Bakersfield CA

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the Federal Railroad Administration has terminated about $4 billion in unspent federal funding for California’s High Speed Rail project. The release said, "After 16 years and roughly $15 billion spent, not one high speed track has...

The husband of Kern County District 5 Supervisor Leticia Perez was arrested over the weekend after allegedly making criminal threats during what officials described as a mental health crisis.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man is in police custody and a woman is dead after a stabbing in south Bakersfield Tuesday afternoon. The suspect was identified as Derrick Williams, 50, according to the Bakersfield Police Department. Police were dispatched to the 5800 block of Ream Way for the report of a stabbing...

Kern County Public Health proposes $3.58 million in service cuts affecting over 6,000 patients, with reductions to STD testing, immunizations, and TB assessments.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified the driver who died in a rollover crash along Highway 99. Luis Antonio Merced Jr., 35, of Bakersfield was driving northbound on Highway 99 when he veered off the roadway and overturned on Highway 99, south of Kimberlina Road, at around 7:37 p.m....

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Kern County Coroner’s Office identified a 15-year-old girl who drowning in the river at River View Park on July 8. Coroner officials said Ester Isabel Villanueva Torres, 15, of Bakersfield entered the river at the River View Park. She was found dead around 5 p.m. The cause of her...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The Bakersfield Police Department asked the public to help identify a man in connection to a vandalism incident at a convenience store in June. According to police, the incident occurred at the Fast Break convenience store located at 4800 White Ln. on Wednesday, June 4. Officials...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who was accused of intentionally running over a motorcyclist was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison, according to court records. Daniel Lee Barton, 43, pleaded no contest in May to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, hit-and-run causing death and driving someone...

Maya Hernandez is now facing a murder accusation after the District Attorney's office filed a motion to add the charge ahead of Tuesday's preliminary hearing.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The California Highway Patrol said there has been a recent trend where Amazon trailers are being abandoned at the Grapevine Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility. CHP posted about the issue on their social media page. It said in part, “A fair warning: please retrieve your...