Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A suspect in a 2008 homicide in North Edwards was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder. David Angulo, 35, pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail. He’s due back in court Feb. 3. Angulo is accused of killing Thomas Charles Horton, 78. His body was found Nov. […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An 83-year-old man accused of killing his wife in southwest Bakersfield has neurocognitive impairment, according to a doctor’s report discussed in court Wednesday morning. Michael Wildrick was scheduled for a competency hearing but was medically unavailable, Judge Andrew Kendall said. He...

BAKERSFIELD, CA — “On January 14, 2026, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Lamont Substation responded to a report of shots fired near Weedpatch Highway and Kam Avenue, Bakersfield, California in the northern outskirts of Lamont, California. During the investigation, deputies located a large party at...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Sergio Serrato brought 6-month-old Jaylah Serrato Cortez to bed with him the night of Sept. 1, 2023. He fed her a bottle, and they fell asleep. Early the next morning, he found Jayla “blue and unresponsive,” according to a court filing. She was taken to a hospital, where she was...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — At least one person and a dog died after a crash on Oswell Street Tuesday night. The CHP’s website said it happened on Tuesday, January20, 2026, at around 5:46 p.m., there was a report of a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 900 block of Oswell Street.

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Daniel Betts, co-owner of The Well Comedy Club, spoke with Eyewitness News about the grand opening of its new location in Downtown Bakersfield. Betts is set to celebrate the grand opening with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday afternoon and two shows on Friday and Saturday nights featuring Hans Kim of the Kill Tony show...

A man in Bakersfield, California, is claiming that he was recently a victim of racial profiling at a local grocery store on Union Avenue after a security guard allegedly singled him out for looking “suspicious” and accused him of theft, according to his account. The incident reportedly happened inside a Superior...

UPDATE: The Delano Police Department said the pregnant teen reported missing on Monday has been located. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Delano Police Department is asking for the community’s help in finding a 16-year-old girl who is eight months pregnant. Mariana Guerra was last seen on Saturday, Jan. 17 in...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Sheriff's Office announced an arrest in a murder cold case from 2008, nearly 17 years after a 78-year-old man was found dead inside a North Edwards home. The suspect was identified as a 35-year-old man. KCSO said on November 25, 2008, deputies...