Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Shafter Police Department debunked a rumor circulating on social media claiming that an off-duty Shafter police officer was involved in a traffic crash that involved alcohol Sunday evening. Police explained that the driver was not a law enforcement personnel and sustained minor...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Every year, thousands are left in the dark on Valentine’s Day – because of heart-shaped balloons getting caught on power lines. According to PG&E, last year, nearly 33,000 customers in Fresno County and almost 15,000 customers in Kern County experienced balloon‑related outages. In...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — One person was arrested for DUI during a checkpoint on Oak Street Friday evening. The Bakersfield Police Department said the Traffic Unit conducted a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, February 6th, between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. in the 1800 block of Oak Street.

The city of Bakersfield is saying no more to the motel that was home to frequent and numerous fires over the past year.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A woman was rescued after a fire broke out on Q Street Sunday afternoon. The Bakersfield Fire Department said crews were called to a fire on February 8, 2026, at around 2:28 p.m., at 3030 Q Street. When firefighters arrived, they heard a person yelling...

Yet another vacant building fire broke out in downtown Bakersfield this morning, taking the life of a man. It's a fire that joins a large number of vacant structure blazes in town.

We're heading toward active weather over the next 24 hours as storm system heads our way. The first impact from the system will be strong winds. A Wind Advisory is in effect for many of our mountain and desert areas on Tuesday, as gusts over 50 miles per hour will be possible.

February 10, 2026 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on January 11, 2026, at approximately 12:40 a.m., deputies assigned to the Kern Valley substation responded to the area of the 5300 block of Lake Isabella Boulevard for multiple reports of a male subject firing a handgun. Deputies made contact...

Bakersfield police arrested Vishal Mattu after he confessed to killing his mother, Sukhwinder Kaur, who was found dead on Taylor Street.

Some drilling is in ‘public health protection zones’ while pending from the oil lobby continues to soar. Permit approvals for drilling new oil wells in California were falling in 2025, a trend that followed numerous demonstrations from environmental groups in the heart of Sacramento. Yet in the first few weeks of...