Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — If you are at a bar and in need of divine intervention, there is one drink you could order that could save your life, an Angel Shot. It is not alcoholic, but it still packs a punch. An Angel Shot is a code word customers can use to signal to bartenders […]

Taft City Councilman Josh Bryant asked for an accounting of all the money the city has given to the Taft Chamber of Commerce for the past five years. The city has been donating a portion of the transient occupancy tax to the chamber since September of 2008. The transient occupancy...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Shafter Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 12-year-old girl. Police said Liliana Milner was last seen Tuesday night, at around 11:15 p.m., in the 9100 block of Willow Terrace in the Gossamer Grove community of Shafter. Liliana...

The City of Taft is honoring its 911 dispatchers for their essential work. Last week, the Taft City Council presented the city's dispatchers with a proclamation declaring April 12-18 National Public Telecommunications Week. Chief of Police Damon McMinn said the dispatchers at the Taft Police Department were the "hub" of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police are investigating the death of a 60-year-old man found in an apartment on Taylor Street as a homicide after determining he was the victim of an assault. The Bakersfield Police Department said on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, at around 6:18 a.m., officers were...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A woman was convicted on Wednesday on two counts of attempted murder and arson for setting fire to a two-story apartment complex in Taft, causing her ex-boyfriend and his uncle to jump from the building to escape, said the Kern County DA's Office. Nohely Elizabeth Ruiz...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The California Highway Patrol is warning the public about fake text messages that claim recipients owe money for unpaid tickets. Several people have reported receiving suspicious texts from unknown numbers. The messages typically say the recipient has unpaid tickets, use “final notice” language and include a payment link that claims to help avoid repercussions.

A jury found Vincent DeLeon, accused of kidnapping a woman from a Bakersfield gym parking lot and raping her, guilty of all charges Wednesday morning.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A new Nothing Bundt Cakes location opened in Bakersfield Wednesday. The bakery said the new location is located at 2660 Oswell St is the 800th location in its national franchise. “This achievement reflects the work and passion of our Bakery owners and teams, along with the fans who make us part […]

A Kern County jury convicted Vincent Zavier Deleon of kidnapping, carjacking, and raping a woman after abducting her from a Bakersfield gym in 2023.