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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Closing arguments will be heard Tuesday morning in the trial of Maya Hernandez, charged with murder in the death of her 1-year-old son. She left him and her 2-year-old son in a car for hours in late June while she received a cosmetic procedure. The 2-year-old survived. 17 News will live […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two people died after CHP says they lost control and were broadsided by a Bakersfield man driving a semi-truck in Madera Thursday night. The California Highway Patrol said on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at around 6:14 p.m., CHP officers responded to a two-vehicle crash on southbound...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — For nearly three decades, Griselda has spent her days pruning trees in Kern County orchards, working through scorching summers, freezing mornings and everything in between. On a cold December morning near Bakersfield, she was back at work — doing the job that helps put food on tables across the...

In his monthly visit to 23ABC, Sheriff Youngblood discussed the large amount of drug operations in 2025, staffing levels and the opening of new substations.

GLENNVILLE, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A motorcyclist suffered major injuries following a crash on Highway 155 near Glennville on Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said officers were dispatched to the scene around 11:41 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2025, after receiving reports of a motorcycle...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) — Bakersfield police are stepping up DUI patrols for the holidays. Extra officers have been on the streets since last Friday, looking for suspected impaired drivers. Police say the operation, lasting though New Year’s Day, is part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”...

Seven year old Benjamin Vargas is one of 50 children receiving a surprise room makeover thanks to the BPD Activities League, BPD, and Save Mart.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who died after being struck by a vehicle on White Lane and Akers Road as 43-year-old Yolanda Ponceaguilera. The coroner’s report said on November 25, 2025, at around 4:22 a.m., Ponceaguilera was struck by a...

Bakersfield police increase holiday patrols to catch impaired drivers. BPD and CHP partner in national campaign after 1,000+ died in crashes last December.

This story was originally published by the Merced Focus. The eight counties in the San Joaquin Valley experience some of the highest levels of air pollution in California, with levels of several pollutants far above the statewide average. All eight counties rank within the top 10 among California’s 58 counties...