Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 39-year-old man was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection to a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian in southwest Bakersfield, police said. Calvin Dominique Dugan Jr. was identified as the driver and taken into custody at his home following the crash at Olympia and Gallup drives, according to police. He remains […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A multi-agency operation ended with 17 encampments and four illegal dumping sites being found along the Kern River, removing about 13 tons of trash and debris and arresting three people. Outreach was also offered to 19 people experiencing homelessness. The Bakersfield Police Department said that,...

On a sweltering afternoon last month, Reuben Neri Cardenas swept the front of his Bakersfield business on an otherwise quiet downtown block. Inside, rows of fedora hats, lowrider bike accessories and ’90s retro clothing sat untouched. His clothing and accessory store, an ode to Chicano culture, had operated through online sales for more than two decades. Four years ago, Cardenas decided to rent out a modest storefront in downtown Bakersfield. Business boomed for the most part, he said. But in th

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – An exceptional man was laid to rest Friday afternoon at Bakersfield National Cemetery. Capt. James T. Murphy, a World War II veteran and survivor of the Bataan Death March, passed away in Arroyo Grande on Oct. 5 at the age of 106. Murphy enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1939 […]

Hundreds of families enjoyed free Halloween fun at Clinica Sierra Vista's Trunk-or-Treat event in southwest Bakersfield.

QUALIFYING NOTEBOOK – BAKERSFIELD ALWAYS DELIVERS, AND 2026 IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. THE FIELDS ARE SET – Tyler Hester in Nostalgia Top Fuel, Jimmy Kelso in Nostalgia Funny Car and Greg Leahy in Fuel Altered finished qualifying at Famoso Dragstrip right where they started the day. The numbers behind them changed, but the No. 1 qualifiers didn’t.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — From record-setting Bakersfield rains to a tornado in the high desert the weather this week was anything but typical for October across southcentral California. A storm system, propelled by a powerful North Pacific jet stream with high altitude winds nearing 200 mph, was blown into...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office released the cause and manner of death for a woman found unresponsive in a house fire in southeast Bakersfield in September. The cause of death for Delcy Elizabeth C. Martinez, 75, of Bakersfield was “complications of smoke inhalation,” according to the coroner’s office. The death was […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Over 200 marijuana plants were eradicated and one person was arrested after a search warrant was executed in Taft, officials said. Officials with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the 200 block of Naylor Street on Oct. 22 and executed a search warrant. During the search, 204 marijuana […]

The Good Dog Ranch, a local group of volunteers, mounted 31 dogs onto a bus headed to Colorado, where foster-based rescue groups will take them in.