Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Every other Saturday, volunteers line up outside Kern County Animal Services, ready to give shelter dogs a day of freedom and fun through the "Streets of Bakersfield" program. The program launched in 2021 as a lifesaving, short-term foster initiative that allows community members to take...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office has teamed up with Othram, a private lab specializing in forensic DNA analysis, to generate new leads in the unsolved murder of Juanita Francisco. The beloved baker was killed 15 years ago in her bakery, and the case remains open. Detective...

Just over a month after 8-year-old Xxavien Hernandez was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver, his family says the pain continues to weigh heavily on their lives.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Kern County man faces 26 years to life in prison after being convicted of stabbing and killing a man in Old Town Kern on New Year's Day 2025. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said on December 3, 2025, a Kern County jury found...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — A 49-year-old man is accused of luring two teenagers to a southwest Bakersfield hotel room where he allegedly drugged and raped a 14-year-old girl. Court documents indicate Christopher Nelson allegedly gave the girl methamphetamine, then engaged in several sex acts at a hotel in the 3600...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A jury has been chosen and opening statements are slated to begin Monday morning in the trial of a woman charged with murder in the hot car death of her 1-year-old son. Maya Hernandez, 20, faces charges of first-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty. She’s accused of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to accept an $8 million state grant to provide substance use and mental health treatment for those charged with a drug-related felony under Proposition 36, according to the meeting agenda for Tuesday. Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — “Just feels like you’re in limbo. Like, you don’t know how things are going to go,” says SNAP recipient Jasime Backman, as she sat out from of the CAPK food bank. Each month, more than 200,000 Kern County residents rely on SNAP and CalFresh Benefits to help put food on the […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was sentenced Tuesday in connection with a drunken driving crash near Delano that killed one of his passengers. Fidel Habana Vargas, 36, received a four-year prison term after pleading no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, according to the District Attorney’s...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has paid off the mortgage on the Bakersfield home of fallen Kern County Fire Captain Michael Bruce Wells, 51, who passed away in January 2024 after battling occupational kidney cancer. His wife Lisa stated, "Having a mortgage-free home eases a...