Bakersfield CA

Gate fees at the City of Bakersfield Recycling Center were to take effect last summer. After multiple delays, local business owners say the uncertainty makes it harder to plan and price their work.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Bakersfield Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying a man accused of showing a knife after arguing with employees at the Goodwill on Rosedale. Bakersfield police said on January 8, 2026, the suspect was involved in an argument with employees...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Kern County Public Health has released the top 10 baby girl and boy names for 2025 in Kern County. Girls Boys The names Liam, Noah, Mateo, Santiago, Ezra and Sebastian were included in the list of top ten boy names in California in 2024. The name Mia, Sophia, Emma, Amelia and […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Target has announced the grand openings of its newest locations in Bakersfield on Gosford Road and in Delano, scheduled for March 15, 2026. The announcement comes after the company said in early January that the first-ever Target in Delano would open and a fifth location would be...

Kern County Board of Supervisors Chairman Philip Peters told local leaders Wednesday that Kern’s role in California is simple: it feeds the state and keeps it powered. Peters, the District 1 supervisor and 2026 board chairman, built his State of the County address around the theme “Feeding and fueling California,”...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — Bakersfield police said on Jan. 20, 2026, two suspects were arrested during a retail theft blitz operation on Columbus Street, who are accused of a combined previous 32 theft incidents. The department's Organized Retail Theft (ORT) unit arrested Christopher Bleakley, 24, and Cole...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A pink vehicle was towed after the driver allegedly reached speeds of 81 mph in a 45 mph zone in Bakersfield. The Bakersfield Police Department posted a photo of the speed radar marked at 81. The department also posted a video of the pink car...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A man faces up to 25 years to life in prison after being convicted of killing an elderly man back in June 2025 in east Bakersfield. The Kern County District Attorney’s Office said on January 28, 2026, a Kern County jury found Jason Aguilar Garibay guilty of first-degree murder, elder...

Stan Ellis visits Sacramento on Wednesday in efforts to overturn SB 1137. But, some community members believe this bill should stay in place to protect human health across the state.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An infant has been pronounced dead after she was found not breathing at a home in northeast Bakersfield early Wednesday morning, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were in the 400 block of Crawford Street at about 5:14 a.m., after receiving reports of a 2-month-old...