempt to dispose of a man's body in Arizona after a robbery related to buying "lean," according to the Kern County District Attorney. Juan Carlos Toscano, Javier Angel Ontiveros, and Garret Sebastian Cole were...