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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Eight people were arrested during a June 17 Oildale enforcement sweep, said the Kern County Sheriff's Office. On June 17, 2026, deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Metro Patrol Division, along with members of Kern County Code Compliance, Kern County Mental Health, and Flood

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Days after the death of a Kern Valley State Prison in Delano inmate was ruled a homicide, the cause of the 31-year-old’s death has been determined. Officials announced that Tyrin Laron Meeks of Los Angeles died of “blunt and sharp force injuries” according to the county coroner’s postmortem

A man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for leading an organized retail theft ring behind smash-and-grab heists at high-end jewelry stores across Southern California, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday. Rodney Allen Flynt Jr. and his accomplices struck more than 14 stores in Orange, Riversi

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - The leader of an organized retail theft ring that targeted high-end jewelry stores in smash-and-grab robberies across Southern California has been sentenced to over 16 years behind bars and ordered to pay restitution of $1.2 million, officials announced today. Rodney Allen Flynt Jr. and his outfit.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A suspect connected to the Forrest Street shooting that severely injured a man on Tuesday was arrested in Las Vegas yesterday, said Bakersfield police. On Wednesday, July 1, BPD detectives in Las Vegas, with assistance from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, arrested 43-year

Investigators have seized more than 10,000 pounds of illegal fireworks through undercover stings, and 179 extra Kern County Fire personnel will be on duty July 3rd and 4th

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The attorney who represented Bakersfield Christmas Parade crash defendant Alan Booth over the past two and a half years declared a conflict Wednesday and was relieved as counsel. Moving forward, Booth will be represented by attorney BreAnne Ruelas through the Indigent Defense Program. At We

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Highway 43. Coroner officials said Andrian Ariza Nucup, 36, of San Bernardino was the driver of a vehicle that veered off the roadway on Interstate 5 and collided with a retaining

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the motorcyclist killed after a vehicle turned left into his path on Pond Road as 21-year-old Gilbert Pena Galarza Jr. of Earlimart. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at around 9:12 p.m., officers...

With school meals unavailable during summer break, Delano community sites are stepping in to provide free meals and support families who might be facing food insecurity.