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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified an 80-year-old man and 65-year-old woman who died in a crash in the Rosamond area on Dec. 10. Coroner officials said Richard Madril Diaz, 80, of Rosamond was the driver of a vehicle that collided with another vehicle in the area of West Avenue A...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead after being involved in a head-on crash on Backus Road Sunday night. Officers with the California Highway Patrol Mojave area, reported to a crash on northbound Highway 14 north of Backus Road involving a white Chevrolet Malibu and a blue Mercedes-Benz around 9:30 p.m....

The Kern County Coroner's Office has identified a 60-year-old man who died in a crash Sunday near Kernville.

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Happy Monday, Kern County. We begin this new week with the all-too-familiar story: valley fog. The San Joaquin Valley is under a dense fog advisory from Merced down to Bakersfield until 11 a.m. Monday. Patches of dense fog are likely in the early part of Monday, and similar to the weekend, clouds are likely to hang...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The motion for Zack Scrivner’s mental health diversion scheduled for Monday was pushed back to Friday. Zack and Christina Scrivner were both present at the hearing on Monday. Scrivner’s case was transferred to Kern County Superior Court Judge Stephanie R. Childers’ courtroom in the civil...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is searching for a missing 15-year-old boy last seen Saturday. Michael Drummer-Boggs, 15, was last seen in the 3500 block of Kennedy Ave Dec. 13. Drummer-Boggs is described as being 6 feet tall, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen...

Students played with rescue pugs to destress from finals and college in Graduates’ Grove on Tuesday. 28 advisory groups signed up to visit the pugs during the extended advisory period on Tuesday. Advisories each had five minutes with the pugs. Attendee senior Ariel Zhang reflects on the pugs’ presence.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Scripps News Bakersfield) — Two days after one-year-old Amillio Gutierrez died from heat stroke, detectives pressed his mother on her mindset leading up to leaving Amillio and his brother in a hot car. “What do you think could happen if you leave your kids there?” Lead Detective Kyle McNabb asked...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — UPDATE (DEC. 14, 2025, 7:30 PM): The California Highway Patrol Incident Page reported all lanes have reopened around 7 p.m. Sunday evening. There was heavy traffic on Hwy. 178 at Beale Ave. as law enforcement officials talked to a person on the overpass Sunday evening, according to...