6 deaths, 379 alleged DUI arrests and 5,400+ citations in New Year’s enforcement period
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — During the 2025 New Year's Enforcement Period, California Highway Patrol (CHP), six people died, 379 drivers were arrested for alleged DUI, and officers issued 5,458 citations. Speeding remained a significant concern, with 2,972 speeding citations issued, including 92 drivers caught...
Flooding and debris closes Hermosa Road, Western Minerals Road: Kern County Public Works
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Kern County Public Works announced the closure of two roads due to flooding and debris. Hermosa Road, from Highway 184 to Malaga Road, was closed on Jan. 3 at 5 p.m. due to flooding, with the closure extended to Malaga Road. Additionally, Western Minerals Road, from...
2 charged in juvenile court in Morning Dr homicide
If Romero-Valencia and Aguilera are convicted in juvenile court, they would be released when they turn 25.
Man killed while trying to stop robbery at Foods Co.; two teens arrested
22-year-old Joseph Macias was fatally shot in a Bakersfield grocery store parking lot while trying to stop a robbery, and two 17-year-old suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting.
Trash tax smells potential trouble for rural Kern County residents
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — For over an hour at a Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting in 2023, county residents blasted the Board, and it was for one stinky situation — literally. The reason for the fiery speeches? A rural trash tax. “The genesis for this was to improve the environment and decrease methane...
2 arrested for allegedly stealing from train in Keene
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two men were arrested after allegedly burglarizing a train in Keene, according to sheriff’s deputies. Ricardo Rodriguez, 47, and Juan Diaz, 41, were arrested after Kern County sheriff’s deputies said they barricaded themselves in a storage container on a train after getting caught...
Coroner identifies 2 dead in Christmas Day murder-suicide
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide on Christmas Day in northeast Bakersfield. They were identified as Pedro Juan Rivera Gonzalez, 49, and Francis B Lainez Romero, 55, both of Bakersfield, according to the coroner’s office....
Another claim filed against Kern County over July Kern Transit Bus crash
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A passenger of a Kern Transit Bus that overturned near Lancaster back in July is accusing the bus driver of negligent and reckless driving in a new claim filed against the county, according to the Kern County Board of Supervisors agenda. The claim said the county and its employees were...
Bakersfield Christmas Parade crash trial postponed to Jan. 8
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A short delay was granted Monday in the trial of a man accused of driving drunk when his pickup reversed at high speed into multiple pedestrians at the 2023 Bakersfield Christmas Parade. Judge John W. Lua granted a defense request to postpone the trial to Thursday. A courtroom hasn’t been...
Kern County, CA – Train Burglary: Suspects Barricade Inside Rail Container
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Keene, CA — A reported train burglary in a remote area of eastern Kern County ended with two men in custody after deputies located the suspects hiding inside a rail storage container and refusing to...
