Kern DHS requests external review of child welfare services
The head of Kern's Department of Human Services is proposing an external review of the county's child welfare services.
Bakersfield police to conduct DUI checkpoint on August 15
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, August 15. It will happen at an undisclosed location within the city limits, between 6:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. Officers will be looking for signs of alcohol and/or drug...
Bakersfield attorney accused of crashing into DUI checkpoint has been charged with drugged driving...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two months before he slammed into a police vehicle at a DUI checkpoint while allegedly driving drunk, Bakersfield attorney William Charles Wright crashed into a light pole on Stockdale Highway, according to police reports. In that incident, his blood tested positive for the anti-anxiety...
Bakersfield church burglarized, set on fire in same day
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — They say, when it rains it pours. For 90-year-old Erma Kephart and her daughter Kara, it seems like the storm never ends. First, the death of their husband, father, and church pastor, James. “We’ve had a lot of people come in and help,” said Erma. “We’ve had different pastors come in […]
Man arrested after hours long standoff with KCSO in east Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was arrested after an hours long standoff in east Bakersfield near Morning Drive Wednesday evening. Deputies with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office were flagged down near Morning Drive and Niles Street at about 3:30 p.m. for the report of a man and woman fighting. The couple then...
Report: Eureka man with history of violence transfered to ICE custody in February
One man was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the Humboldt County jail in the first half of 2025. The man, Torry Williams, remains in an ICE facility in Kern County after being transferred to ICE custody in February. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Williams could...
Update: SLO County burglar back in custody after escape from Bakersfield facility
A convicted San Luis Obispo County burglar who escaped from a Male Community Reentry Program facility in Bakersfield was apprehended Thursday afternoon. Felipe Rodriguez, 46, was taken into custody without incident at around 4:50 p.m. several hours after he walked away from the facility on Thursday morning, the...
Wasco gang members sentenced to over 24 years for violent assault and firearm charges
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Two Wasco gang members, Joel Arrazate Jr., 26, and Anthony Arreola, 25, were each sentenced to 24 years and four months in prison on Thursday, according to the Kern County District Attorney's Office. The sentencing follows their June conviction on multiple charges, including assault...
King Fire: Fast-moving fire erupts near 5 Freeway in Gorman
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A fast-moving fire fueled by winds erupted in northwestern Los Angeles County near the 5 Freeway overnight. The "King Fire" broke out in the 45100 block of Copco Avenue in Gorman, in an unincorporated community, just after 1 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. Fire officials said the fire then...
Bakersfield police issue over 150 citations for unsafe driving on first school day
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Division issued over 150 citations during the morning of the first day of school for unsafe driving. Bakersfield police posted on social media saying on Wednesday morning, the Traffic Division was educating drivers in school zones. BPD said...