Coroner identifies 59-year-old man killed after struck by two vehicles on Baker Street
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office has identified the man who died after being struck by two vehicles on Baker Street as 59-year-old Robert James Lambert. According to Bakersfield Police, officers were called out at 8:20 p.m. on Sunday night to the 700 block of Baker...
Sunbelt Cities Rank Last in National Street Safety Index
The streets of Sunbelt cities continue to endanger pedestrians, cyclists, and car drivers, even as many American metropolitan areas are making real progress on road safety. That’s one of the main takeaways of the new U.S. Safe Streets Index published by the transportation analytics firm StreetLight, which ranked the...
City of Bakersfield Agrees to $22M Payout in 2023 Crash Case Involving Police Pursuit
The City of Bakersfield agreed to a $22 million settlement over a 2023 police-involved crash that killed Mario Lares.
Bakersfield man reunited with service dog after car theft
A Bakersfield man was reunited with his service dog after his car was stolen from a Lowe's parking lot with the dog still inside.
Sunshine and warm temperatures for Bakersfield’s Black American History Parade
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The final week of February, already warm across Kern County, will close out the month with the highest temperatures yet as Saturday is forecast to be the crescendo as far as South Valley temps go. According to the latest data coming hot off the models...
One for one: Mason Massey triumphs at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in West Series...
BAKERSFIELD, CA. – Across a motorsports career that spans over a decade, Mason Massey had never once competed in the ARCA Menards Series West prior to the Oil Workers 150 at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. Massey now finds himself on the West Coast as part of a Bill...
Married 39 years, united in service at César Chávez National Monument
In this week's Kern's Kindness, we meet two local volunteers at the César Chávez National Monument in Keene who are working to keep the legacy of the people and the historic site alive.
Bakersfield Man to Serve Over 24 Years for Transporting 132 Pounds of Meth to...
March 1, 2026 – Tampa, Florida – Jacob Paul Arjona (32, Bakersfield, CA) has been sentenced to 24 years. and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. This sentence is to be served concurrently with Arjona’s sentence in a separate federal...
Cal Baptist wrestlers raise over $1 million to try saving program after it was...
The fundraising effort came after Cal Baptist University announced that the men's wrestling, golf and swimming and diving teams would be cut.
Casa Loma street vendor crackdown draws mixed reactions from community
SOUTHEAST BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police and other agencies went to the area of Casa Loma Drive and South Martin Luther King Boulevard on Sunday to address ongoing community concerns about vendors setting up on private property. The Bakersfield Police Department said vendors have been creating...
