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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Nearly 20 people were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during a 12-hour Maximum Enforcement Period in the Bakersfield area this past weekend, according to statistics released by the California Highway Patrol’s Bakersfield office. The enforcement period ran from Satu

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department is seeking help in locating a teenager who was last seen on Saturday, June 20. BPD said that 17-year-old Yessica Nelson was last seen on the 1600 block of East 11th Street on Saturday around 4:15 p.m. Police are considering Nelson “at-risk” due to being a f

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on South H Street while another was arrested for driving into the scene, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Police said the collision happened Saturday just after 1:30 a.m. in the 4800 block of South H Street. Officers arrived to fi

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and crashing into a Kern County Sheriff’s Office vehicle earlier in June has died, according to officials. At 1:27 p.m. June 14 — over three days after the crash — Bernice Bravo Manzo, 36, of Bakersfield was pronounced dea

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 44-year-old man identified as Paul Richard Gonzales was struck by a vehicle on Saturday shortly after 1:30 a.m. on South H Street, said the Kern County coroner. The coroner said Gonzales was walking in the road in the 4800 block of South H Street,...

CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County coroner has identified the body of the child who was found in a California City pond last Thursday. Law enforcement identified the boy as 12-year-old Fernando Torres Moreno, of California City. On June 18, Moreno was located unresponsive in the pond on the 10300 block of

Go Skateboarding Day fell on Father's Day this year, bringing Bakersfield families together at a local shop and café.

A woman died after being struck by a pickup truck Sunday night in east Bakersfield, police said. Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department were dispatched at about 9:15 p.m. June 21, 2026, to the 600 block of Brundage Lane for a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision. Police found an adult female pedestrian with maj

PISMO BEACH, Calif. (KEYT) – A 60-year-old Bakersfield woman has been arrested for attempted murder after a stabbing at the public restrooms on Addie Street Saturday morning. On June 20, around 7:53 a.m., officers were dispatched for a possible stabbing at the Addie Street public restrooms stated a press...

The Oleander Pride Celebration returned to Bakersfield with 12 vendors, a new route, and the theme "Out of This World."