Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying two suspects tied to a home burglary in southwest Bakersfield. The suspects allegedly burglarized a home in the 1000 block of McDonald Way. The suspects are described as:. A man last seen...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield man has pleaded no contest to killing his wife’s cousin after a drunken argument and dumping her body in an almond orchard north of Superior Road and Stockdale Highway. Jaime Regalado-Avalos, 45, on Thursday pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and faces 15 years to life

BAKERSFIELD, CA — “On June 8th, 2026, at approximately 2:30 p.m., deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Metropolitan Patrol Division served a search warrant at a residence in the 1200 block of Smith Street in Bakersfield, California. Ultimately, thousands of dollars’ worth of recent stolen property was located

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The body of a man found in a vehicle fire investigation on Oswell Street on June 8 has been identified as 38-year-old Alex C. Aguilar, of Bakersfield. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on June 8, 2026, at around 9:30 p.m., homicide detectives were called...

An alleged breach of several California water systems by an Iranian-linked hacker group did not compromise any water production or delivery systems, according California Water Service Company. “We have conducted a preliminary scan of our internal IT and OT networks and have no signs of any compromise within our IT,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly ran a red light with a stolen vehicle in central Bakersfield. On Monday, May 25, a vehicle was stolen from a home. The suspect driving the stolen vehicle failed to stop at a red light

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Sixteen years to the date that South Africa hosted Mexico for the start of the 2010 World Cup, Mexico hosted South Africa for the start of this year’s World Cup. Fans in Bakersfield came out in full support. Hosted across Canada, the U.S. and...

A drug deal-turned-robbery left Taylor Poulin, an actor, dead in southwest Bakersfield in 2022. Now his accused murderer and co-conspirators are facing a jury trial, with two other defendants charged with helping bury the victim's body in Arizona.

The Shafter Police Department has launched its first motorcycle unit, aimed at improving traffic safety as the city's growing population brings more vehicles, and more accidents, to local roads.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — As children across Kern County begin summer break, some families may be eligible for additional grocery assistance through California's Summer EBT program, also known as SUN Bucks. The federal program provides a one-time $120 benefit for each eligible child to help families purchase gro