Bakersfield CA

A viral game for teens involving realistic-looking water guns has escalated to the point that police are getting involved.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Expect delays if planning to travel down south after a semi-truck caught fire on southbound Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon Road. The CHP’s website said on April 17, at around 3:17 p.m., there was a report of a semi-truck on fire on southbound Interstate 5 near Fort Tejon Road.

Giovanni Montoya Guzman, 41, was ID'd was the man who died at the scene after his vehicle crashed and was involved in an officer-inovlved shooting after a pursuit with KCSO deputies.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Rock Church is set to host their monthly food and resource giveaway Saturday. The giveaway will begin at 10 a.m. and go until 2 p.m. The Rock Church is located at 1400 Norris Rd. This event is outdoors and first come, first served. Participants should expect to provide identification, according […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Westchester Fourth of July parade has been canceled, according to organizers. After 37 years of marching bands and fire trucks, colorfully decorated bicycles and little red wagons, the organizers of the Norman Rockwell-like neighborhood celebration have quietly decided to call the whole thing off. Chairwoman Robin Paggi and her predecessor […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — As the astronauts onboard Artemis II were still in the middle of their mission to the moon, Rep. Vince Fong, (R-Bakersfield), introduced a bill aiming to reduce barriers in the U.S. aerospace sector.   The legislation would work to edge out the U.S. space race competitors like China by lowering some aerospace regulations to speed up space testing and exploration.   The...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — 85°C Bakery Cafe has announced their temporary store hours ahead of their soft opening slated for Monday. The store said their temporary hours will run from Monday until May 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. They also said their menu and hours will be limited due to still training their […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Two Bakersfield residents were arrested in Valencia after deputies responded to a suspicious activity call and allegedly found them with meth, burglary tools, stolen copper wire, and unauthorized credit cards. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Santa Clarita Valley Station said on Wednesday, April 15,...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — 11 people were arrested, four dogs were seized, and 12 tons of trash were removed after an encampment cleanup near the Kern River embankments. The Bakersfield Police Department’s Community Vitality Unit received several complaints about homeless encampments along the north and south Kern River embankments...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified a man who was shot and killed in Rosamond as 52-year-old Larry Curtis Hardin of Lancaster. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said on March 30, 2026, at about 10:30 p.m., KCSO deputies responded to a victim of...