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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Defense counsel for Ray Mata Jr. won’t seek a second opinion on his competency to stand trial in the torture slaying of his 8-year-old daughter. Criminal proceedings were reinstated Tuesday afternoon against Mata — found competent by a psychologist in April — after a public defender indicat

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A month-long multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of a 27-year-old man and the seizure of suspected heroin, meth, fentanyl, a gun, and cash during searches of three Bakersfield properties. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Monday, June 29th, 2026, California Highway Pat

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bear Valley Police Department said 37-year-old Nicolette "Nikki" Lucia was last seen at her home on June 29, in the area of Bear Valley Road and Pheasant Court. Lucia is described as 5’2” tall, 158 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. She has...

BAKERSFIELD, CA (KUZZ) –A trial date has been set for August 10, 2026, for a 33-year-old man accused of driving drunk and killing an 8-year-old boy in east Bakersfield. Prosecutors say Andres Serna’s blood-alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit when his pickup left the road and struck Xxavien Alvarez as

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — There is a heavy Bakersfield Police Department presence on Forrest Street near H Street on Tuesday evening, according to our Eyewitness News crew. Forrest Street is closed in the area. A bicycle and other items were seen on the road at around 7 p.m. The...

Kern County firefighters had to battle three grass fires between Taft and Maricopa that broke out within an hour of each other Sunday afternoon. The first fire, near the Taft Manufacturing plant on Petroleum Club Road, broke out just after 2:30 p.m.. It was the smallest of the three and burned less than a half-acre.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the driver killed after his vehicle veered off Interstate 5, became airborne, struck a concrete barrier, crashed into another wall, and caught fire as 36-year-old Andrian Ariza Nucup of San Bernardino. The California Highway Patrol said o

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two 18-year-olds were arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a business on Stine Road, while police continue searching for two unidentified suspects. The Bakersfield Police Department said the armed robbery happened on Thursday, March 12th, 2026, at a business in the 5600 bloc

Organizers recount Pelé's Kern County visit in 1988.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) While record heat has scorched parts of Europe and a heat dome is expected to bring soaring temperatures to the East Coast and Midwest, Kern County has seen relatively mild weather for this time of year. Heat domes form when a high-pressure system strengthens with height, creating...