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Back and forth periods, the physicality was intense, and both teams were putting up a fight. Ethan Cardwell’s fist just grazed Rem Pitlick’s face. It didn’t matter that Pitlick used to be among the ‘Cuda; it was the home opener, and the Barracuda was doing everything to win.

Taft's Oildorado Days celebration brings hundreds of visitors every five years for parades, family fun and economic benefits to local businesses.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two motorcycle riders suffered severe injuries Sunday morning after colliding into a vehicle making a U-turn along Highway 178, according to Bakersfield police. Officers and emergency responders were called to the 13300 block of Highway 178 on Sunday at around 9:38 a.m. for a report of a...

Four Arrested, Meth Seized in Rosamond Narcotics Investigations. October 11, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that deputies from the Sheriff’s Office Rosamond Substation arrested four individuals and seized methamphetamine and other evidence following two related investigations at a condemned...

Convicted serial rapist Sergio Venegas, 62, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. Venegas previously served 30 years in prison for a rape committed in 1989. Within months of his release, he attempted another violent assault.

A Kern County man has been convicted of leading California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed DUI chase that hit speeds of up to 120 miles per hour on Interstate 5 in February, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. Arnulfo Quintana Sandoval was found guilty on Friday...

The Bakersfield Police Department announced that its Organized Retail Theft Unit recently arrested six suspects in connection with a string of thefts at local stores. On September 29, 2025, four suspects were apprehended following nine separate theft incidents at stores including Ulta, Nordstrom Rack, Target, and...

Fort Tejon, CA – A major injury crash on northbound Interstate 5 near Grapevine Road has shut down multiple lanes Saturday afternoon, leading to significant traffic delays through the mountainous corridor, authorities said. According to the California Highway Patrol Fort Tejon Office, the collision occurred just...

Bakersfield police investigate fatal hit-and-run crash that killed man in his 40s on Camino Media Sunday morning. Seeking public information.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man’s body was found in the middle of a neighborhood street in southwest Bakersfield Sunday and investigators are working to confirm what caused his death. The Bakersfield Police Department said officers were called to an area of Camino Media east of Gosford Road just after 8 a.m. for...