Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A preliminary hearing began Monday for three men charged with murder in the shooting death of a Fresno State student at a park in Delano. 17 News is live blogging the proceedings. Kevin Gonzalez, Jonathan Gutierrez and Alexander Carrillo are charged in the shooting death of Nayeli...

Managing your finances is more than just making a budget or saving your money. It is also about the type of financial institutions you choose to associate with. Now, if you are a resident of Bakersfield, two options regarding financial institutions come to mind: a credit union and a traditional bank. Both choices...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The preliminary hearing for Anabell Correa, charged with murder in an alleged drunken driving crash that killed a married couple, was postponed Monday to December because her attorney is in trial. The one-day hearing is expected to proceed Dec. 1. Correa, 22, faces eight felony counts,...

New 300-bed senior care facility opens in Bakersfield with $14 million in state funding to help homeless and at-risk older adults find housing and support.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Halloween is almost here and finding the perfect costume can be a challenge. Making your own costume is a great way to get exactly what you want while saving some money. Lifestyle Expert Veena Crownholm joined Eyewitness News Mornings to share some D.I.Y. costume tips.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A dynamic winter-like storm system, that began organizing over British Columbia (Canada), is currently diving south-southwest, along and just off the Oregon and Northern California coast early Monday morning. This is what we call "retrograding," as this area of low pressure, rather...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — “Carl the Collector,” the PBS Kids series created by New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Zachariah OHora (“My Cousin Momo”) has received so much positive attention that all the parties behind it had to do was keep making the program the same way. The show has given parents and...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — 14 motorcyclists associated with either the Hells Angels or Hermanos Unidos motorcycle gangs were arrested Friday after allegedly leading officers on a pursuit. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on October 10, 2025, at around 7:47 p.m., the Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a missing 14-year-old girl. Police said Racheal Tuller was last seen on October 12, 2025, at around 4:19 p.m., in the 4800 block of White Lane, near Stine Road. Racheal is described...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying and finding two people accused of stealing items from a business and selling them. Police said it happened on Monday, September 1, at 1813 Chester Avenue. According to police, the woman removed...