Bakersfield PD remembers Sgt killed in the line of duty in 1980
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is remembering one of its own who died in the line of duty in 1980. Sergeant Patrick D. Vegas was responding to a crash when a vehicle collided with his motorcycle on June 20, 1980, according to police officials. Vegas served in the Army from 1966 to […]
Deputies testify in hearing for deputy-involved shooting in east Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County Sheriff's deputies took the stand Friday in a preliminary hearing involving a deputy-involved shooting in east Bakersfield that happened on May 9, 2025. The case involves Said Martinez, who is accused of shooting a woman and subsequently shooting a deputy in the hand. The...
Boron man, 58, dies from smoke inhalation in house fire: Coroner
BORON, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner's Office said 58-year-old Charles Raymond Norwood died due to smoke inhalation from a house fire in Boron on May 20, 2025. Norwood, of Boron, was found at around 12:59 a.m. in the 26000 block of Twenty Mule Team Road. The coroner said...
Kern County sees continued decline in unemployment rate
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The unemployment rate in Kern County has continued to decline for two months in a row, according to a new report by the California Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate for the month of May in Kern County was 8.7%, marking a 0.3% decline from the revised rate of 9% in […]
Federal and Local Law Enforcement Dismantle Fentanyl Pill Ring in Modesto, Four Suspects Charged...
A joint investigation by the Modesto Narcotics Enforcement Team (MNET) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation has culminated in the arrest of four individuals implicated in a trafficked network of counterfeit Oxycodone pills in Stanislaus County. According to a social media post by the Modesto Police Department,...
Coroner ID’s bicyclist struck, killed by vehicle in Oildale
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the woman who died after getting hit by a car while riding a bicycle on Sunday. Carissa Marie Sileo, 34, of Bakersfield, was riding a bike on Roberts Lane, east of Plymouth Avenue, at 11:35 p.m., according to the coroner’s office. A 21-year-old...
Bakersfield firework show returns to the Park at River Walk
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The city of Bakersfield’s Independence Day celebration is set to return to the Park at River Walk with food vendors, music, fireworks and more. The celebration is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. with recorded music by the Pantomime at the Dignity Health Amphitheatre, according to city of...
Bakersfield Commons Logistic Park coming soon to Northwest
The Bakersfield Commons has been a project roughly 18 months in the making, dedicated to warehouse and distribution use. Construction of the site is expected to be completed by November of this year.
First section of CA bullet train to connect two small cities
(The Center Square) — The California High-Speed Rail Authority has responded to the Federal Rail Administration’s plan to terminate $4 billion in federal funding for the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco high-speed rail project. Its response elaborates on its plans for continuing initial work on a 119-mile segment...
The history behind Juneteenth and how it became a national holiday
Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style at the NAACP Juneteenth Brunch in Bakersfield.
