Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — The Bakersfield Fire Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in a weekend arson investigation. Investigators say surveillance video captured a man setting an exterior fire around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, in the 100 block of Jones Street. The fire spread to a nearby s

Federal prosecutors have charged nine people for running methamphetamine conversion labs in Bakersfield and Visalia. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California announced the results of Operation Klean Strip after taking down two large-scale clandestine labs. The big picture: Operation Klean Strip

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in finding a 65-year-old man last seen earlier in September. Scott McNally was last seen Sept. 6 in the 100 block of Kentucky Street, according to police. He is considered at-risk due to a mental health condition. Of

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — An elderly woman was rescued after a house fire in east Bakersfield Thursday night. The Kern County Fire Department said on Thursday, September 17, at around 9:51 p.m., firefighters were called to a house fire in the 1300 block of Ralston Street. They were assisted...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — 23 people were arrested during a multi-agency operation while addressing reported nuisance, lodging and drug activity in downtown Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, the department’s Impact Team led a coordinated, multi-agency operati

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested Thursday in connection to his girlfriend’s death in late July. Officials with the coroner’s office said Ariana Rangel Ortega, 31, was found unresponsive at a home on Mohanan Street on July 21. Ortega was taken to Mercy Hospital Southwest where she was pronounced dead the

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police arrested a Duarte man accused of arranging to meet a 16-year-old child after contacting the teen through Monkey, a random video chat service, and Snapchat, with Flock Safety cameras helping identify his vehicle. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Tuesday, Sept

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a 15-year-old boy who died after a pocket bike accident in the Shafter area Wednesday night. Coroner officials said Andres Gomez Osornio, of Shafter, was operating a pocket bike and collided with a vehicle in the area of South Shafter Avenue and R

FRESNO, Calif. — The United States Attorney’s Office announced the results of Operation Klean Strip, a multi‑agency investigation that dismantled two large‑scale clandestine methamphetamine conversion laboratories in Bakersfield and Visalia. The operation began in November 2025 and ended today with nine arrests and the

GOODWILL has opened a brand new store in California. The new thrifting location is now Goodwill’s biggest store in the city of Bakersfield. According to local news station 23 ABC, the store had a soft opening on September 10. The outlet said the store’s arrival has created a dozen...