Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The CSUB athletics department continues to be embroiled in controversy as a months-long saga with the softball team may now be tied to the arrest of Kevin Mays. In March, Head Softball Coach Letty Olivarez and her husband, Assistant Coach James Davenport, were put on...

Hard Rock Casino Tejon set to open November 13 with 2,000+ slots, 50+ table games, and 1,000 jobs near Bakersfield in $600M entertainment complex.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A teenager who stabbed a man to death at a party in northwest Bakersfield was sentenced today. The victim’s family spoke out against this sentencing, saying the plea bargain in the case is injustice. Bradley Perez, 19, was sentenced to six years in prison but is going to spend less than […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The family of six-year-old Azmeret Mayall, who was killed in a suspected DUI crash on E. Panama Lane, released a statement and is calling for tougher DUI laws. The Bakersfield Police Department said on September 28, 2025, at around 7:41 a.m., officers responded to the...

California’s rules around agricultural rat poisons have changed in the last two years — and rodents have taken advantage of farmers’ confusion.

October 2, 2025 – Kern County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on August 27, 2025, at approximately 3:34 p.m., deputies from the Ridgecrest Substation conducted a probation search at a residence located at the 1400 block off Hwy. 14 in Inyokern, CA. The search was part of an ongoing investigation involving...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Fair released statistics for the 2025 year for attendance, success from promotions, employment, and more. The fair ran from September 17 to 28. In a release, it said, attendance dipped 9% compared to last year, welcoming over 300,000 guests across 12 days....

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Two people were arrested after officials allegedly found an illegal gambling table, several narcotics and more at their home in central Bakersfield, according to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office. On Wednesday, Kern County deputies and probation agents conducted a probation search at a...

Delano Man Wanted for String of Robberies Behind Bars. October 2, 2025 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report that at around 4:30 p.m. on September 30, 2025, TCSO Deputies were called to the. 400 Block of Jefferson Street in Delano to serve a warrant as part of...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — When an Oildale man tried to intervene in an argument between his daughter and her boyfriend, the boyfriend pointed a folding knife at him and said, “Ill cut your throat. I’ll cut your wife’s throat.” Scottie Allan Chambers then stabbed a tire on the father’s vehicle and threw a...