One Dead, Another Hospitalized After Motorcycle Crash on 5 Freeway Near Grapevine Road
One motorcyclist died and another was hospitalized following a crash on the 5 Freeway Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Investigators said the crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. on October 5, 2025, as two motorcyclists were traveling southbound in the fast lane. According to CHP, an SUV...
Taft Police arrest man on burglary charges
Technology and a witness helped Taft Police track down a burglary suspect over the weekend. Sgt. Corey Beilby said police received a report of aa residential burglary on the 600 block of Sixth Street about 2:30 p.m. When the officer arrived, they were able to obtain surveillance footage of a...
Large Shafter PD presence on Calloway Street
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — According to an Eyewitness News crew, several police officers were present Tuesday night near Shafter High School. Just after 9:15 p.m., multiple patrol vehicles were seen in the 500 block of Calloway Street, across from Shafter High School. The cause for the response is unknown at...
Preliminary hearing set for 2 charged in death of man near The Mint
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for two men charged in connection with a deadly assault near the downtown bar The Mint. George Fierro, represented through the county’s Indigent Defense Program, and Mark Anthony Hernandez, represented by the Public Defender’s Office, appeared in...
KCSO: Task forces seize over 17,000 pounds of illegal drugs in 18 months
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood presented the results of two specialized teams at Tuesday morning's Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting. Over the past 18 months, the Gang Suppression Unit and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force have seized thousands of pounds...
Homicide suspect arrested after standoff on Rodney St
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A homicide suspect is in custody after a standoff in southeast Bakersfield Tuesday afternoon. Officials with the Kern County Sheriff’s Office told 17 News Gregory Andino, 52, was arrested Tuesday in connection to a homicide that happened on Sept. 17 on Vine Drive. Multiple KCSO deputies...
Asm. Jasmeet Bains says there is ‘Epstein loophole’ in Zack Scrivner case
Assemblywoman Dr. Jasmeet Bains publicly commented on the criminal case against former Kern County supervisor Zachary Scrivner, saying the case has an open “Epstein loophole.”
Los Angeles teen identified in fatal Highway 99 crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A teenager who was killed in a solo vehicle crash last Tuesday on Highway 99 was identified as 14-year-old Jai’Sean Aubrey, of Los Angeles, said the Kern County coroner. Officials said that on Sept. 30, 2025, at around 3:18 a.m., Aubrey was a passenger in...
California AG urges tenants to report landlord mistreatment
Lou Young, a 70-year-old resident of an east Bakersfield apartment managed by Equity Management, has reported mold and other unresolved issues in her home. "It's bad. It is. They don't come and fix anything," Young said. "I mean, and I'm 70 years old, they don't come. I mean, the only thing they come and do is...
She Lost Everything to Addiction — Now She’s Rebuilding for Her Kids
A journey through addiction it’s one that a Bakersfield woman knows well. But thanks to Bakersfield Recovery Services, she’s taken her life back not just for herself, but for the people she loves.
