Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating a crash where a driver was pinned in a vehicle Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported in the 900 block of Espee Street around 4:42 p.m., according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Police found two vehicles disabled in the roadway...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Sections of downtown Bakersfield, including Truxtun Avenue, will be temporarily closed on Friday and Saturday for the Cruizin 4 Charity event. The closures will begin at 7 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, and are expected to end at 4 p.m. The same schedule will apply on...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Meet this week’s Pet of the Week, Otter Pop. It’s not a dinosaur, he’s just hiding beneath his Halloween costume. Otter Pop is about a year old, and all he wanted to do was give everyone in the 17 Newsroom a good lick and a little snuggle. Brian McLaughlin with the […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield man was sentenced Thursday after pleading no contest to felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a teen at his home that occurred after he left a gun unsecured. Gregory Wisniewski, 34, received a total of three years in prison — two in connection with the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — George the Giant’s Strange Museum of Oddities is back this month beginning Friday, Oct. 10. The museum will run through the following weekends in October: On Fridays, the museum will be open from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. It is located at […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Comedian Bobby Lee is scheduled to perform at the Fox Theater in January, according to officials. Actor, podcaster and comedian Bobby Lee announced two new shows in California; a Fresno show and one in Bakersfield. The Bakersfield show is slated for Jan. 9th, and tickets go on sale...

Through a 24-hour community conversation, Executive Director of The Mission at Kern County Carlos Baldovinos invited people from all walks of life to sit, share, and be heard.

Taking a crisis and responding with kindness, that’s the mission behind the nonprofit Helping One Woman. This month, that “one woman” is actually a 12-year-old girl who is currently battling leukemia.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man accused of committing grand theft near the Bakersfield College campus. On Tuesday, Sept. 16 at around 2 p.m., an adult male stole a high-value bicycle near the Bakersfield College campus, according to...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A mistrial was declared after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a woman charged with resisting arrest, the foreperson saying there was disagreement over whether body-worn camera footage showed resistance, according to the Public Defender’s Office. The defendant, referred to...