Bakersfield CA

March 12, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff's Office officials report that on March 9, 2026, deputies with the Metro Patrol Division, along with members of Kern County Code Compliance, Kern County Mental Health, and Flood Ministries, conducted direct enforcement in the Oildale area of Bakersfield, California. During the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Corcoran Police Department is searching for multiple suspects who attempted to break into train cars last Wednesday in Corcoran, believed to be from the Bakersfield area. On March 4, 2026, officers responded to a report of multiple people attempting to break into train cars...

Kern County is cracking down on food vendors without permits, conducting sting operations to demand they stop selling products on the streets.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Library is celebrating young readers in a delicious way with the 2026 Cover to Cover Club. From now until April 18, kids ages 4 to 12 in this club can earn free In-N-Out burgers while reading. Officials with the library said once children read — or have someone […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A second 13-year-old boy was arrested recently after allegedly making a threat to shoot at McFarland Junior High School, following initial alleged threats made on Friday, March 6, by a different juvenile. The McFarland Police Department said on Wednesday, March 11, at around 5:25...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying three suspects connected to a safe burglary at the Flame & Fire Brazilian Steakhouse on Stockdale Highway. The three suspects allegedly broke into the business at 12814 Stockdale Highway by smashing a...

Steven Quick, 27, is in custody in Oregon after turning himself in Tuesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Jason Hall at an Oildale bar.

What started as a string of missing wallets and car keys at Santa Clarita gyms has ended with a 39-year-old woman in custody in Bakersfield, after detectives say they tied her to a months-long locker theft spree that stretched across the Santa Clarita Valley. Deputies allege the woman quietly raided...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died after being found in a structure fire in downtown Bakersfield as 45-year-old Cesar Rosales. The Bakersfield Fire Department was called to a reported commercial structure fire on February 9, 2026, at around 2:50...

The 11-acre plot of land bordering Central Valley Highway and Ash Avenue is slated to be the new home of a shopping center, which will include a grocery store, gas station, and other retail spaces.