Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the bicyclist struck and killed on Roberts Lane as 34-year-old Carissa Marie Sileo of Bakersfield. The California Highway Patrol said on Sunday, June 15, 2025, at around 11:38 p.m., officers were called to Roberts Lane, just east of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identified the wrong-way driver killed on Highway 58 as 40-year-old Corrina Mckenzie Guitron of Ridgecrest. The California Highway Patrol said on June 18, 2025, at around 1:31 p.m., officers were called to a vehicle traffic crash on Highway...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County is trying to allow oil drilling in unincorporated areas of the county once more after the courts struck down the attempt for the second time. The Kern County Board of Supervisors is set to hold a special meeting June 26, at which they will hold an open hearing and […]

(FOX40.COM) —The Modesto Narcotics Enforcement Team and the FBI arrested four people in a joint investigation for allegedly trafficking oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl throughout Stanislaus County, according to the Modesto Police Department. Video Above: How deadly is fentanyl? MPD said investigators executed...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is investigating an incident Thursday night in which a driver crashed in central Bakersfield following a pursuit, an official said. It happened just after 10:30 p.m. when a red vehicle crashed in the area of Rosedale Highway and Highway 99 near Buck...

Two massive warehouses, one 91,000 square feet, the other 209,000 square feet are big enough to house a jumbo jet. Workers are maneuvering the massive tilt-up walls into place this week.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Federal actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have caused some Juneteenth organizers around the country to push back, or even cancel celebrations honoring the historic day. However, the NAACP chapter in one of California's fastest-growing cities...

June 20, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff's Office officials report that on June 11, 2025, at approximately 2:15 p.m., a Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to the Boron Substation initiated a traffic enforcement stop on a vehicle for several vehicle code violations. The enforcement stop occurred near the...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Comedian Jamie Foxx is scheduled to perform at the Historic Bakersfield Fox Theater in late June. “Back On My Funny,” is scheduled to stop at the Fox Theater on June 28 at 8 p.m., according to officials. Doors to the event are scheduled to open at 7 p.m. Tickets are available […]

The red and gold “Woolworth’s” sign downtown represents not only a fun outing, but a piece of history. Woolworths prepares to reopen, introducing a mix of 50s nostalgia and the modern times.